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Aboriginal infant died just days after mother became homeless
The death of an Aboriginal infant who died in Mparntwe / Alice Springs in 2024 w...
Dechlan Brennan 1 Sep 2026
'We want to do everything we can to make sure our babies are the healthiest they can be' - new campaign targets FASD
Ahead of International FASD (Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder) Awareness Day on 9...
Giovanni Torre 1 Sep 2026
Partnering with First Nations communities to give babies the best start
Each year on National Close the Gap Day - 19 March - we are reminded that rates...
New rural birthing on Country model shows positive results
A new study into the clinical effectiveness of a rural Birthing on Country servi...
Phoebe Blogg 3 Mar 2026
South Australian program supporting Aboriginal families through pregnancy and beyond
A new program empowering Aboriginal families by providing greater comfort and co...
Giovanni Torre 22 Sep 2025
Deadly Queensland mums are going smoke and vape free

A new Indigenous-led campaign is encouraging pregnant Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women across Queensland to go smoke and vape free during pregnancy.

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Jul 25, 2025
200 new junior doctors to boost NT health workforce

More than 200 new junior doctors have been recruited by the Northern Territory to strengthen the medical workforce in NT Health hospitals. The group consists of graduate doctors and Resident Medical O...

Rhiannon Clarke Rhiannon Clarke Feb 16, 2024
Nominations open for NT Nursing and Midwifery Excellence Awards

Nominations are now open for the Northern Territory Nursing and Midwifery Excellence Awards 2024, including the Excellence in Aboriginal Health award.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jan 29, 2024
From East Timor-based enrolled nurse to qualified Aboriginal Health Practitioner

Kelly Lienesch, a proud Malyangapa woman with 32 years of nursing experience, recently qualified as an Aboriginal Health Practitioner. Hailing from Wanaaring, she now calls the New South Wales town of...

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Jan 22, 2024
COVID-19 cases in the NT a worry for Indigenous health group

As an eighth wave of COVID-19 sweeps across Australia there has been a sharp rise in the number of people contracting the virus in the Northern Territory.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Nov 28, 2023
NT's largest Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Service assumes operation of clinics in Central Australia

The Northern Territory's largest Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Service, the Central Australian Aboriginal Congress, has assumed operations of two Central Australian primary health care clinic...

Callan Morse Callan Morse Mar 7, 2023
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