Indigenous Health
This report contains the name of an Indigenous person who has died, references to self-harm, and details some readers may find distressing. Days after learning she would not have her children returned...
A new documentary is drawing attention to the difficulties Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people face when accessing kidney transplants.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander men have a life expectancy of 71.9 years - 8.8 years less than non-Indigenous men. Rates of potentially avoidable deaths in men under the age of 75 is almost thre...
A new recruitment initiative has been introduced in Western Australia to help more Aboriginal nurses and midwives enter the public health workforce; the WA government's Aboriginal Application Pathway.
Pormpuraaw's new $35.4 million Primary Health Care Centre has welcomed its first patients, with community members gathering for an open day on October 14.
Training doctors in rural and remote communities and including First Nations knowledge and leadership in medical education could strengthen healthcare access, build the workforce and improve health ou...
Nyiyaparli people are leading a new approach to kidney health and wellbeing, grounded in Country, family, culture, and community. The Nyiyaparli Health and Wellbeing Project, initiated by Karlka Nyiya...
A new quantum sensing technology designed to improve the diagnosis of iron disorders in First Nations communities has received a $2.2 million funding boost from the Australian Government.
A Stolen Generations Survivor who discovered his liver cancer by chance has lent his voice to a new community campaign designed to highlight the disproportionate impact the disease has on Indigenous p...
A new study has examined how Cape York families experience and respond to stillbirth, highlighting the importance of culturally appropriate care, family, ceremony and community support.
The Aboriginal Medical Services Alliance Northern Territory has urged the broader community services sector to put Aboriginal community control into practice by embedding it in their own policies, pro...
A serious health condition is quietly causing a major impact in Indigenous communities. Huntington's disease is a genetic, degenerative, fatal neurological condition.
Three Indigenous health professionals have been named recipients of the 2026 Ian O'Rourke Scholarship, supporting work to improve patient safety and culturally safe care across NSW Health.