I have to disagree with the premise that aboriginal people don’t wait around in emergency because they feel uncomfortable or threatened. Perhaps this is so in the city, but up north, where aboriginal health truly is appalling at times, the waiting room is far more likely to be intimidating to white people because the majority of the patients are black.
And in hospitals across the north aboriginal paintings are strung everywhere, hell the children’s ward in The Royal Darwin has a huge rainbow serpent slithering along one wall.
No, the reason they don’t wait is because they can’t be bothered and because good health isn’t a priority for them, until it becomes urgent and they come by ambulance.
The majority of patients, black and white, are waiting to be seen for conditions they should have gone to see a gp about, and so, they are made to wait for long periods whilst staff attend the actual urgent ones.
The proportion of aboriginal patients who don’t wait is actually quite small up here. Most have become accustomed to the system and realise whether they use the public hospital or the Aboriginal Health Service, they will still have to wait.
Those who refuse to wait need to accept the consequences of their own actions. The churches were condemned for years for their paternalistic treatment of aboriginal people , now it seems the government is bent on taking on that role.

The facts as taken from the link given below are as
follows:

"Indigenous Australians currently experience significantly poorer
health status than non-Indigenous Australians. Their life
expectancy at birth is 10.6 years less for males and 9.5 years
less for females and Indigenous Australians are twice as likely
to rate their health as "fair" or "poor" compared with non-
Indigenous Australians.

While the causes and injury for any community operate within
broad environmental, social and personal factors, the health system
CAN assist with prevention through population health programs,
provide an immediate response to acute illness and injury and
protect good health through screening, early intervention and
treatment.

Evidence from Australia, the United States, and New Zealand
indicate that health care can contribute to closing the gap
in life expectancy between Indigenous and non-Indigenous
populations. Inequalities in health care access and use may
act to further exacerbate inequalities in health status.
Access to health care when needed is therefore essential in
closing the gap to life expectancy."

Therefore policies such as those being discussed here,
that make hospitals more
inclusive with their local communities are so important.

http://www.pmc.gov.au/sites/default/files/publications/indigenous/Health-Performance-Framework-2014/tier-3-health-system-performance/314-access-services-compared-need.html

Foxy, you seemed to miss the line where it says access to health care is important!
The access is there, in fact there are more health services for indigenous people than anyone else, it’s personal responsibility that is missing and quite frankly these current day policies of treating aboriginal people like children have led to worse outcomes than in the past.
Do you realise that school attendance in rural and remote areas is lower than 40 years ago? That unemployment is higher than 40 years ago?
And did you ever ask yourself why?
Why has this happened when today’s aboriginal people don’t face anywhere near the hurdles, discrimination and disadvantages their grandparents faced?
And certainly health and education services have improved immensely in these areas but still some are doing worse than ever.
Why?

'The access is there, in fact there are more health services for indigenous people than anyone else' some people love to live in denial Big Nana.

When is somebody going to explain to us why, after all the money that has been the thrown at the 'problem', there are kids in remote areas who are illiterate when the same kid's grandparents were able to read and write? Perhaps the 'progressives' could try explaining the total lack of progress or, more correctly, the absolute regression that has occurred?.

The poor state of Indigenous people today needs to be seen in the
historic context of broader attitudes and policies about Aborigines
and Torres Strait Islander people enacted by state and territory
governments.

The Commonwealth has only had the power
to act in Indigenous affairs since 1967,
and only recently has it generally been accepted that
Indigenous people should have control over their own lives and
enjoy the same rights as other Australians.

The reason why the health of Indigenous people is worse than for
non-Indigenous people are complex, but represent a combination of
general factors (like education, employment, income, and socio
economic status) and health sector factors (like NOT having
access to culturally appropriate services or support). Cutting
funding and closing centres does not help the situation.

Within the health sector, there is according to various reports
a need for:

1) More health advancement programs.
2) Better identification of health conditions before they become
serious.
3) More primary health care services that are accessible to
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
4) Greater cultural competence of service providers.

Making and combining these changes are important to the long
term future of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
and for strengthening strategies to improve health outcomes.

Health improvements for the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
population will require commitment by all Australian governments.
A greater focus on the lessons learned from strengths based
indicators and practices, collaboration and culturally respectful
policy and program development will make a strong and long
lasting contribution to positive health outcomes for
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in the years to
come.