Thursday, May 10, 2007

Aborigines live much shorter in Australia

Australia's Aborigines live much shorter span: study (Reuters)

Aboriginal dancers prepare to perform in the Woggan-ma-gule Morning Ceremony on the traditional sacred land of the Gadigal People in the Botanical Gardens in Sydney during Australia Day celebrations, in this January 26, 2007 file photo. Australia's Aborigines live 17 years less on average than other Australians, and a government pledge to spend millions more in their remote communities would do little to close the gap, rights groups said on Wednesday. (Will Burgess/Reuters)Reuters - Australia's Aborigines live 17 years less on average than other Australians, and a government pledge to spend millions more in their remote communities would do little to close the gap, rights groups said on Wednesday.


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