State Commits $400 Million to Help ‘Close the Gap’ for Aboriginal Australians

Kooma Aborigines dance for the first time in two centuries on Me-Mel (Goat Island) in Sydney Harbour, Australia, on April 18, 2010. Torsten Blackwood/AFP via Getty Images

The New South Wales (NSW) government has pledged $401 million (US$278 million) over four years towards “Closing the Gap” and other initiatives that try improve the lives of Aboriginal people in NSW.

A part of the state budget due to be delivered on June 21, this investment reflects the need for a more inclusive approach to achieving Closing the Gap targets, according to Premier Dominic Perrottet.