00:02Three budgets on from the failed voice referendum and the fourth for the Minns Government.
00:08Some feel Indigenous communities have been overlooked again.
00:12It's a missed opportunity.
00:13I do not believe the budget allows any money to help us to get out of that poverty trap.
00:19It really lacked innovation, creativity and the opportunity to really empower Indigenous
00:26communities.
00:27Tuesday's state budget revealed $154 million has been invested for First Nations people,
00:34including about $45 million to continue closing the gap.
00:39It's a drop from the previous year when more than $200 million was allocated over four years.
00:45What we understand is it's providing funds to government and to the bodies that deliver
00:50Close the Gap is where the money is going.
00:52The latest data from March showed little improvement.
00:56Just four of the 19 national targets are on track to being met by the 2031 deadline.
01:02Some are worsening, including reducing incarceration rates, with New South Wales recording its highest
01:09rates in December.
01:10Until we get decision making as close as we can to the people that are impacted, we're constantly
01:15going to see the Close the Gap report come out year on year telling us exactly what we already know.
01:22The state's Aboriginal Affairs Minister insists the government is committed to working with First
01:28Nations communities and closing the gap is a top priority, while the opposition is hearing from
01:34stakeholders that this budget lacks ambition and momentum to achieve that.
01:39Speak with us about addressing the past so we can get a future.
01:43A call for action to forge a new path.
01:46A call for action to forge a new path.
01:48A call for action to forge a new path.
01:49A small promise to forge a new path.
01:49A small promise to forge a new path.
01:49You think a new path.
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