Is Indigenous poverty different from other poverty?

The Council of Australian Governments (COAG) adopted six targets in 2008 with the main aim to close the life expectancy gap within a generation. Specific goals are in the areas of mortality, access to early childhood education, reading, writing and numeracy achievements, Year 12 attainment and employment disadvantage. While none of the targets explicitly mention poverty, it would be unreasonable to ignore it and the associated financial stress as both are likely to condition the ability to achieve any of the targets identified. For example, standard measures of income poverty illustrates that many Indigenous people may lack the private resources required to facilitate the behaviour required to substantially improve health, attend educational institutions and even to look for and secure suitable work.