In his final 2020 Boyer lecture, Andrew Forrest argues that economic opportunity, not welfare, is the most important way to overcome Indigenous disadvantage. He's advocating for access to finance, an end to modern slavery and early childhood programs to overcome learning deficits in vulnerable children. Then we hear from Indigenous film-maker Rachel Perkins. In her 2019 Boyer lecture she urged Australian governments to adopt the recommendations of the Uluru Statement as the first step towards closing the gap.