Royal commission: Australia failing to look after older Aboriginal people

By Greg Roberts
Updated July 9 2019 - 8:06am, first published 8:00am
Aboriginal elder Mildred Numamurdirdi is receiving treatment 800km from her NT home of Numbulwar.
Aboriginal elder Mildred Numamurdirdi is receiving treatment 800km from her NT home of Numbulwar.

AUSTRALIA is a wealthy nation after 28 years of sustained economic growth but has failed to look after its most vulnerable group, older Aboriginal people, the Royal Commission into Aged Care heard.

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