The Federal Government says improved literacy and numeracy skills among Indigenous children would be just one benefit of a Voice to Parliament.Five of the Closing the Gap targets centre on access to education, literacy and numeracy skills.Federal Education Minister Jason Clare says one in three Indigenous children are below the NAPLAN standards… and if they’re behind in primary school, they’re unlikely to catch up.

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First aired on The Wire, Thursday 5th October 2023