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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
Honouring 'a truly extraordinary Aboriginal woman'
Dr Josie Douglas, General Manager of Professional Services at the Central Land C...
Dr Josie Douglas 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, youn...
Yorta Yorta woman Nicole McCartney appointed National Director of Indigenous Health Strategy Unit
The Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency has appointed Nicole McCart...
Callan Morse 14 Aug 2026
High hopes for $13 million health hub in Goldfields
One of Western Australia's biggest regional health centres has been transformed...
David Prestipino 12 Aug 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
Aboriginal health body calls for funding of women’s drug and alcohol rehabilitation model

The peak body for Victorian Indigenous health organisations has called on the state Government to fund a new Aboriginal-led alcohol and other drug (AOD) detoxification and rehabilitation service desig...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Aug 10, 2026
Healthy Ears initiative supports Aboriginal children across Western NSW

Aboriginal children across Western NSW are receiving earlier access to important ear, nose and throat treatment through a major regional health initiative.

Jackson Clark Jackson Clark Aug 5, 2026
Cost and access barriers stopping Aboriginal men getting prostate cancer surgery

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander men diagnosed with prostate cancer are less likely to receive surgery than other Australian men and more likely to face financial barriers to treatment, according...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Aug 4, 2026
Three-year agreement targets better health in Far North communities

A new partnership between Community Enterprise Queensland and the Torres and Cape Hospital and Health Service is set to support healthier choices in Torres Strait, Northern Peninsula Area and Cape Yor...

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Jul 29, 2026
Indigenous-led early hearing checks help rural children stay on track

Early intervention teams are delivering hearing screenings to children at rural schools across Queensland's North Burnett region to identify health concerns before they affect learning and development...

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Jul 29, 2026
Cherokee Nation opens new 127-bed hospital in Oklahoma

The Cherokee Nation has completed a US$470 million (AUD 671 million) replacement hospital in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, expanding the tribe's health care capacity with a six-story, 400,000-square-foot facil...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Jul 21, 2026
Victoria establishes state's first Aboriginal-led human research ethics committee

Victoria's first Aboriginal-led human research ethics committee has officially begun operations, marking a significant step in strengthening cultural oversight of medical research involving Aboriginal...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jul 17, 2026
Gomeroi artist honours LifeFlight through artwork

Emerging contemporary Indigenous artist and Gomeroi woman Melinda Luscombe reflected on the fragility of life while creating her latest work.

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Jul 14, 2026
Deadly Cup leaves lasting impact on Territory community

The Deadly Cup has again demonstrated the power of combining sport, culture and health after more than 2,000 people attended last weekend's rugby league carnival in Darwin.

Jackson Clark Jackson Clark Jul 13, 2026
Dr Pat Anderson reflects on 50 years of NAIDOC at UQ

Dr Pat Anderson AO has marked the 50-year anniversary of NAIDOC with a personal keynote address at The University of Queensland. The Alyawarre woman from the Northern Territory reflected on the histor...

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Jul 8, 2026
AHCSA marks 25 years of community-controlled health leadership

The Aboriginal Health Council of South Australia is marking 25 years since it was incorporated as an independent, community-controlled organisation.

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Jul 3, 2026
Fifty years of deadly: what Aboriginal community control has achieved for our health

This NAIDOC Week, the theme is 50 Years of Deadly. For me, those words land with particular weight and few examples better capture that theme than the achievements of Aboriginal community-controlled h...

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Donna Ah Chee Jul 3, 2026
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