Indigenous Suicide: Australian Government Prioritises First Nations People

Local Indigenous Ngunnawal residents celebrate at the Aboriginal Tent Embassy in Canberra, Australia, on Jan. 26, 2023. Martin Ollman/Getty Images

The rate of suicide among Indigenous Australians still remains twice as high as non-Indigenous Australians despite government initiatives, Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Assistant Minister Emma McBride said today.

Ms. McBride announced in a speech during the Gayaa Dhuwi Australia Annual Conference that improving the mental health, social and emotional wellbeing of First Nations people is a priority for the Australian government, but “not enough has been done, and of the progress that has been made, it has not happened quickly enough.”