• Australia’s indigenous population suffers higher infant mortality rate & lower life expectancy than in NZ, Can & US http://bit.ly/1ELZBU
• 30 percent of births in Halls Creek would be Foetal Alcohol Syndrome disorder (mainly indigenous) – Lateline transcript http://bit.ly/VNBmg
• LICENSEES in Halls Creek will have to explain why alcohol should not be banned. – about bloody time http://bit.ly/n19D
• Indigenous Implementation Board has stated that forced liquor bans, alone is doomed to fail. http://bit.ly/1uELa
• Study of Aboriginal people has found that three times as many smoke as the rate in the wider community. – not surprised http://bit.ly/JzOVM

I read a large amount of information each week on indigenous health and affairs. There is no way I can blog about it all. Many of the links I place on Twitter where I can be found as @BiteTheDust.

I will regularly compile these links and place on the blog under the category of Indigenous News Update.

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