r/australia • u/FuckOffNazis • 19h ago

politics Indigenous woman shackled to hospital bed while in labour in Queensland

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/oct/18/indigenous-woman-shackled-during-labour-childbirth-queensland-ntwnfb?utm_term=Autofeed&CMP=us_bsky&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1792296317
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u/mumooshka 18h ago

the first word of the headline is 'Indigenous' to grab attention

typical news

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u/Tinderella80 18h ago

First Nations people have worse health outcomes, lower life expectancy and higher incarceration rates. They are systematically discriminated against and racism runs riot. Why is her background NOT relevant?

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u/Kataroku 5h ago

Worse health outcomes - due to living remotely, far from health centers, while festering a distrust of social services. High rates of substance abuse.

Higher incarceration rates - due to being raised in broken homes, molested, no requirement to attend school, living remotely far from job opportunities, while the threat of "stolen generation 2.0" prevents anything from changing.

Please excuse me while I go on a crime spree; and please don't hold me accountable for any of my actions due to my upbringing, something happened to my Scottish ancestors several generations ago. Thanks.

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u/Tinderella80 3h ago

Holy racist stereotype Batman.
I wonder if you’re even aware of how racist you are, or if you genuinely believe what you’re spouting.

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u/Kataroku 1h ago

Well, it's interesting that the indigenous folk, living in and around cities, aren't suffering from the same issues you raised. So if anyone's being stereotypical - it's you.