Indigenous Australians
Aboriginal australians is a western term for the people who are from the australian mainland and many of its islands such as tasmania fraser island hinchinbrook island the tiwi islands and groote eylandt but excluding the torres strait islands.
Indigenous australians. The life expectancy for indigenous australians is between 16 18 years less than non indigenous australians. The niaa recognises that each community is unique. Generally speaking there are two distinct groups of indigenous people in australia torres strait islanders who come from the torres strait islands north of cape york in queensland and aboriginal people who come from all other parts of australia. The rate of indigenous infant mortality is two to three times greater than for non indigenous australians.
It is generally held that they originally came from asia via insular southeast asia and have been in australia for at least 45 000 50 000 years. The national indigenous australians agency niaa is committed to improving the lives of all aboriginal and torres strait islander peoples. Survey of the history society and culture of the australian aboriginal peoples who are one of the two distinct indigenous cultural groups of australia. They are not one group but comprise hundreds of groups that have their own distinct set of languages histories and cultural traditions.
Aihw reports and other products include information about indigenous australians where data quality permits. The term aboriginal and torres strait islander people or the person s specific cultural group their mob is often preferred though the terms first nations of australia first peoples of australia. Indigenous australians are people with familial heritage to groups that lived in australia before british colonisation they include the aboriginal and torres strait islander peoples of australia. Latest news and comment on indigenous australians.
Aboriginal and torres strait islander people are the indigenous people of australia. Indigenous australians are descended from the people who lived in australia and the surrounding islands prior to european colonisation. National indigenous australians agency. Australia s first people known as aboriginal australians have lived on the continent for over 50 000 years.
The question of who breathes and who suffocates is a question of who deserves to live. Our team includes people across australia who work closely with communities to make sure policies programs and. Indigenous australians are seven times more likely to die of a respiratory disease.