Turnbull defends Closing the Gap strategy

By Belinda Tasker
Updated February 8 2018 - 4:08pm, first published 4:04pm
The federal government is facing fresh calls to increase spending on indigenous healthcare.
The federal government is facing fresh calls to increase spending on indigenous healthcare.

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has brushed off claims the federal government has ditched the Closing the Gap strategy to improve the lives of indigenous Australians, saying it is actually expanding the program and devoting more money to the cause.

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