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Covid death rate three times higher among migrants than those born in Australia
People from the Middle East suffer highest death rate as experts blame government failure to engage communities and reliance on migrants for essential, insecure jobs
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Most Covid deaths in Australia have affected migrants, with people born in the Middle East suffering the highest death rate, data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics show.
Despite just 26% of Australians being born overseas, new ABS data shows there were 2.3 Covid-19 deaths per 100,000 people born in Australia, compared with 6.8 for those born overseas.
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