The age pension and superannuation system was not set up with First Nations people in mind. Photo: Jono Searle/AAP PHOTOS

With more than half of Indigenous people dying before they can access the age pension, researchers have found simple changes to the system may reduce the disadvantage they face.

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University of Queensland associate professor Levon Blue said everyone deserved to retire with dignity but the system was not set up with First Nations people in mind.

"The retirement income system in Australia was designed initially to meet the needs of male, white full-time public serva

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