Indigenous Australians are 2.6 times more likely than non-Indigenous Australians to have two or more chronic health conditions, according to new research. Researchers from the University of New South Wales said the difference explained the […]
A new study has found that half of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander infants who took part were anaemic. The study by researchers from the Fred Hollows Foundation, Queensland Health, Kimberley Aboriginal Medical Services and […]
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people can reduce their risk of cardiovascular disease by asking their doctors for a health check as early as 20, a leading Indigenous health expert said. Associate Professor and Wongaibon […]
Remote Aboriginal communities are facing a water crisis and Australian governments need to act urgently, according to the National Congress of Australia’s First People. The Congress call follows reports on the ABC that at least […]
Gunditjmara woman Jessica Lovett-Murray is smashing the guilt many mums feel about making time to be active in a new television campaign designed to motivate and inspire women in Victoria. Lovett-Murray, 30, is one of […]
Accurate estimates of the Indigenous suicide rate, particularly in older groups, could be higher than previously thought and impeded by records that don’t list a person’s ethnicity, according to a report in the Australian and […]
Sugary drinks will be off the menu at the famous Barunga Festival, which runs from June 8-10 in the Top End. Traditional owners of the local Bagala Community Store are taking a stand against sugar, […]
Indigenous Health Minister Ken Wyatt said the Federal Government was taking seriously the threat of a potentially deadly, sexually transmitted virus estimated to be carried by up to 10,000 people in Central Australia. Top international […]
Five new research projects will target dementia in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. Indigenous Health Minister Ken Wyatt has announced $14 million will be spent on the projects across three states through the National […]
The Waminda health service on New South Wales’ south coast will receive more than $4 million in federal funding for its programs for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women, Indigenous Health Minister Ken Wyatt said […]
NATIONAL INDIGENOUS TIMES 2018
