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Closing The Gap – Ministerial Statement by Prime Minister Rudd.

11 February 2010

I acknowledge the First Australians on whose land we meet, and whose cultures we celebrate as one of the oldest continuing cultures in human history.

Mr Speaker, two years ago I made a formal Apology in this Parliament to the Indigenous peoples of Australia, and particularly to the Stolen Generations, on behalf of the Government, the Parliament and the people of Australia.

On that day in 2008, I also pledged to lead a new, national effort to close the gap in life expectancy and life opportunities between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians.

Breathe - Addressing Aboriginal Tobacco Habits

Tobacco smoking is a highly prevalent health risk behaviour within Aboriginal communities in NSW and an identified priority area that requires action to reduce morbidity and related mortality for Aboriginal people.
The Aboriginal Health and Medical Research Council of NSW (AH&MRC) is currently implementing a
Tobacco Control Research Project – the BREATHE Project...

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Working within a Remote/Rural Aboriginal Health Organisation – Dentistry

As a 26 year old Irish Dentist I decided to take a year out from the
rat race and spend 12 months on a working holiday visa in Australia.
While I enjoy the sites and nightlife of Sydney it was somewhat
hard to come across regular employment which is basically the
same type of work as back in the UK. I was looking for an alternative
and was lucky to fi nd it in the outback of NSW in the picturesque
town of Walgett...

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Fitzroy Crossing Hearing Speech.

The high suicide rates in young Aboriginal people in Fitzroy
Crossing in the Kimberley region of Western Australia in recent
years prompted a Coronial Inquiry which met for several months in
2007 and has just now....

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Aboriginal Design Sunglasses Available...