Federal Labor will tear up an Abbott-era Indigenous employment program and introduce a remote work scheme it says will create 3000 jobs over three years.
Ahead of Tuesday’s Closing the Gap update in parliament, Indigenous Australians Minister Linda Burney said the government would spend $707 million to replace the Community Development Program (CDP), prioritising local decision-making and improved conditions for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander participants.
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Tom McIlroy is the Financial Review’s Canberra bureau chief based in the press gallery at Parliament House. He was previously the AFR’s political correspondent. Connect with Tom on Twitter. Email Tom at thomas.mcilroy@afr.com
