This document "focuses on what works to overcome the problems rather than on outlining the nature or extent of the problems". Main findings on what works are:

"-Community involvement and engagement
-Adequate resourcing and planned and comprehensive interventions
-Respect for language and culture
-Working together through partnerships, networks and shared leadership
-Development of social capital
-Recognising underlying social determinants
-Commitment to doing projects with, not for, Indigenous people
-Creative collaboration that builds bridges between public agencies and the community and
coordination between communities, non-government and government to prevent duplication of
effort.
-Understanding that issues are complex and contextual"

Reference:
Closing the Gap Clearinghouse (AIHW, AIFS) 2011. What works to overcome Indigenous disadvantage: key
learnings and gaps in the evidence. Produced for the Closing the Gap Clearinghouse. Canberra: Australian
Institute of Health and Welfare & Melbourne: Australian Institute of Family Studies.

http://www.aihw.gov.au/closingthegap/publications/index.cfm