The Poor Are Not Dying Fast Enough

The juxtaposition of the Growing health divide blamed for 7000 deaths a year

About 7000 disadvantaged Australians a year die prematurely because of the growing inequities in health care, a medical specialists' organisation says.

In a report to be published today, the Royal Australasian College of Physicians describes the standard of care for poor and indigenous people as "one of the most pressing health problems facing Australia today".

with Pay rise critics could rule on wage claims

The Reserve Bank and Treasury - past critics of the impact of pay rises on the economy - will be directly involved in setting workers' minimum wages under a restructuring of the industrial relations system expected to go before federal cabinet today.

leads one to suspect that the poor are not dying fast enough for the Australian ruling class.

If enough people are worked to death in unsafe working conditions without access to adequate health care, thenthe problem of an aging population is solved.

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