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Cape York men urged to put health first during Men’s Health Week
Apunipima Cape York Health Council is encouraging men across Cape York to take c...
Joseph Guenzler 16 Jun 2026
Australia eliminates trachoma as public health problem in landmark milestone
Australia has eliminated trachoma as a public health problem, the World Health O...
Dechlan Brennan 30 Apr 2026
Vic Government announces funding expansion for Koori Maternity Services
The Victorian government has announced funding for Koori Maternity Services acro...
Dechlan Brennan 24 Mar 2026
Aged care reforms failing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Elders, sector warns
The Queensland Aboriginal and Islander Health Council is urging governments to t...
Giovanni Torre 24 Mar 2026
Indigenous leadership making an impact in push to eliminate cervical cancer
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women and the community-controlled health...
Giovanni Torre 17 Nov 2025
Fitzroy Crossing women drive new model for child health research

Fifteen years after Fitzroy Valley women led a landmark alcohol reform campaign, the same leaders are changing how child health research is conducted in remote Australia.

Natasha Clark Natasha Clark Nov 6, 2025
Aboriginal-led organisations honoured for suicide prevention work

This report discusses suicide, mental health, and suicide prevention. Waterlily Healing Indigenous Corporation and Perfectly Imperfect Consulting, based on Larrakia Country in Darwin, have received th...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Aug 21, 2025
Young mob encouraged to FLIP THE VAPE and breathe easy

A mob-led health campaign is blazing a trail to encourage Aboriginal youth in Victoria to ditch vaping. Led by The Koori Way, a Victorian statewide anti-tobacco and anti-vaping health promotion initia...

Callan Morse Callan Morse Aug 19, 2025
On World Hepatitis Day, experts urge nationwide action for First Nations hepatitis

On World Hepatitis Day this week NACCHO and Hepatitis Australia called for urgent national action, as Australia approaches its 2030 target to eliminate Hepatitis B and C.

Alexandra Giorgianni Alexandra Giorgianni Jul 29, 2025
Voice, Treaty, Truth key to closing health gap: GPs body takes a stand on NAIDOC Week

Indigenous representation, leadership, community-controlled organisations, and cultural and practical knowledge are critical to achieving health equity, the Royal Australian College of General Practit...

Jarred Cross Jarred Cross Jul 7, 2025
'Getting Frisky? Don't Be Risky' - Queensland Aboriginal and Islander Health Council launches new safe sex campaign

The Queensland Aboriginal and Islander Health Council (QAIHC) has partnered with condom brand LifeStyles Healthcare to roll out a new safe sex campaign designed for the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Is...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Feb 17, 2025
Hundreds of new Indigenous health workers to receive diabetes prevention training

More than 500 new Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health workers will receive diabetes prevention training through a new partnership between the National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health O...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Nov 14, 2024
Hiring more locals could improve remote health care

Employing more Indigenous health workers in remote communities could reduce the high staff turnover and improve the quality of care delivered to patients, a study has found.

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Aaron Bunch Aug 29, 2024
Crumbling facilities crippling NT Indigenous health sector, survey finds

Dilapidated and poorly maintained health infrastructure in the Northern Territory is impacting Aboriginal Community-Controlled Health Organisations to deliver vital services, a new survey has revealed...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Aug 15, 2024
VACCHO criticise government department's dismissal of lived Aboriginal experiences in prison

An Indigenous health group has criticised the Victorian government in the wake of a damning report by the state's ombudsman highlighting the deeply confronting and distressing conditions for Indigenou...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Mar 8, 2024
New health traineeship launched to help close the gap

A new health traineeship program has been launched, enabling more than 190 First Nations healthcare trainees to embark on a transformative journey.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Mar 7, 2024
Victorian First Nations groups urge support for Indigenous-led solutions to closing the gap

Victorian Indigenous groups have responded to the Productivity Commission report released on Wednesday - which found governments had largely not fulfilled their commitments in relation to Closing the...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Feb 7, 2024
SNAICC supports Productivity Commission's Closing the Gap findings

The Secretariat of National Aboriginal and Islander Child Care (SNAICC) says they support the "blunt" findings and recommendations of the Productivity Commission's report, which found governments acro...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Feb 7, 2024
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