A year ago I told the Senate the sixth Closing the Gap report was a sobering read and demonstrated why we had to do better by Indigenous Australians. The seventh Closing the Gap Report will be tabled by Prime Minister Tony Abbott in the Australian Parliament today. Again, there is no point pretending things are better than they are.

Prime Minister Tony Abbott presented the 7th annual Closing the Gap Report to Parliament today. 

For Pat Brahim, CEO of Julalikari Council Aboriginal Corporation (JCAC) the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Survey (NATSISS) provides an opportunity for people to share their story. It also ensures government policies and funding decisions are made with the best knowledge of what Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people need.

Fifty jobs will be made available to Indigenous people in Darling Downs West and South-West Queensland regions through the expansion of an existing Western Australian Vocational Training and Employment Centre (VTEC).