Division Description Changes — National Close the Gap Day — 18th Sep 2007

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senate vote 2007-09-18#4 Edited by mackay staff on 2017-07-22 10:55:37	Title ~~National Close the Gap Day~~ Motions - National Close the Gap Day - Health equality within 25 years Description ~~<p class="speaker">Rachel Siewert</p>~~ ~~<p>I move:</p>~~ <dl><dt></dt><dd>That the Senate:<dl><dt>(a)</dt><dd>notes that Tuesday, 18 September 2007 is National Close the Gap Day, a day on which Australians across the nation are coming together to show their support for closing the 17-year life expectancy gap between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders and other Australians; and</dd><dt>(b)</dt><dd>calls on all federal, state and territory governments to take action to achieve health equality for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders within 25 years by:<dl><dt>(i)</dt><dd>increasing annual Indigenous health funding by $450 million to enable equal access to health services,</dd><dt>(ii)</dt><dd>increasing Indigenous control and participation in the delivery of health services, and</dd><dt>(iii)</dt><dd>addressing critical social issues, such as housing, education and self-determination, which contribute to the Indigenous health crisis.</dd></dl></dd></dl></dd></dl><p>Question put.</p> The majority voted against a [motion](http://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?id=2007-09-18.76.2) to achieve health equality between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders and other Australians within 25 years, which means the motion failed. ### Motion text > That the Senate: *> (a)** notes that Tuesday, 18 September 2007 is National Close the Gap Day, a day on which Australians across the nation are coming together to show their support for closing the 17-year life expectancy gap between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders and other Australians; and* *> (b)** calls on all federal, state and territory governments to take action to achieve health equality for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders within 25 years by:* *>> (i)** increasing annual Indigenous health funding by $450 million to enable equal access to health services,* >> (ii) increasing Indigenous control and participation in the delivery of health services, and >> (iii) addressing critical social issues, such as housing, education and self-determination, which contribute to the Indigenous health crisis.

~~Rachel Siewert~~
~~I move:~~
<dl><dt></dt><dd>That the Senate:<dl><dt>(a)</dt><dd>notes that Tuesday, 18 September 2007 is National Close the Gap Day, a day on which Australians across the nation are coming together to show their support for closing the 17-year life expectancy gap between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders and other Australians; and</dd><dt>(b)</dt><dd>calls on all federal, state and territory governments to take action to achieve health equality for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders within 25 years by:<dl><dt>(i)</dt><dd>increasing annual Indigenous health funding by $450 million to enable equal access to health services,</dd><dt>(ii)</dt><dd>increasing Indigenous control and participation in the delivery of health services, and</dd><dt>(iii)</dt><dd>addressing critical social issues, such as housing, education and self-determination, which contribute to the Indigenous health crisis.</dd></dl></dd></dl></dd></dl>Question put.
The majority voted against a [motion](http://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?id=2007-09-18.76.2) to achieve health equality between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders and other Australians within 25 years, which means the motion failed.
### Motion text
> *That the Senate:*
> *(a) notes that Tuesday, 18 September 2007 is National Close the Gap Day, a day on which Australians across the nation are coming together to show their support for closing the 17-year life expectancy gap between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders and other Australians; and*
> *(b) calls on all federal, state and territory governments to take action to achieve health equality for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders within 25 years by:*
>> *(i) increasing annual Indigenous health funding by $450 million to enable equal access to health services,*
>> *(ii) increasing Indigenous control and participation in the delivery of health services, and*
>> *(iii) addressing critical social issues, such as housing, education and self-determination, which contribute to the Indigenous health crisis.*