Mr Hunt said smoking rates among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people were three times that of the national average during a press conference in Mount Martha in Victoria on Monday.
According to The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare’s 17th biennial report Australia’s Health 2000 released earlier this year, tobacco smoking is the leading cause of ill health and death in Australia for both Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians. The latest figures from the AIHW showed the percentage of non-Indigenous Australians who smoked was 14.4, while the number for Indigenous Australians was 41.4 per cent.
The funding is part of the government’s commitment to reduce smoking rates among Indigenous Australians to 27 per cent or less by 2030.
Waste of money.
Liberal Party way isn't it a FREE MARKET? Pushing garbage on the vunerable should be applauded right?
So, the tobacco companies are not generous LNP party donors.
Like he gives a damn.
Really It was happening 8 years ago .
What does TimWilsonMP have to say on the matter, given his historic support of tobacco industry dating back to his IPA days and fervent attack on Gillard Government to stop people's health being destroyed by this malignant industry.
Why don't you report the aboriginals in Darwin taken against their will and thrown into howard springs camp for not getting vaccinated. Dodge real news and hide it well.
Hang on has Hunt actually done his job as health minister for once? I am shocked!
Curious to know how Indigenous Australians are being targeted. Wouldn't surprise me, but can't recall seeing it occur?