'Truth telling is recognised internationally as opening the way for justice, healing, restoration of dignity and, on those bases, reconciliation' (Appleby and McKinnon, 2017).

1.Explain the issue of disadvantage among the Indigenous population of Australia.

2.Discuss the advantages of a framework that defines wellbeing by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander standards and within a cultural context in order to close the Gap.

3.Propose a course of action that can be taken to address the challenges faced by the Indigenous people based on an understanding of the inherent elements of wellbeing as identified by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.