Part 1, The Gap: Fixing remote work for the dole

It's called the Community Development Program or "work for the dole", and in remote communities in the Top End many say the work and training they have been forced to complete for basic welfare payments is "gammon", or rubbish. Now, the Federal Government is promising a redesign, along with a pledge from the prime minister Scott Morrison to hand over more control of programs like this to Indigenous leaders as a way of Closing The Gap. Today on The Signal, ABC reporter Jane Bardon has been speaking to Indigenous people living in the Katherine region of the Northern Territory about what might replace the CDP. Featured: Jane Bardon, ABC reporter Esther Bulumbara, Jawoyn traditional owner Natalie Blitner, Wardaman ranger Antonia Burke, Indigenous healer and cultural trainer Lisa Mumbin, Jawoyn Association chairwoman John Berto, Jawoyn Association chief executive