Acknowledgements This report is a collaborative effort of the Close the Gap Campaign Steering Committee. Funding for the report was provided by Oxfam Australia. Authors: Lowitja Institute Writing and editing team: Janine Mohamed, Rosemary Smith, Banok Rind, Phoebe Dent, Emily Thomson, Katyia Zissermann, and Croakey Professional Services. Design and layout: Dreamtime Creative Icons: Karko Creations Printing: IndigiPrint Cover: Demonstrators protesting for land rights outside the Aboriginal Embassy in Canberra, 30 July 1972 (Source: Green, Sydney Morning Herald) Published by: The Close the Gap Campaign Steering Committee @Close the Gap Campaign Steering Committee for Indigenous Health Equality, 2022 This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attributrion – NonCommercial – ShareAlike 2.5 Australia License. To view a copy of this license visit: http://creative-commons.org/licenses/ by-nc-sa/2,5/au or send a letter to Creative Commons, 171 Second Street, Suite 300, San Francisco, California, 94105, USA. Copies of this report and more information are available to download at https://humanrights.gov.au/our-work/aboriginal-andtorres-strait-islander-social-justice/ publications Warning: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples should be aware that the Close the Gap report may contain images, names and voices of people who are deceased.