Australian Policies for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health

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Introduction of the policy
The purpose of this paper is to describe the Australian policies that have been
implemented within the society by the Government. The social policies are indeed very
important to be implemented in place of the older policies. These policies are the bases of society
and looks after the well being of the people in the society (Gee et al., 2014). In this paper, the
social policy that will be discussed upon in this paper is regarding curbing the health issues of
the Aboriginal people of the country. The Torres Strait Islander communities have always been
deprived of the social facilities and the health issues. This is why this social policy of The
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Performance Framework will be discussed here
and its impacts on the society will be highlighted as well (Pmc.gov.au. 2019).
Effects and impacts of the policy
In reviewing this policy, it must be said that the Australian government will always like
to prepare some strategies through which they will be able to serve the interests of the aboriginal
people of the country. The health issues have been predominant among the Torres Strait islander
people in the last few decades and it has been the main reason behind the poor mortality rate of
the people (Pmc.gov.au. 2019). The development of the policy will lead to the better health
conditions of the aboriginal people. The progress of the health conditions of the people
belonging to this group should be monitored on a regular basis. Some problems have already
been identified within the previous policies that related to the health of the aboriginal section of
the country (Gee et al., 2014). The government should always try to formulate some strategies
that would be efficient and effective. Besides this kind of health system would also minimize the
mortality rates of the aboriginal people within the country. Apart from curbing health issues

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only, some positive actions must also be taken regarding the issues like the safety, employment
and education perspectives so the condition could be improved properly as well (Markwick et al.,
2014).
The Federal Government of Australia has been very efficient this policy in the best
possible manner. This policy has indeed been a success for the overall improvement of the
indigenous and aboriginal people of the country. The Government of Australia has invested
around $4.8 billion so the programs and policies could give the best results for the targeted
audience (Pmc.gov.au. 2019). The development of the health conditions is the main perspective
here and the government has definitely looked into some issues regarding the health of these
people. These sections are to close the gap of life expectancy within 2031 of a generation, the
decrease of the mortality rates of the children under 5 and looking into the perspectives of
employment by the end of 2020 (Pmc.gov.au. 2019). These perspectives are indeed very crucial
for the well being of the indigenous Australians. The safety of the children of the Torres Strait
islander community must be maintained. It has been observed that the mortality rates of the
indigenous children in the recent years have completely gone down and children are healthier
than the previous time (O’Donoghue et al., 2014). Therefore, it is a grand success as well.
The perspectives of education are also deeply connected with the outcomes of better
health conditions to somewhat degree (Dudgeon et al., 2014). This is why this purpose of
reducing the gap between the aboriginal and non-aboriginal children within the schools of
Australia. The cultural issues have been looked into this policy as well. Some strategies have
been implemented regarding the development of the remote regions of Australia as well (Gee et
al., 2014). It has been noticed that the remote regions of Australia do not receive the proper
development in the recent years. Therefore, the people of those regions are deprived of the