Indigenous Health
Deaths in custody prompt public drunkenness reform
On Friday February 8th, The Victorian Lower house passed a Bill to decriminalise public drunkenness. A 1991 Royal Commission into......
NT Liquor Bill faces fierce Criticism from Indigenous Community
For more than 4 years the Woolworth’s Endeavour Drinks Group has been attempting to establish a 13,000 square meter Dan......
Creative Conversations on Race combats racism in healthcare
For the last two years Gold Coast Health has been implementing the Creative Conversations on Race training program in an......
On-the-ground indigenous health a priority for new dollars
The Federal government gave indigenous health a boost yesterday with $33 million to strengthen primary health services. The granty comes after......
Preparing Indigenous Communities for Coronavirus
The spread of coronavirus has health authorities on high alert. Head of the Biosecurity Program at the Kirby Institute at the......
Torres Strait Health Concerns Raised Over Climate Change
While climate change has generated much spotlight over recent months, it appears its effects on Indigenous health has left the......
Indigenous HPV vaccinations shoot up
Human papilloma virus (HPV) can cause cervical cancer in women. Indigenous women are diagnosed with cervical cancer at twice the......
Federal Labor pledges $115 million for Indigenous health
Federal Labor Opposition Leader Bill Shorten has announced a new $115 million plan towards tackling Indigenous health should his party......
Advocates criticise NDIS’ rural and Indigenous services
The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) helps thousands of Australians with severe disabilities to receive support, whether this be assistance......
Food Conference Urges Action in Remote Communities
Today, hundreds of leading economists, doctors and social science professionals gathered at the Australasian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society conference......