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Community safety at risk if alcohol protections lapse, NT Aboriginal health body warns
The Northern Territory Government must provide certainty about how it will maint...
Dechlan Brennan 4 Jun 2026
'Something has gone wrong': jab push amid diphtheria outbreak
A serious outbreak of a disease most developed countries have relegated to the "...
Lloyd Jones 22 May 2026
Indigenous health bodies back coordinated response to diphtheria outbreak
The Commonwealth government's funding package in response to the country's large...
Dechlan Brennan 21 May 2026
New Indigenous vocational centre aims to boost jobs and training
A new national Indigenous vocational education body aimed at improving training...
Natasha Clark 8 May 2026
Kimberley health leaders acknowledge Pat Turner’s many years of service
Health leaders in Western Australia's Kimberley have acknowledged the retirement...
Natasha Clark 10 Mar 2026
Experienced leader steps into key Central Australian Aboriginal health role

One of the Territory's most experienced Aboriginal health leaders is set to lead the Aboriginal Medical Services Alliance Northern Territory (AMSANT), with Donna Ah Chee beginning her role as the body...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Mar 3, 2026
Big Rivers Region welcomes first cohort of Aboriginal health trainees

The Aboriginal Medical Services Alliance Northern Territory (AMSANT) and Sunrise Health Service Aboriginal Corporation have marked a milestone in the Big Rivers Region, with the first cohort of traine...

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Feb 17, 2026
Katherine West Health Board backs greater urgency, more action to implement Coroner's domestic violence recommendations

The Katherine West Health Board has welcomed the Aboriginal Medical Services Alliance Northern Territory's report card assessing progress made against the Coroner's Inquest into the deaths of four Abo...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Feb 16, 2026
'Be serious about this, because it’s taking our people' - Indigenous communities urged to access free lung cancer screenings

Gilbert Wanganeen is urging Indigenous people not to wait until it's too late when it comes to lung cancer. Launched in July 2025, the National Lung Cancer Screening Program offers free scans through...

Jarred Cross Jarred Cross Feb 12, 2026
Aboriginal leaders urge men to confront violence ahead of holiday period

A Northern Territory health alliance says men, families, and community leaders need to unite to prevent violence against women and children over the holiday period.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Dec 10, 2025
Aboriginal Medical Services Alliance Northern Territory welcomes new CEO

Dr Donna Ah Chee has been appointed chief executive officer of the Aboriginal Medical Services Alliance Northern Territory (AMSANT), marking a significant moment for Aboriginal community-controlled he...

Nicole Brown Nicole Brown Dec 8, 2025
NT Government releases new DV strategy amid renewed calls for urgent reform

The Northern Territory Government has unveiled its domestic, family and sexual violence (DFSV) Reduction Strategy 2025-2028 and its accompanying Safety Roadmap, one year after Coroner Elisabeth Armita...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Nov 26, 2025
NT Aboriginal health leaders mark Diabetes Feet Day with call for greater investment in foot health

The Aboriginal Medical Services Alliance Northern Territory and Central Australian Aboriginal Congress have called for greater awareness and investment in foot health to prevent avoidable amputations...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Nov 12, 2025
NT Police launch first anti-racism strategy following years of systemic racism accusations

After years of criticism over racism within the force, the Northern Territory Police have launched their first-ever anti-racism strategy. The strategy, led by the NT Police's Cultural Reform Command d...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Nov 7, 2025
Report finds remote NT Aboriginal health services struggling due to chronic neglect

Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services (ACCHSs) are delivering vital care across the Northern Territory, but chronic neglect - including outdated infrastructure, staff shortages, and "burdens...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Oct 31, 2025
Type 2 diabetes increasing in Aboriginal youth in Kimberley, study warns

"When I found out, I was 14 turning 15, I didn't really understand it so I didn't really listen."For one teenager from northern WA's Kimberley region, the reality of type 2 diabetes arrived early.

Natasha Clark Natasha Clark Sep 24, 2025
NT Government policies ‘causing more harm than good,’ advocates warn

The Northern Territory government's tough-on-crime approach is "negatively impacting mainly Indigenous families and communities," while failing to improve community safety, according to more than 20 a...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Aug 28, 2025
Aboriginal Medical Services Alliance disappointed by Territory government’s response to Coroner’s domestic and family violence recommendations

The Aboriginal Medical Services Alliance Northern Territory has expressed disappointment at the NT government's response to the coronial inquest into the deaths of four Aboriginal women, which was tab...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Aug 1, 2025
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