Authorities are being urged to work more closely with Indigenous groups as Closing the Gap targets fall badly behind expectations. Out of 19 targets towards the National Agreement on Closing the Gap, five areas are improving but are not on track to be met and four are worsening. Advertisement AdvertisementAdvertisement Advertisement"If this was any other national agreement that was going backwards or just staying still, someone would actually lose their job," she told ABC24. Sue-Anne Hunter warned officials could be sacked over a failure to meet Closing the Gap targets. The Closing the Gap annual report paints a grim picture of Australia's progress on targets.