Vaccination of Aborigines and Torrathred Islander Peoples

As vaccination rates across Australia continue to surge, the country is preparing for life after lockdown.

But focusing on the headline, national vaccination rate masks the fact that many vulnerable groups, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, have been left behind in the race to get vaccinated.

For the first time leaked government documents have revealed the disproportionate burden Indigenous communities have borne during this pandemic.

Today, senior reporter for The Saturday Paper Rick Morton on how governments let down some of those most at risk from Covid-19, and what that means as we open back up.

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Guest: Senior reporter for The Saturday Paper, Rick Morton.

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