Closing the Gap review
Final report has been released

Final report to Joint Council and release The final study report was handed to the Joint Council on Closing the Gap on 24 January 2024 and publicly released on 7 February 2024. This is the Productivity Commission’s first review of progress on the National Agreement on Closing the Gap. The key message of this report is that fundamental changes are required to deliver on the Agreement.
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Study timeline
Terms of reference
Review paper 1
Review paper 2
Initial submissions due
Review paper 3
Draft report
Final submissions due
Final report to Joint Council
Final report released