This NAIDOC week I am very pleased to join our Senior Executive and the Independent Directors of the VCCC Alliance to publicly support the ‘Yes’ vote in the upcoming national referendum to establish an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice to Parliament.
We celebrate and continue to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander-led decision-making in cancer control. Despite considerable progress in improving national cancer outcomes, we are acutely aware the gap in cancer-related mortality between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and non-Indigenous Australians is widening.
We believe that recognising self-determination and an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice to Parliament will catalyse broader change that will contribute to improved cancer treatment, care, and outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. | 