There are an estimated 26 MPs in Australian parliaments who identify as an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander (3.1% of all federal, state and territory parliamentarians).
Estimates of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians. As at 30 June 2021 there were 984,000 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, representing 3.8% of the total Australian population.
25 per cent jump in people identifying as Indigenous splits community leaders
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"Rather than the current question – which asks respondents whether they are of “Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander origin” – he wants the ABS to ask: “Are you a verified or authenticated Aboriginal person?”
