Write a letter » Aborigines

I am gravely concerned that in a prosperous country like Australia, the indigenous population continues to suffer appalling health problems. Only if they can regain some measure of control over their lives and lands will their chronic health problems, such as a lower life expectancy and higher infant mortality than most Australians, be improved.

The answer to these problems is not to remove control of Aboriginal peoples’ lives and communities from them, but to give them a greater say over decisions that affect their future.