How the major parties’ Indigenous health commitments stack up
A look at their promises reveals some signs of hope, but also plenty of room for improvement
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Eleven years after Australia adopted the Closing the Gap strategy, many pressing First Nations health issues remain unresolved.
The gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous life expectancy, currently 10.8 years for men and 10.6 years for women, is actually widening.