Closing the gap with Young Australian of the Year Yarlalu Thomas (OSC 2015)
Update: 2022-08-05
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Yarlalu Thomas (OSC 2015) is a Nyangumarta Pitjikarli man from Warralong and a Young Australian of the Year on a mission to close the life expectancy gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people in Australia.
In this episode of The Range Project, we welcomed Yarlalu to the studio to discuss his journey to becoming a doctor, improving healthcare in remote areas and how we can boost access to education for Indigenous Australians. Learn more about his groundbreaking work with Pilbara Faces and the Lyfe Languages Project as Yarlalu reflects on his upbringing and how it inspired him to create change.
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