Aboriginal Mortality and Indigenous Health: Funding Across the States

According to the Law and Justic Foundation of NSW, a recent report released proves that Indigenous people are among the most disadvantaged Australians, tending to suffer multiple disadvantages including multiple legal problems, and they had increased levels of government, health and rights problems. Indigenous people also had low levels of finalising their legal problems.

The Greens have noted this in their latest media release and claim that more cooperation is needed between the states, territories and federal government to deliver better closing the gap outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

"Today's COAG Reform Council report shows areas of improvement in some closing the gap targets, but not the broad improvement that we need," Senator Rachel Siewert, Australian Greens spokesperson on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Issues said today.

"I am pleased to see figures to suggest child mortality rates are on track to be halved and that goals around year 12 education and early childhood education are also looking better. However, in regards to outcomes especially in relation to numeracy, clearly some work is still needed in the education system.

"In spite of this, mortality rates are double those of non-indigenous children, and the rate is triple in the Northern Territory. This is unacceptable in a supposedly first world nation, and shows there is still much work to be done.

"Closing the gap is an issue for everyone, and it needs to be treated as a priority if we are to meet these targets," Senator Siewert concluded.

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