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Men come together to strengthen futures in Kununurra
More than 60 men from across Northern Australia gathered in Kununurra this week...
Phoebe Solon 12 Nov 2026
MJD Foundation travels far and wide to support remote Indigenous families
The MJD Foundation travelled approximately 34,000 kilometres across 27 outreach...
Joseph Guenzler 10 Nov 2026
$42.5 million aged care home planned for Halls Creek Elders
Halls Creek is set to receive a new 40-bed aged care home, with a $42. 5 million...
Phoebe Solon 6 Nov 2026
New app helps Aboriginal families track children’s ear health
Aboriginal families are helping shape a new phone app designed to make it easier...
Jackson Clark 6 Nov 2026
Meth trafficking stokes Pacific health crisis
Security policy in the Pacific must put people first as meth trafficking fuels a...
Max Aldred (AAP) 6 Nov 2026
The program supporting regional, remote and rural midwives gain critical experience for their communities

Katrina Pearson was born at Thursday Island Hospital in the Torres Strait, and would later give birth to her children there. Today, she helps other families bring new life into the world as the only T...

Jarred Cross Jarred Cross Nov 5, 2026
Kimberley students join growing movement to strengthen Indigenous mental health workforce

Young Indigenous psychology students from some of Australia's most remote communities gathered in Sydney this month for a three-day conference focused on building a culturally informed mental health w...

Phoebe Solon Phoebe Solon Oct 30, 2026
Trailblazing Aboriginal health worker Elsta Foy receives Order of Australia Medal

Nearly 200 family members, friends and community representatives gathered in Rubibi / Broome on Thursday, to celebrate Walman Yawuru Elder Elsta Foy receiving the Medal of the Order of Australia, reco...

Phoebe Solon Phoebe Solon Oct 29, 2026
World Prematurity Day: Ambre's story of courage, family and life born too soon

When Ambre Higgins welcomed her daughter Kymani into the world in August 2025, it was 11 weeks earlier than expected. Weighing just 1.2 kilograms, Kymani would spend her first eight weeks in neonatal...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Oct 28, 2026
Hall of Fame recognition for Cape York health leader

Debra Malthouse has been inducted into the Queensland Aboriginal and Islander Health Council Hall of Fame, recognising more than 45 years of work in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community-con...

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Oct 28, 2026
A remarkable legacy remembered

Aboriginal and Torres Islander readers are advised that this article contains the names and images of people who have died, used with the permission of their family.

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Oct 28, 2026
Strong communities, healthy futures: Aboriginal-led GP cultural education organisation launches five-year strategy

A national framework and systems to monitor progress of cultural safety education within doctor training will be established as a nationwide, Aboriginal-led health sector organisation maps out its fut...

Jarred Cross Jarred Cross Oct 27, 2026
Digital platform puts Aboriginal mothers at the centre of maternity care

An Aboriginal-led digital platform designed to improve maternity care for First Nations women and families has been released following a decade of research and collaboration with Elders, communities a...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Oct 27, 2026
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