The Territory Labor Government has failed to effectively implement federal Closing the Gap measures aimed at addressing Aboriginal disadvantage, and cannot explain how decisions are made, what the costs are, if targets are being met, or how many Aboriginal organisations have been awarded taxpayer cash to provide outcomes for Indigenous Territorians, a damning Auditor General’s audit has revealed.
The audit report, tabled in Parliament last week, shows the NT Labor Government has not properly managed its own Closing the Gap implementation plan – including that not all decisions made were evidence-based – as well as not having a process in place to identify risks to achieving outcomes, did not ensure that partner organisations involved had the ability to deliver on commitments, is not reporting annual expenditure totals, is not consistently reporting KPIs and targets, and is not preparing minutes and agendas “to demonstrate work undertaken and decisions made”.
The problem is that when anybody examines the gap, all they find is heaps of welfare, free education all the way to a doctorate, and better health facilities than the rest of the population. Most importantly million dollar homes you can destroy at will. There is just no gap left to throw money in.
If NT Labor does not believe in or support race based policy and legislation then how can they close the gap? Tax payers dollars must be distributed equally and the law applied to us all. NT Labor uses the gap to win votes by scaring people and telling them that Labor is the only party that can help disadvantage but the reality is that Labor need the gap, they want the gap.
as we get closer to the elections, and because due to social media and other digital communications our memories are mirroring goldfish and last about 30seconds, it would be great if the NT independent would produce a list of government failures, unlawful acts, indiscretions and other failures prior to the election , and so that it is a fair and balance look …. the same list for the opposition….
just a thought!!