Australia – Aboriginal Man Takes Govt To Court Saying We Die Earlier Therefore It Makes Sense That We Should Get Pensions Earlier

It’s interesting to notice that you can read about this story in media around the world except (according to our google search) in the Australian media

WTOP News reports

An Aboriginal man is taking Australia’s government to court to argue that Indigenous people should have access to their pensions earlier than other Australians because their life expectancy is years shorter.

Dennis Fisher, 64, said on Monday he is taking the action to benefit other Indigenous Australians.

“A lot of us die at a young age,” Fisher said. “If I can help my people somehow, yeah,” he added.

The case was filed in Federal Court in Melbourne last Thursday by the Victorian Aboriginal Legal Service, the Human Rights Law Center and the multinational law firm DLA Piper.

Source:  https://wtop.com/australia/2021/09/indigenous-australian-wants-early-pension-due-to-short-lives/