18 March 2021
Launch of Close the Gap Report ‘Leadership and Legacy Through Crises: Keeping our Mob safe.’
Today we joined over 3,000 others to hear from contributors at the launch of the 2021 Close the Gap Report ‘Leadership and Legacy Through Crises: Keeping our Mob safe.’
This year’s report was produced by the Lowitja Institute, Australia’s community controlled national institute for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health research.
‘At times of crises true leadership steps up. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander leaders moved rapidly to safeguard communities when the COVID-19 pandemic took hold. Their actions were decisive and designed with each local community in mind and avoided a potential catastrophe. Some of our homelands, once threatened with closure by governments in the past, became some of the safest places in Australia. We know what is best for our people and we are delighted to summarise some of this remarkable and ongoing work herein.’
Ms June Oscar AO
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner
and
Mr Karl Briscoe
CEO, National Association of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Workers and Practitioners
Co-Chairs, Close the Gap Campaign
