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Report calls for stronger hepatitis testing in Indigenous communities

Indigenous Queenslanders are experiencing more than double the rate of a highly preventable cancer,...

Joseph Guenzler 30 Apr 2026

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Liver cancer survival for Aboriginal Territorians triples under NT-designed Hep B program

Survival rates for Aboriginal people with liver cancer are now three times higher than in the mid-20...

Dechlan Brennan 15 Dec 2025

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Indigenous solutions to HIV and hepatitis receive GLOWS grant support

Ten Indigenous-led projects have received grants totalling $2. 3 million under the inaugural round o...

Joseph Guenzler 6 Aug 2025

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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, a...

Alexandra Giorgianni 29 Jul 2025

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First Nations hepatitis B risks revealed in study

The impacts on liver health from a unique strain of chronic hepatitis B, which predominantly affects...

Keira Jenkins 15 Jul 2025

Health

Report calls for stronger hepatitis testing in Indigenous communities

Indigenous Queenslanders are experiencing more than double the rate of a highly...

Joseph Guenzler 30 Apr 2026

News

Liver cancer survival for Aboriginal Territorians triples under NT-designed Hep B program

Survival rates for Aboriginal people with liver cancer are now three times highe...

Dechlan Brennan 15 Dec 2025

News

Indigenous solutions to HIV and hepatitis receive GLOWS grant support

Ten Indigenous-led projects have received grants totalling $2. 3 million under t...

Joseph Guenzler 6 Aug 2025

News

On World Hepatitis Day, experts urge nationwide action for First Nations hepatitis

On World Hepatitis Day this week NACCHO and Hepatitis Australia called for urgen...

Alexandra Giorgianni 29 Jul 2025

News

First Nations hepatitis B risks revealed in study

The impacts on liver health from a unique strain of chronic hepatitis B, which p...

Keira Jenkins 15 Jul 2025

New research reveals Indigenous people "significantly less likely" to receive medical care recommended in National Hepatitis B Strategy

A new study published in the Royal Australasian College of Physicians' Internal Medicine Journal has found Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians living with chronic Hepatitis B are signifi...

Giovanni Torre Jul 18, 2024

Every Yarn Counts campaign launched to tackle hepatitis C in Indigenous communities

A new campaign - Every Yarn Counts - was launched Tuesday to normalise discussions about hepatitis C in the community; eliminating barriers, stigma and misconceptions associated with the disease to en...

Giovanni Torre Jun 11, 2024

HIV-hepatitis project aims to reduce health inequities

Despite advancements in effective treatments for HIV and viral hepatitis, the rates of diagnosis are disproportionately higher in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities compared with the no...

Rudi Maxwell Jan 19, 2024

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