A report by the Community Council of Australia has shattered perceptions that Australia is a country of the “fair go”, finding it is less fair, less safe, and with a higher incarceration rate than comparable OECD nations. It paints a damning picture of a society characterised by rising inequality, rising suicide rates and above-average carbon emissions. The Indigenous incarceration rate was 15 times the national rate, at 2,253 for every 100,000 in 2015. “Incarceration rates are like the canary in the coalmine, they tell you how your most vulnerable are being treated,” Crosbie told Guardian Australia. The national suicide rate is 12 deaths for every 100,000 people, or 7.8 deaths by suicide a day.

Source: The Guardian October 26, 2016 21:11 UTC