The situation facing the far-western NSW town of Wilcannia is dire.

As of Monday, 69 people in the town of 720 had tested positive for COVID-19, the highest transmission rate in the state.

Despite being identified as a priority group for vaccines 18 months ago, only 6.3 per cent of Aboriginal people in western NSW are fully vaccinated, compared with 26 per cent of the wider population.

Today on Please Explain, Gamilaroi man and Indigenous affairs reporter Cameron Gooley joins Bianca Hall to discuss the worsening outbreak among Aboriginal communities.

The situation facing the far-western NSW town of Wilcannia is dire.
As of Monday, 69 people in the town of 720 had tested positive for COVID-19, the highest transmission rate in the state.
Despite being identified as a priority group for vaccines 18 months ago, only 6.3 per cent of Aboriginal people in western NSW are fully vaccinated, compared with 26 per cent of the wider population.
Today on&nbsp;Please Explain, Gamilaroi man and Indigenous affairs reporter Cameron Gooley joins Bianca Hall to discuss the worsening outbreak among Aboriginal communities.

The Morning Edition (formerly Please Explain) brings you the story behind the story with the best journalists in Australia. Join host Samantha Selinger-Morris from the newsrooms of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, weekdays from 5am.

The Morning Edition (formerly Please Explain) brings you the story behind the story with the best journalists in Australia. Join host Samantha Selinger-Morris from the newsrooms of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, weekdays from 5am.

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The Morning Edition brings you the story behind the story with the best journalists in Australia. Join host Samantha Selinger-Morris from the newsrooms of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, weekdays from 5am.

The Morning Edition brings you the story behind the story with the best journalists in Australia. Join host Samantha Selinger-Morris from the newsrooms of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, weekdays from 5am.

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