Greens and Labour must have more in common than anything that divides them.
Alas, because they're both competing for parliamentary seats in the same geographical territory, the inner urban regions, this has made any alliance difficult.
the dramatically rising suicide rate among original Australians .
Yes, indigenous suicide rates in Australia are about double that for those of non-indigenous descent, which is a similar metric in Canada too, I've noticed. Of course, this is gender biased as well - men are about five times more likely to commit suicide that women.
Aboriginal health issues run across the spectrum; life expectancy (about 2/3rds), domestic violence rates, etc. It's a pretty harrowing set of statistics.
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Date: 2012-07-23 09:52 am (UTC)Alas, because they're both competing for parliamentary seats in the same geographical territory, the inner urban regions, this has made any alliance difficult.
the dramatically rising suicide rate among original Australians .
Yes, indigenous suicide rates in Australia are about double that for those of non-indigenous descent, which is a similar metric in Canada too, I've noticed. Of course, this is gender biased as well - men are about five times more likely to commit suicide that women.
Aboriginal health issues run across the spectrum; life expectancy (about 2/3rds), domestic violence rates, etc. It's a pretty harrowing set of statistics.