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Aboriginal mothers are younger and rarely give birth in private hospitals. Their babies are likely to be born prematurely and have low birth weight.

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Diabetes, a preventable disease, affects up to 30% of Aboriginal people. It is caused by economic and social factors. Experts talk of Generation Y becoming a "Generation D".

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Many Aboriginal meals are unhealthy because money is tight or community stores charge up to 3 times the price of food in cities. Solutions include licensing stores, making sure children eat their healthy food—or setting up a pool.

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From a history of being paid with tobacco, smoking rates in Aboriginal communities are declining but way above average, posing a serious health threat.

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Aboriginal health standards in Australia let almost half of Aboriginal men and over a third of women die before they turn 45. At all ages, Aboriginal life expectancy is lower than for non-Aboriginal Australians.

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10 times more Aboriginal than non-Aboriginal people suffer from ear diseases and hearing loss, most of them children. Aboriginal ear and hearing health is in crisis.

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More money is spent for each Aboriginal person than for each non-Aboriginal person, but Aboriginal people use Australia's health system differently than non-Aboriginal people.

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When kidneys fail, Aboriginal people are more likely to get dialysis treatment than a transplant.

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Sexual health practices for Aboriginal people need to be customised to match their culture. Condoman and the Aboriginal condom brand Snake are successful examples of such tailored approaches.

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Trachoma is an infectious eye disease that can lead to blindness. As it is easily treated with antibiotics, trachoma is regarded as a disease of poverty and is now unknown in developed countries—except Australia.

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Simple changes to hospital and doctor's wards make Aboriginal people feel welcomed, at ease and improves their chances of recovery dramatically.

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Petrol sniffing is a major problem in Aboriginal communities across four Australian states. It destroys health and families. The introduction of a "non-sniffable" petrol variety has greatly reduced, but not ended sniffing. Addicts are now changing…

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Aboriginal people's problems with alcohol began with invasion. Contrary to public perception, fewer Aboriginal people drink alcohol than non-Aboriginal people do. Media portray habits of a few, reinforce stereotypes and ignore efforts by communities…

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Search this Australian Aboriginal timeline for any word, by Aboriginal topic or within specific years; from before 1788 to present day.

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Hundreds of massacres left thousands of Aboriginal people dead, a history many Australians struggle to accept. A brave few started documenting what happened.

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Australia's slavery started because other countries abolished it. Aboriginal people were blackbirded and used in the pearling, sugar cane and cattle industries. They suffered terrible abuse and were denied their wages.

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NAIDOC Week is predominantly held in the first full week of July and is a time to celebrate Aboriginal history, culture and achievements.

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The age of Aboriginal culture changes with new research. Some researchers claim 400,000 years.

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In the 1950s the Australian government authorised British nuclear tests on Anangu country with fatal consequences. It paid compensation for contaminated land, but never for the people affected.

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Australia has thousands of war memorials, dozens in the big cities. But where are the war memorials commemorating First Nations Diggers?

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Aboriginal people erected the Tent Embassy in 1972 in Canberra to protest. Many struggles and battles later, the Embassy has become a heritage-listed landmark for Aboriginal protest.