Health equality for Indigenous Australians still lagging dismally

Health equality for Indigenous Australians still lagging dismally

Indigenous Australian health
A Yugambeh Aboriginal warrior demonstrates fire making craft during a culture show in Queensland.

In 2008, the Australian government released its Closing the Gap Strategy, which laid out plans to achieve health equality for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people by 2030.

How is it tracking?

Not well, according to a 10-year review by the Australian Human Rights Commission – if anything, the gap has grown.

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