Closing the Gap is failing, yet again. Is it time we do away with it altogether?

The Conversation, CC BY-SA Every year, the Productivity Commission reports on the progress state and federal governments are making towards closing the gap in the gross inequality between Indigenous and non-Indigenous lives. Every year, these governments fail. For many indicators, the gap actually gets worse. This year is no exception. The new data show just four of the 19 targets are being met or are on track to be so. Of the nine targets that aren’t on track, four are worsening, including…