Health
Yothu Yindi Foundation CEO accuses NT and federal Governments of misdirecting funds
In a passionate speech welcoming visitors to the Garma Festival, Denise Bowden, CEO of the Yothu Yindi Foundation, alleges that......
A year on, Ebola still strikes the Democratic Republic of Congo
Last year, the Democratic Republic of Congo had its 10th Ebola strike since 1976. This time, around 1800 Congolese have......
Booraja In-Home Aged Care Strengthening Kinship and Culture
Booraja, a regional home care program run by IRT Group, recently won the innovAGEING National Award for Realising Wellness and......
Calls To Change The Menu In Aged Care
Chef and good food advocate Maggie Beer has spoken to the Aged Care Royal Commission about the quality of food......
Flu Raises Vaccine Debate
Flu season is well and truly upon us once again, and with rising death rates, people have continued the controversial......
Diabetes and an increasing Indigenous population
The Australian Bureau of Statistics shows the projected Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population to be over one million people......
NDIS funding lock out
Last month the Administrative Appeals Tribunal conclusively ruled that a young man, who has cerebral palsy and severe dysphagia could......
Overhaul sugar rating system, says peak body
Australia’s peak consumer advocacy group, Choice, has recommended a change in the way we rate sugary foods. They say the......
Don’t fear the smear: cancer survivor’s warning to women
It is estimated over 900 Australian women will be diagnosed with cervical cancer this year. Cervical cancer is the growth of abnormal......
Victoria’s euthanasia drug kept in the dark
While some advocates of voluntary euthanasia are celebrating the day it has become legal in Victoria, others take issue in......