Stolen Generations survivors have more health challenges than other First Nations people
First reported Mon, 07 Sep 2026 15:01:21 GMT · Last updated
<p>Indigenous Australians forcibly removed under government policies more likely to have severe or profound disability, report finds</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2026/sep/08/barnaby-joyce-one-nation-superannuation-plan-john-howard-immigration-anthony-albanese-labor-angus-taylor-coalition-pauline-hanson-ntwnfb">Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates</a></p></li><li><p>Get our <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl">breaking news email</a>, <a href="https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3">free app</a> or <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl">daily news podcast</a></p></li></ul><p>The tens of thousands of Indigenous Australians and their descendants who were forcibly removed under government assimilation policies have far greater physical and health challenges when compared with the wider Indigenous and non-Indigenous populations, according to a new report.</p><p>The report by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) was commissioned by peak advocacy body the Healing Foundation, which supports Stolen Generations survivors and their families, and bui
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- The GuardianStolen Generations survivors have more health challenges than other First Nations people
<p>Indigenous Australians forcibly removed under government policies more likely to have severe or profound disability, report finds</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2026/sep/08/barnaby-joyce-one-nation-superannuation-plan-john-howard-immigration-anthony-albanese-labor-angus-taylor-coalition-pauline-hanson-ntwnfb">Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates</a></p></li><li><p>Get our <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl">breaking news email</a>, <a href="https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3">free app</a> or <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl">daily news podcast</a></p></li></ul><p>The tens of thousands of Indigenous Australians and their descendants who were forcibly removed under government assimilation policies have far greater physical and health challenges when compared with the wider Indigenous and non-Indigenous populations, according to a new report.</p><p>The report by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) was commissioned by peak advocacy body the Healing Foundation, which supports Stolen Generations survivors and their families, and bui
Mon, 07 Sep 2026 15:01:21 GMT
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