“Today, an Indigenous baby born in Australia is statistically likely to have a shorter life than a child born in remote rural Bangladesh or Nigeria.”- www.getup.org.au
That’s nothing short of disgraceful -- particularly when you put it next to the fact that the average Indigenous Australian’s life expectancy is 59 years, whereas for non-Indigenous Australians it’s 79 years.
GetUp, an independent Australian political movement, is running a campaign to get the Federal Government to increase indigenous health funding by $460 million a year. It’s chicken feed when you think about it. And furthermore, it's such a basic necessity that I can't believe this is a campaign that needs to be run. But it does, and one of the best means of doing this is increasing awareness and getting as many people involved at a grassroots level.
How can you help? Go SIGN THE PETITION
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I just signed the petition. Its worth it. For 5 seconds of your time after clickin on a link Get Up actually changes policy in Canberra. Things have to change and this is a start.
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