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Health
Aaron Bunch

MYSTERIOUS: Racism colonialism driving indigenous self harm - What They Never Told You

Indigenous suicide is often due to the despair of more than 200 years of oppression, an expert says. (Lukas Coch/AAP PHOTOS)

Australia's dark colonial past and ongoing racism are driving self-harm in Indigenous communities, a respected Aboriginal psychologist says.

There were 3214 deaths due to suicide in Australia in 2023, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics.

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