National Unity Needed to Address First Nations Challenges

Bishop Gauci highlighted the enduring and significant presence of First Nations communities in Australia, who have lived on this land for untold thousands of years.

 The Bishop of Darwin emphasised the numerous challenges these communities continue to face, including disparities in life expectancy, high incarceration rates and pervasive violence.

 “We face a number of challenges together with First Nations communities at the moment,” Bishop Gauci said.

 “We know that there is not much narrowing of the gap at all with life expectancy, incarceration, housing and violence. In some ways, the situation is getting even more complex as generations come and go.”

 Bishop Gauci underscored the complexity of the situation, acknowledging that there are no quick fixes and that any solutions must be rooted in the dignity of each human person, with profound respect for ancient cultures and the voices of the people affected...

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Source: ACBC