OFFICIAL identification is vital to gain access to services like the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) and without it, many are left stranded.
According to the Non-government organisation 'Pathfinders', an estimated 200,000 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people do not have a birth certificate.
And while exact numbers in Coonamble are hard to determine, concerns have been raised that the lack of birth certificates are having adverse impacts on members of the indigenous community in Coonamble.
"Part of the issue is that there are no checks and balances to make sure . . .
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