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Aboriginal services workers and community members from across the Illawarra and Shoalhaven regions held a “community issues workshop” on March 17.
More than 40 people attended and shared harrowing stories of the real and everyday challenges faced by Aboriginal people in areas such as health, employment, education and law.
The day-long consultation was held as part of a plan to invite NSW Premier Kristina Keneally to witness the chronic system failure and discrimination experienced by Aboriginal people in the region.
Cases of teachers and schools failing to relate to the Aboriginal community and provide culturally appropriate language, literacy and numeracy courses were one of the many issues raised.
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