On the Closing the Gap targets, the treasurer says:

We need to do much better. I think from memory, 10 of the 15 measures we have seen a little bit of progress in the report released overnight. Some have gone backwards in worrying ways. I think every member of the government, I think many Australians, would acknowledge that we need to do better and the reason why these reports are so important is because they make sure that we keep governments and the community more broadly up to the mark. With eneed to do better when it comes to closing the gap. Minister Malarndirri McCarthy is working in her characteristically diligent way with all of the stakeholders, all of the communities to try to turn these numbers around. There has been progress in 10 of the 15. There has been some worrying outcomes in the rest, but overall, we need to do more and we need to do better.