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https://metronorth.health.qld.gov.au/staff-news/wp-content/uploads/sites/25/2022/05/stars-cultural-events-working-group-300x200.jpg600400National Close the Gap Day, observed each year on 17 March, brings people together to take meaningful action in support of achieving health equality for First Nations Peoples. STARS Cultural Capability Officer Tracy Grant explained that the day seeks to close the gap with respect to life expectancy, child mortality, educational and employment outcomes between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and non-Indigenous Australians.