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[Oldandeasilyconfused]

Sorry to hear about your sister-in-law Meatball. I agree its fucked up.

Edit: Not to mention our government inexplicitly playing the race card, and saying Aboriginal people are considered priority. What the fuck is that?

hock:

Did the government give any reason why?

As a group Aboriginal people are in poorer general health than the rest of the community,with higher per capita levels of such things as alcoholism, diabetes and renal disease.They also have higher rates of infection from contagious diseases. The life expectancy of Aboriginal people in Australia is 10-15 years less than the rest of the community.

Aboriginal health issues



Aboriginal people have higher rates of ill health than any other group in Australia. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) estimates that there are between 418,800 and 476,900 indigenous people in Australia. Of all the States and Territories, Victoria has the lowest number of indigenous people, accounting for only 0.5 per cent of the population. Compared to Aboriginal people living in other parts of Australia, the Victorian Koori population reports the highest rates of recent illness (53.4%), chronic illness (46.3%) and cigarette smoking (57.1%). According to the Victorian Aboriginal Health Service, some of the main health issues confronting Koori people include smoking, diet, diseases (such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes and high blood pressure), stress, drugs, alcohol and poor children’s health.

http://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/bhcv2...lth_issues