Smoking kills half of all Indigenous Australians over 45

Researchers have found that Indigenous Australians are dying of tobacco-related illness and disease at almost twice the rate than was previously thought. Another report shows Indigenous Australians who live in remote and very remote areas have a much lower life expectancy rate than Indigenous Australians in urban areas.

Chanel Webb, a Wiradjuri and Ngunnawal woman, works at Winnunga Nimmityjah Aboriginal Health Centre where she supports people wanting to quit smoking. Source: SBS