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First Nations mental health treatment program goes digital
Health practitioners working with Aboriginal people will be able to move from sc...
David Prestipino 21 Aug 2026
Support for ‘vital’ Indigenous-led postvention service
An Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community-controlled organisation is en...
Callan Morse 21 Aug 2026
Auditor General sounds alarm over WA health system payments
The Western Australian Opposition has called on the state's government to explai...
Giovanni Torre 19 Aug 2026
Aboriginal children from the Goldfields playing key creative role in important public health campaign
An innovative sand-animation video created by Aboriginal children from the Goldf...
Giovanni Torre 18 Aug 2026
Moombaki scholarship supports First Nations medical students
Curtin University has launched a new scholarship aimed at supporting more Aborig...
Jackson Clark 17 Aug 2026
Remote and rural residents die young amid major healthcare shortfall

In pockets of remote Australia, there are teenagers with type two diabetes, young patients on kidney dialysis and people dying of heart disease before middle age.

‘Let her death not be in vain’: CQUniversity PhD tackles neglected tropical disease

A promise made more than 25 years ago has culminated in CQUniversity research that could help transform Australia's response to one of its most neglected tropical diseases.

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Aug 14, 2026
Yorta Yorta woman Nicole McCartney appointed National Director of Indigenous Health Strategy Unit

The Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency has appointed Nicole McCartney as the new National Director of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Strategy Unit.

Callan Morse Callan Morse Aug 14, 2026
WA's Rheumatic Heart Disease Strategic Framework aims to drive change

The Western Australian Government a new strategic framework which sets out a shared vision to eliminate new cases of rheumatic heart disease (RHD) in WA by 2036, through Aboriginal-led prevention, equ...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Aug 14, 2026
Broncos set to celebrate longtime First Nations health partnership during NRL Indigenous Round

The Brisbane Broncos are preparing to celebrate Deadly Choices Round at Suncorp Stadium on Saturday, as the Club's NRL and NRLW teams come together for a double header as part of NRL Indigenous Round.

Callan Morse Callan Morse Aug 12, 2026
High hopes for $13 million health hub in Goldfields

One of Western Australia's biggest regional health centres has been transformed to meet modern needs of the rural communities it serves across the state's biggest region.

David Prestipino David Prestipino Aug 12, 2026
New program strengthens Indigenous psychology workforce

The Australian Indigenous Psychologists Association (AIPA) has officially launched a landmark new program that will strengthen pathways into the psychology profession for Aboriginal and Torres Strait...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Aug 11, 2026
Pacific-led research puts Indigenous health at centre of precision medicine

Pacific researchers, clinicians and community leaders have gathered in Sāmoa to discuss how precision medicine and genetic research can better serve Indigenous peoples across the region.

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Aug 11, 2026
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