Adrian Chernyk: Health & Indigenous Australians
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The annual Report Card for the Implementation Plan for the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (ATSI) Health Plan 2013-2023 was released this October. It found that 12 out of 20 health goals are on track to be met by 2023. This is good news for Indigenous Australians, who for generations have suffered poor health …
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On October 14, 2019, a campaign to urge Western Australian Legislative Counselors to vote “no” on a Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill was launched. The proposed laws would give terminally ill adults living in WA who are in pain and likely have less than six months to live (or one year if they have a neurodegenerative …
A new post by Adrian Chernyk. In the wake of Australia’s colonization by the British in the 18th century, indigenous Australians have faced social marginalization, land dispossession, political oppression, and population decline, among many other challenges. The after-effects of this period are still evident today, as indigenous Australians continue to suffer poorer health and reduced …
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Adrian Chernyk: Health & Indigenous Australians