You can obtain the ABS report on indigenous health on line at http://www.abs.gov.au/Ausstats/ABS%40.nsf/525a1b9402141235ca25682000146abc/7dfa0774613c8e16ca2568ba001960ca!OpenDocument This is a damning report on the performance of our nation over the last few decades. 23% of all infant deaths involve Indigenous children. 53% of indigenous males die before the age of 50 compared to 13% of the general population. For the 35 to 54 year old age group the indigenous death rate is 6 to 7 times the national average. It is hard to read this report without feeling extreme disgust at being a white Australian. Simply put, Australia's ugly racist past continues into an equally ugly racist present. No doubt some will seek to blame the victims. Some will say its simply a result of past failures. But if any other group of Australians was involved this would be seen as a national emergency of the gravest proportions. I see absolutely no signs that it is being treated in this fashion. Rod -- Rod Hagen [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hurstbridge, Victoria, Australia WWW http://www.netspace.net.au/~rodhagen ------------------------------------------------------ RecOzNet2 has a page @ http://www.green.net.au/recoznet2 and is archived at http://www.mail-archive.com/ To unsubscribe from this list, mail [EMAIL PROTECTED], and in the body of the message, include the words: unsubscribe announce or click here mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=unsubscribe%20announce This posting is provided to the individual members of this group without permission from the copyright owner for purposes of criticism, comment, scholarship and research under the "fair use" provisions of the Federal copyright laws and it may not be distributed further without permission of the copyright owner, except for "fair use." RecOzNet2 is archived for members @ http://www.mail-archive.com/recoznet2%40paradigm4.com.au/
