The Closing the Gap targets agreed to by COAG are:
- To close the gap in life expectancy within a generation
- To ensure all Indigenous four-year olds in remote communities have access to early childhood education within five years
- To halve the gap for Indigenous students in year 12 equivalent attainment by 2020
- To halve the gap in employment outcomes between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians within a decade
- To halve the gap in mortality rates for Indigenous children under five within a decade
- To halve the gap in reading, writing and numeracy achievements for Indigenous children within a decade