Connecting Australia’s First Nations Foreign Policy with Closing the Gap

Key Messages

The Productivity Commission released its first review of progress on the National Agreement on Closing the Gap in February 2024. How will Australia’s foreign policy affairs portfolio respond?

The National Agreement on Closing the Gap is relevant to
Australia’s foreign affairs portfolio. The portfolio is required to set out specific actions to achieve the National Agreement’s Priority Reforms across its policies, programs, culture and practices.

This is an opportunity to situate shared decision-making at the
heart of Australia’s First Nations Foreign policy agenda, opening
up new ways of engaging with partners across the Indo-Pacific.