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Closing the Gap at risk without urgent focus on urban Indigenous health, experts warn
Closing the health gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people in Australia...
Giovanni Torre 16 Apr 2026
New dedicated headspace opens to support First Nations young people across Magandjin/Brisbane and Moreton Bay
First Nations young people across Magandjin/Brisbane and Moreton Bay can now acc...
Giovanni Torre 9 Mar 2026
Trailblazing Aboriginal health practitioner leads the way in diabetes care
James Cook University graduate Josiah Little has become Australia's first male t...
Callan Morse 6 Mar 2026
Applications open for prestigious Indigenous health scholarship
The National Association of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Workers...
Joseph Guenzler 4 Feb 2026
Long-serving community leader recognised through inaugural health awards
Torres Strait Islander Elder Gwen Ketchell has been honoured at the inaugural To...
Joseph Guenzler 25 Nov 2025
Professor returns home to strengthen First Nations nursing

James Cook University is celebrating the homecoming of Professor Roianne West, a Kalkadunga and Djunke woman, who joins the University as Professor of Nursing and Midwifery, based on her ancestral Cou...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Nov 7, 2025
Why Indigenous health workers should apply for this important scholarship

Having Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in the health sector leads to better health outcomes for mob, a sector peak boss says. It's why a scholarship supporting Indigenous students and tr...

Jarred Cross Jarred Cross Sep 23, 2025
Puggy Hunter Memorial Scholarship continues to support strong, Indigenous-led health workforce

Applications for Australia's largest Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health scholarship program have opened for 2026. The Puggy Hunter Memorial Scholarship, established to honour the legacy of D...

Callan Morse Callan Morse Sep 3, 2025
Multimillion dollar grant backs Aboriginal-led study into child injury prevention

An Aboriginal-led study aiming to reduce injury rates and improve outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children has received a $5 million National Health Medical Research Council (NHMRC)...

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler May 9, 2025
Indigenous medicos nursing First Peoples back to health

Lila Pigliafiori knows the power of having an Indigenous healthcare provider in community. Her mother was a nurse and Aboriginal health worker, and also inspiration for herself to enter the field.

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Keira Jenkins Mar 20, 2025
HealthInfoNet's annual Overview shines light on First Nations health

The Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet's annual Overview of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health status 2024 was released Monday, providing a summary of the most recent indicators of the heal...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Mar 10, 2025
'Tyranny of distance' still plaguing remote health care

Thousands of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people need to travel more than an hour to visit a primary health care service. There are 131 of 412 Indigenous areas where more than 200 people live...

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Keira Jenkins Dec 4, 2024
Chronic conditions on the rise among Indigenous people

Almost half of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have a chronic health condition, with those living in remote areas more likely to be affected, according to the Australian Bureau of Statist...

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Keira Jenkins Nov 26, 2024
Puggy Hunter Memorial Scholarship shifts to Indigenous community control

A scholarship named in honour of a significant leader in Indigenous health and wellbeing, Dr Arnold 'Puggy' Hunter, is set to transition to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community control.

Callan Morse Callan Morse Mar 27, 2024
Asthma WA issues respiratory disease warning for Indigenous communities

Indigenous Australians living in remote areas are 2.4 times more likely to be hospitalised for respiratory diseases compared with those living in major cities.

David Prestipino David Prestipino Nov 9, 2023
First keys for NT homelands housing package handed over as peak body calls for sustained and appropriate funding

The keys to the first of 80 properties refurbished under the Northern Territory's $100 million Restoring Funding For Homelands program have been handed over.

Callan Morse Callan Morse Oct 25, 2023
Northern Territory health industry excellence recognised at annual Aboriginal health practitioners awards

Indigenous health professionals from across the NT have been recognised at the 2022 Northern Territory Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Practitioner Worker and Practitioner Awards.

Callan Morse Callan Morse Sep 19, 2022
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