Martin Ferguson (Batman, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Primary Industries, Resources, Forestry and Tourism) Share this | Hansard source

Let us start with health. According to the Australian Medical Association, in 1999-2000 the life expectancy of Indigenous men was 56.3 years, as opposed to 77 years for non-Indigenous men. For women, the difference was 62.8 years, as opposed to 82.4 years. This means effectively that non-Indigenous men have a life expectancy of between 45 per cent and 50 per cent greater than Indigenous men. Let us talk about chronic disease amongst Indigenous Australians.

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