Recognition and closing the gap are lost in the Voice debate

The Executive Order of the Governor-General Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Ret'd) dated 31 may 2019 establishing the NIAA listed its functions as below.

i. to lead and coordinate Commonwealth policy development, program design and implementation and service delivery for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people;

ii. to provide advice to the Prime Minister and the Minister for Indigenous Australians on whole-of-government priorities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people;

iii. to lead and coordinate the development and implementation of Australia's Closing the Gap targets in partnership with Indigenous Australians;

iv. to lead Commonwealth activities to promote reconciliation;

v. to build and maintain effective partnerships with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, state and territory governments and other relevant stakeholders to inform whole-of-government priorities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and enable policies, programs and services to be tailored to the unique needs of communities;

vi. to design, consult on and coordinate the delivery of community development employment projects;

vii. to analyse and monitor the effectiveness of programs and services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, including programs and services delivered by bodies other than the Agency;

viii. to coordinate Indigenous portfolio agencies and advance a whole-of-government approach to improving the lives of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people; and

ix. to undertake other tasks the Prime Minister and the Minister require from time to time.

The above says it all and covers everything possible.

To identify the waste and unyielding programs, and to resolve and remedy the 'imperfections', we need to ask the following two questions of the Yes camp: