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I don't really know why I am buying into this, but once again David is
relying on one report for information and disregarding some factors which
are significant.IN other words he just does not know the situation here
but in his usual style he ploughs in again.What would he do without the
Internet?
1. Alcoholism is rife among aboriginals in the many areas particularly
those remote from the towns. I have seen them with their flagons of port
(gets you drunk quicker than beer) cartons of beer, sitting in a circle
drinking their lives away.Some aboriginal communities have banned alcohol
altogether, but not all.
2. The aboriginals have access to ALL the health benefits which the white
population have and they don't have to pay for it.
3. Some aboriginals live in remote areas and are far from hospitals and
towns.
4. One of the greatest health problems is diabetes, partly due to
lifestyle and to alcohol abuse.
5. Education is a real problem. How do you get the children to attend
school? Tell me David.Until they take full advantage of the education
facilities they are offered the situation will not improve much.
6. Many aboriginals - maybe half of them, live in towns in housing and
live normal lives. They have access to schools for their children, medical
services for themselves and their families. They are given significant
help not available to the white population.
OK David give us the solution.
Question: Is there any part of the English population that is
disadvantaged, has poorer health than the average citizen, and poor
education standards? No? Well then you have heaven on earth but I don't
believe it. One thing we do NOT have David is slums..
The report was from a member of the AMA. He is looking at one aspect only.
Lay off David. You don't know what you are talking about. No that's right,
you don't live here and have NO first hand knowledge. You are also being
very discriminatory digging out all the dirt you can about my country.
Ignorance supreme!!
Now I sit here and wait for the flames! Shoot boys, you who live 12000
miles away and know everything about Australia!! Funny that Britons are
queuing up to come here!
Bob VK6BE.
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> The Australian Medical Association (AMA) is an independent organisation
> representing more than 27,000 doctors, be they salaried or in private
> practice, general practitioners, specialists, teachers, researchers, and
> doctors in training.
True but 90% of them live in cities and large towns and most cannot be
persuaded to come to the country, so we import doctors from over seas for
our rural medical services.
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