Main streaming is not appropriate for service delivery - special needs of indigenous peoples must be met in service design. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population characteristics e.g. life expectancy, must be taken into account by all agencies. Institutional racism must be identified and eliminated.
Many indigenous peoples have problems accessing health centres and hospitals because of racism.
Measures to assist identification and better services' responsiveness to community-identified needs. The Government needs to see the bigger picture first, before getting too involved in the smaller details . Grace Fischer, Torres Strait Planning to avoid delays in mainstream service delivery to indigenous communities. Coordination and rationalisation of service delivery is a priority. 43 agencies are involved in providing services in the Kimberley's .