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First Aboriginal COVID death of pandemic linked to Western New South Wales outbreak

[Xanthe Gregory, Mollie Gorman and Joanna Woodburn, ABC]

The Department of Health said it understands the man is the first death reported in an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander person from COVID-19, which has claimed the lives of more than 1000 Australians. 

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Indigenous cadet paramedic aims to break welfare cycle in central Queensland

[Karyn Wilson, ABC]

Darumbal man Jordan Young's nan dedicated her life to improving Indigenous health care and he says her dying wish was for him to continue in her footsteps. 

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