INDIGENOUS MOTHERS DESERVE BETTER: FIXING AUSTRALIA’S MATERNAL HEALTH DIVIDE

Australia ranks among the safest places in the world to give birth. Yet for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women, systemic racism, cultural disconnection, and unequal healthcare access put mothers and babies at risk. In this piece, Shanza Shafeek, fourth-year Law and Arts (Sociology) student at Monash University, explores why the maternal health divide persists and calls for Indigenous-led reforms to close the gap.