Indigenous
Health - Send an Ecard
Send this message (see below
for how to do this):
Dear Mr Swan/Ms Macklin
I am deeply concerned about the state of Indigenous health in this
country. Aboriginal people and Torres Strait Islanders die on average
17 years younger than other Australians.
The Labor party has committed to closing the gap in Indigenous life
expectancy through effective, costed and timetabled action.
I urge you to demonstrate that commitment in the 2008/2009 Budget
through increasing annual Indigenous health funding by $460 million
(the amount requested in the Close the Gap campaign) to enable equal
access to health services.
This is an issue of utmost importance to me and would be a tangible
way for the Government to act in the spirit of the apology to the Stolen
Generations.
Yours sincerely
(Your name)
Send the message using the ecard to:
- The Hon Wayne Swan MP, Federal Treasurer: Wayne.Swan.MP@aph.gov.au
- The Hon Jenny Macklin MP, Minister
for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs: JMacklin.MP@aph.gov.au
Instructions for sending the ecard:
- Highlight
and copy [Ctrl c] the email address of the Member
you wish to send a card to (see above) (be
careful to highlight only the email address and no spaces
before or after the address).
- Click
here to go to the ecard form – a new webpage
will open so that you can return to this instruction page at
any
time
whilst
the ecard page
is also open.
- On the ecard form fill
in your email address and the recipient's
name.
- Paste
the email address [Ctrl v] of the Member
(recipient) into the appropriate line (if there is a space after
the email address, remove it).
- After the word "Dear" type
in
Mr Swan or Ms Macklin.
- Fill in your name at the end of the letter.
- Click
on Preview Postcard to check the information you
have entered.
- Click on Send Postcard if it is ready to send,
or click on Return to Postcard Form if you want to make changes.
- Repeat this process for the other Member.
Return
to the main Indigenous Issues
page
