Aboriginal woman details traumatising experience in hospital following Ballarat assault

A young Aboriginal woman has detailed a traumatising experience at a Victorian hospital following a violent attack she suffered.

Victoria's health minister, Mary-Anne Thomas, spoke about Ms Austin's experience during her evidence at the Yoorrook Justice Commission on Friday, labelling it "devastating"."For a young Aboriginal woman who'd already been attacked that day — and at 1am she's out on the street," she said.

Between 2019-20 and 2020-21, Indigenous Australians left hospitals at five times the rate of non-Indigenous Australians, according to The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare . She was complimentary of the care she received during a second visit to the Ballarat Base Hospital in the days following her assault — after she lost consciousness at home."How sad is it, particularly what's going on in Ballarat with all the violence to women, that she has to get someone to ring before to make sure it's safe enough, for an Aboriginal woman to attend who is very unwell," the commissioner said.

Source: Healthcare Press (healthcarepress.net)

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