Kristin+-+Aborigines+today



Aboriginals today Some of the Aboriginals still live in remote areas and they still practice some of their traditional ways of life. Most Aboriginals live in cities. There are many issues for the aboriginals these days including:
 * Poverty and low income.
 * Poor education.
 * Poor access to medical assistance in rural areas.
 * Drug, alcohol and smoking abuse.
 * exposure to violence.
 * racial abuse and cultural differences.
 * social pressures

The Aboriginals live around 17 years less then other people. Most aboriginal students leave school earlier than the others from Australia. Another problem for the Aboriginals is crime. Statistics show that aboriginals are 11 times more likely to be in prison than non-indigenous Australians. There is a lot of violence and gang rapes due to alcohol abuse. Aboriginal life today is of a very low standard.