Bar-Barrum and Wadjanbarra Yidinji man Munganbana Norman Miller is running as an independent in the upcoming federal election for the north Queensland seat of Leichhardt.

More than 16 per cent of the electorate identifies as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander.

Mr Miller, a pastor, artist and businessman, criticised the Labor Party's Medicare campaign, calling it unethical and misleading.

"The Mediscare campaign by the Labor Party is an unethical, unscrupulous attempt to put fear into the electorate, already suffering from a cost-of-living crisis and unable to afford the medical treatment they need," Mr Miller said.

"It is also deceiving voters. We need a government with integrity, and I intend to work for that integrity and accountability if elected.

"I intend to work for those who are vulnerable and those struggling to make a go of it. I will work for businesses and professionals, Indigenous and non-Indigenous. We are all in this together."

Mr Miller noted he was concerned COUCH, a local cancer patient support organisation, is facing funding shortages and committed to securing support for the service.

He is also backing calls from CQUniversity for bipartisan support to establish Occupational Therapy and Medical Imaging courses in Far North Queensland.

"Cairns and the Far North would benefit from the availability of Occupational Therapy and Medical Imaging courses locally. Healthcare professionals trained locally are more liable to stay and work here," he said.

"I would go into bat for this."

Mr Miller raised concerns about the region's health workforce shortages, highlighting a notable increase in demand for occupational therapists in the Leichhardt electorate over the past five years.

"There is a shortfall in the healthcare workforce in the Leichhardt area with the need for occupational therapists alone rising by 20 per cent over the last 5 years," he said.

"We don't want to see the healthcare industry struggling to meet community needs and we don't want to see our people missing out on care they need."

His health policy priorities include expanding suicide prevention programs for children and youth, doubling Medicare-subsidised mental health sessions from 10 to 20, increasing funding for public hospitals and GPs, improving regional health services, backing a $9 billion boost to Medicare to support bulk-billing, and establishing an independent regulator for the private health insurance sector.

Mr Miller said children's mental health would be a major focus of his campaign following new data from the 2024 Kids Helpline Impact Report.

"It is sickening that the highest cause of death for children and youth is suicide," he said.

"The recent launch of the 2024 Kids Helpline Impact Report has shockingly revealed that children as young as seven are among the 11,682 children who reached out to Kids Helpline with suicidal thoughts.

"I will work to restore hope in the future for our children and support increasing services for them."

Health will remain at the centre of his campaign as he advocates for both Indigenous and non-Indigenous constituents across the electorate.