Mike68, perhaps it's time you listened attentively to what Aboriginal leaders including Noel Pearson, Anita Heiss, Kirstie Parker, Adam Goodes and Rachel Perkins have to say about closing the gap.
You may find the report whose URL appears below is pretty confronting to people making harsh judgements about Aborigines:
"... Far from being inevitable, Australia's failure to achieve meaningful progress in the lives of our first people contrasts with the experiences of other settler nations. In the United States, the experiences of Native Americans fall short of parity with the mainstream but far surpass what is experienced by Indigenous Australians. ..." http://www.theage.com.au/comment/tu...ke-control-their-destiny-20160209-gmp5qd.html
