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Qld Indigenous communities gambling, drinking and avoiding school
The coronavirus health threat has largely been contained to Australia’s major cities, but some of the most remote and vulnerable communities have suffered devastating knock-on effects of the pandemic, according to a new report tabled in Queensland’s parliament.
Indigenous communities in the Sunshine State’s far north have suffered significantly from pandemic-induced lockdowns, where tensions are rising, drinking and partying has escalated, and children are avoiding school while being seduced into gambling.
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