澳大利亚生产力委员会最新年度报告显示，"弭合差距"(Closing the Gap)计划的执行成效有限12。该计划涵盖的19项目标中，仅有1项正式达成，另有3项达标或在正轨上12。与此同时，9项未达标的指标中有4项出现恶化，包括成人监禁、自杀和儿童居家照护等关键领域1。此外，就业和教育等另外8项指标虽有改善，但儿童早期发展、寄养儿童、监禁率和自杀率仍在恶化2。
唯一达成的目标是第一民族儿童早期教育入学率2。这一指标从2016年的基线年61.3%大幅提升至95%，并在全国每个州和领地都实现了目标2。然而，这一成就难以掩盖整体计划的不尽如人意。非原住民的平均寿命仍比原住民长约10年1。
针对现状，有声音主张改革现有框架，采取赔偿性司法方式1。这一改革方向强调通过土地权利、条约和主权自决等途径来转变殖民关系，而非继续依赖现有的"弭合差距"模式1。
Australia's Productivity Commission has released its latest annual progress report on the Closing the Gap initiative, revealing a mixed picture of outcomes across the 19 national targets designed to improve outcomes for First Nations Australians.12 Of the 19 goals, only one has been formally achieved: First Nations early childhood education enrolment has reached 95 percent nationwide, up from a 2016 baseline of 61.3 percent.2 This improvement has been recorded across every state and territory.2 Additionally, eight other targets covering employment and education have shown improvement.2
However, the report highlights persistent failures in critical areas.12 Four of the unmet indicators are deteriorating, including adult incarceration rates, suicide, and child out-of-home care.1 The gap in life expectancy between non-Indigenous and Indigenous Australians remains substantial at approximately ten years.1
The Closing the Gap framework, established in 2008 following the government's apology to the Stolen Generations, has failed to meaningfully improve Indigenous living conditions.1 Critics argue the approach requires fundamental restructuring, pointing to ongoing legacies of the Northern Territory intervention policies.1 Advocates propose a shift toward restorative justice approaches that emphasize transforming colonial relationships through mechanisms such as land rights recognition, treaty negotiations, and Indigenous sovereignty and self-determination.1
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