Aboriginal health groups are demanding urgent government action to close the devastating life expectancy gap, celebrating hard-won progress like Central Australian Aboriginal Congress’s success—where life expectancy for Aboriginal men jumped from 47 to 65 years—but warning that without broader support for housing, poverty relief, and sustained funding, gains will vanish. Community-led programs, trusted because they’re run by Aboriginal people, prove effective at managing chronic illness, yet face funding cuts that leave vital services at risk, especially in the Northern Territory where the gap remains Australia’s widest.
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