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‘We must work as a country’: Indigenous ministers urge vaccinations amid record diphtheria outbreak
Indigenous Ministers have urged Australians to vaccinate amid the nation's large...
Alexandra Giorgianni 25 May 2026
Deadly disease outbreak linked to waning vaccinations
A dip in vaccination rates has been blamed for one of Australia's worst diphther...
Lloyd Jones 19 May 2026
Lung Foundation Australia urges First Nations communities to get ‘flu ready’ this winter
Lung Foundation Australia is encouraging Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander c...
Giovanni Torre 20 Apr 2026
Three-year 'Closing the Vaccine Gap' initiative to better protect health of WA Aboriginal communities
A new Curtin University-led program will work to make a vital contribution to re...
Giovanni Torre 16 Dec 2025
World-first study uncovers key vaccine findings on tackling hearing loss among Indigenous children
A world-first study led by Menzies School of Health Research has uncovered an im...
Giovanni Torre 13 Jun 2024
Health professionals urge Indigenous people to get the flu vaccine

With the onset of flu season, the Institute for Urban Indigenous Health is calling on all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to get vaccinated as soon as possible.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Apr 16, 2024
Post-pandemic fall in child vaccination 'concerning'

Health experts are concerned about declining vaccination rates among children and are calling for a targeted campaign to lift uptake. Childhood vaccination rates have dropped for a second year, prompt...

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Maeve Bannister Dec 14, 2023
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
Plea for vaccination "surge" as Indigenous rates lag

There's a plea for Australia to roll out vaccine 'surges' as the take up rate for jabs against serious diseases is lagging among high-risk groups.

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Rachael Ward Nov 27, 2023
Study aimed at increasing COVID-vaccination for vulnerable young mums and bubs backed by government funding

A study aimed at curbing risks associated with feared trailing vaccination rates among First Nations expectant mothers and babies will work with Aboriginal medical services around Western Australia fo...

Jarred Cross Jarred Cross Nov 1, 2022
Confusion over jab requirements of Traditional Owners at WA mine sites

The Western Australian government is being asked to clarify whether Traditional Owners carrying out work on mine sites are required to be vaccinated against COVID-19 as part of its mandate for mine si...

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Aleisha Orr Apr 22, 2022
Crowded houses, sorry business spur COVID concern in Pilbara town

The rapid spread of a COVID-19 Omicron cluster in Western Australia's Pilbara region comes as no surprise, according to the chief executive of a local health service.

Jarred Cross Jarred Cross Mar 24, 2022
EXCLUSIVE: No clarification on vaccine mandate for Traditional Owners

The Kimberley Land Council (KLC) is calling for the WA Government to enforce its COVID-19 vaccine mandate for the resources industry on all Traditional Owners going onto mine sites to carry out herita...

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Aleisha Orr Mar 9, 2022
Territory "locks in" remote communities as COVID spreads

The Commonwealth and Northern Territory governments have established a series of biosecurity zones in a bid to protect remote NT communities from COVID-19.

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Feb 4, 2022
Authorities work to boost Pilbara vaccination rate as second COVID case found

A second worker has tested positive to COVID in the Pilbara, sparking fears for the region which has relatively low vaccination rates. More than 70 workers at the Yandi iron ore mine site, north-east...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Feb 3, 2022
Pilbara COVID vaccination levels remain low as border reopening looms

Concerns have been raised about low vaccination levels in the Pilbara as Western Australia approaches the scheduled date for reopening the state's border, with around 40% of Pilbara residents still co...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Jan 18, 2022
Opening of WA borders requires significant vaccination

Following the McGowan Government's announcement of the February 5 plan to open Western Australia to the rest of the country, and the world, the race now appears to be on to get areas with low vaccinat...

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Aaron Bloch Dec 17, 2021
Restrictions placed on APY lands after COVID-19 detected

South Australian authorities have imposed restrictions on residents in the Aṉangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (APY) Lands in the state's north after COVID-19 was detected in wastewater at Ind...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Dec 14, 2021
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