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How to unlock the traditional science of Indigenous Australians  - The divide between Indigenous and non- Indigenous Australians is still undeniably wide, with Indigenous Australians consistently losing out in health, ...

Improving the dental health of Indigenous Australians -  Indigenous Australians are more likely to experience tooth decay and gum disease than non- Indigenous Australians , which can have negative ...

Cancer risk greater for Indigenous Australians -AIHW report download  -  Indigenous Australians being approximately 50% more likely to die from cancer than non- Indigenous Australians ....with lung cancer at the top of the rankings  ...

The Health Disparity of Indigenous Australians: A Comparative ... Life expectancy for Indigenous Australians is markedly lower that the general Australian population, with a 60 year life expectancy for males and 67 for females, respectively. Both the male and female life expectancy for Indigenous Australians ...

Indigenous Australians experience poorer mental health Significant inequality exists in the mental health of Indigenous Australians compared with non- Indigenous Australians , and it starts from an early age, according to new analysis of data by leading youth mental health experts. In an article published in ...

No matter your skin colour, all non- Indigenous Australians are complicit in colonialism - Did it include Indigenous Australians from country beyond their borders? Non- Indigenous Australians of any skin colour? Or did the word explicitly ...

Indigenous Australians receive 2.5 times more health funding than ... INDIGENOUS Australians are receiving up to two and a half times more health funding than non- indigenous Australians and they are six times more likely to be ...

Push to recognise indigenous Australians in constitution : Labor has promised to hold a national referendum on the constitutional recognition of indigenous Australians on or before the next federal election. INDIGENOUS Australians should be recognised in the body of the constitution and racist sections should ... Australian Times

Indigenous Australians vulnerable to lupus - Monash University A new study is currently exploring why Indigenous Australians (IA) suffer more frequently and severely from lupus than non- Indigenous Australians (NIA).

All the 'embarrassing questions' you've been too afraid to ask indigenous Australians - FOR a very long time, Australians have been too scared to ask these ... for non- indigenous Australians to ask questions of indigenous “champions”.

Closing the gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians : The University of Newcastle has renewed its commitment to closing the 17-year life expectancy gap between Indigenous and non- Indigenous Australians .

Indigenous Australians Predisposed To Facebook  - Six-in-ten adult Indigenous Australians use Facebook on a daily basis, compared to 42% of adult Australians nationally. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders living in metropolitan areas of the capital cities are the biggest Facebook users at 68%. In regional towns, the figures are slightly less at 61%. 

Indigenous Australians receive organ transplants at a quarter of the rate of non- Indigenous - The federal government has announced it will provide $2.3 million towards increasing the number of Indigenous Australians receiving donor kidneys.

Study examines cancer survival statistics for Indigenous Australians  - Cancer Council Queensland is calling for enhanced joint efforts to improve Indigenous cancer control this Close the Gap day (tomorrow, Thursday 19 March), following the release of research findings that cancer survival is lower for Indigenous than non-Indigenous Australians for all cancers combined, and for many specific types of cancer.

Action for employment helping Indigenous Australians into work : “At A4e we are focused on closing the gap between Indigenous and non Indigenous Australians , and showing the Indigenous community that wanted and relevant help is available for them to not only improve their employability, but also enhance their ...

The effect of social support on the health of Indigenous Australians in a metropolitan community  - The factors driving the disparity in health outcomes between Indigenous and non- Indigenous Australians continue to be poorly understood. Despite ...

Mortality and life expectancy of Indigenous Australians 2008 to 2012  - Circulatory diseases were the leading cause of death of Indigenous Australians for the period 2008–2012 (representing 26% of Indigenous deaths), ...

Indigenous Australians say Closing the Gap “doomed to fail”  -  Indigenous Australians say Closing the Gap “doomed to fail” ... Losing battle: Brisbane Indigenous community leader Sam Watson is concerned for the ...

As Entrepreneurs, Indigenous Australians Find a Growing Empowerment - Now, as part of a growing number of Indigenous Australians finding success in the entrepreneurial world even as the rate of non- Indigenous business ...

Business as usual' health care unsafe for Indigenous Australians - The same research suggests that Indigenous Australians admitted to hospital are in fact less likely than non- Indigenous people to have any kind of ...