Australia news live: Neil the seal’s Tasmanian antics cost $36,000; Icac witness compares Liberal factional fighting to Braveheart

Australia's Minister for Indigenous Australians, Malarndirri McCarthy, announced that the country has achieved a key milestone toward Closing the Gap: early childhood education enrollment for First Nations children has reached its target. The achievement reflects work by Aboriginal and community-controlled organizations alongside the preschool sector. McCarthy acknowledged, however, that other targets remain elusive, particularly reducing the high incarceration rates of First Nations people—a challenge she emphasized will require intensified efforts with states and territories on justice-related factors.

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