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  <name>Legislative Council</name>
  <date date="2024-06-19T14:15:00+09:30" />
  <sessionName>Fifty-Fifth Parliament, First Session (55-1)</sessionName>
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    <name>Answers to Questions</name>
    <subject>
      <name>Closing the Gap</name>
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        <inserted>
          <heading>Closing the Gap</heading>
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      <talker role="member" id="2742" referenceid="1df522b2c3094a7386fc17e1fb16d162" kind="question">
        <name>The Hon. J.M.A. LENSINK</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
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          <question date="2024-06-19T04:45:00+09:30">
            <name>Closing the Gap</name>
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          <inserted>In reply to <by role="member" id="2742" referenceid="1df522b2c3094a7386fc17e1fb16d162">the Hon. J.M.A. LENSINK </by>().1 May 2024).  </inserted>
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      <talker role="member" id="4697" referenceid="c1607c57d2294390bdc2b07c15f35010" kind="answer">
        <name>The Hon. K.J. MAHER</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
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            <name>Minister for Aboriginal Affairs</name>
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            <name>Attorney-General</name>
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            <name>Minister for Industrial Relations and Public Sector</name>
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          <question date="2024-06-19T04:45:00+09:30">
            <name>Closing the Gap</name>
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            <by role="member" id="4697" referenceid="c1607c57d2294390bdc2b07c15f35010">The Hon. K.J. MAHER (Minister for Aboriginal Affairs, Attorney-General, Minister for Industrial Relations and Public Sector):</by>  I have been advised:</inserted>
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          <inserted>The community data project in Adelaide's western suburbs is one of six projects across Australia, as agreed by Joint Council on Closing the Gap. </inserted>
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          <inserted>The community data project is an action under Closing the Gap's Priority Reform 4 (PR 4)—'Shared access to data and information at a regional level'. </inserted>
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          <inserted>SA's community data project is being undertaken in partnership with South Australia's Aboriginal Community Controlled Network (SAACCON) and the Aboriginal community. SAACCON is leading engagement with Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisations (ACCOs) and the Aboriginal community to identify data priorities and areas of interest. </inserted>
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          <inserted>SAACCON is currently engaging with the community and ACCOs to gain an understanding of their perspectives, data needs and aspirations.</inserted>
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