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Indigenous-led research centre to tackle childhood hearing loss
A new $3 million national research centre will focus on improving ear health out...
Jackson Clark 7 Sep 2026
Phillip Saunders takes the reins as Australian Indigenous Doctors' Association CEO
The Australian Indigenous Doctors' Association (AIDA) has announced the appointm...
Giovanni Torre 4 Sep 2026
The cadetship supporting mob in allied health careers
Anna Westcott wanted to study occupational therapy since seeing her brother in s...
Callan Morse 3 Sep 2026
Endometriosis surgery is going private, and Indigenous women are missing out
Endometriosis surgery in Australia is increasingly being performed in private ho...
Dianne Bortoletto 31 Aug 2026
New, improved and mobile laundry facilities for remote communities to tackle preventable disease
Remote First Nations communities and homelands across Northern Australia will se...
Jarred Cross 27 Aug 2026
'A place where people go to die' - Chansey Paech's warning on Voluntary Assisted Dying in remote clinics

Northern Territory Labor MLA Chansey Paech has warned parliament that a poorly implemented voluntary assisted dying regime could stop Aboriginal people in remote communities walking through the door o...

Reece Harley Reece Harley Aug 26, 2026
First Nations mental health treatment program goes digital

Health practitioners working with Aboriginal people will be able to move from screening at-risk clients directly into culturally informed interviews and treatment planning online.

David Prestipino David Prestipino Aug 21, 2026
Honouring 'a truly extraordinary Aboriginal woman'

Dr Josie Douglas, General Manager of Professional Services at the Central Land Council, gave this acceptance speech on behalf of Dr Pat Turner AM for the National NAIDOC Award - Person of the Year.

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Dr Josie Douglas Aug 17, 2026
Remote and rural residents die young amid major healthcare shortfall

In pockets of remote Australia, there are teenagers with type two diabetes, young patients on kidney dialysis and people dying of heart disease before middle age.

Yorta Yorta woman Nicole McCartney appointed National Director of Indigenous Health Strategy Unit

The Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency has appointed Nicole McCartney as the new National Director of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Strategy Unit.

Callan Morse Callan Morse Aug 14, 2026
High hopes for $13 million health hub in Goldfields

One of Western Australia's biggest regional health centres has been transformed to meet modern needs of the rural communities it serves across the state's biggest region.

David Prestipino David Prestipino Aug 12, 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
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