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Strong communities, healthy futures: Aboriginal-led GP cultural education organisation launches five-year strategy
A national framework and systems to monitor progress of cultural safety educatio...
Jarred Cross 27 Oct 2026
Digital platform puts Aboriginal mothers at the centre of maternity care
An Aboriginal-led digital platform designed to improve maternity care for First...
Dechlan Brennan 27 Oct 2026
Exclusive: 'Her children were her world' - Family seeks answers after death of young mother separated from her kids
This report contains the name of an Indigenous person who has died, references t...
Giovanni Torre 27 Oct 2026
New documentary highlights kidney transplant inequalities experienced by Indigenous Australians
A new documentary is drawing attention to the difficulties Aboriginal and Torres...
Jackson Clark 27 Oct 2026
Mob-led community election debate to take place as Treaty dismantling fears loom
A political debate for mob will be held this week in Melbourne, a month before t...
Dechlan Brennan 26 Oct 2026
How to build health care Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander men would use

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander men have a life expectancy of 71.9 years - 8.8 years less than non-Indigenous men. Rates of potentially avoidable deaths in men under the age of 75 is almost thre...

New recruitment pathway to support Aboriginal nurses and midwives in WA

A new recruitment initiative has been introduced in Western Australia to help more Aboriginal nurses and midwives enter the public health workforce; the WA government's Aboriginal Application Pathway.

Jackson Clark Jackson Clark Oct 25, 2026
Jaghu launches birth registration clinic for Indigenous families

First Nations families in Ipswich can access support to register their children's births through a clinic run by the Jaghu Maternal and Infant Program.

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Oct 23, 2026
Palawa man reflects on 43 days alone in the Arctic

Palawa man Dylan Hyatt-Jacobson drew on his psychology studies to endure 43 days in the Arctic wilderness on SBS's Alone Australia before a worsening back injury forced him to withdraw.

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Oct 23, 2026
West Moreton Health sets priorities for First Nations care

West Moreton Health has launched its revised First Nations Health Equity Strategy, outlining priorities to improve healthcare access, eliminate racism and strengthen culturally safe care for Aborigina...

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Oct 22, 2026
'We Win When We Yarn About Gambling' campaign launched in the Kimberley

Aboriginal communities across the Kimberley are being encouraged to yarn about gambling harm through a new community-led awareness campaign funded by the WA Government.

Phoebe Solon Phoebe Solon Oct 22, 2026
Connected Care rollout expands specialist maternity services across the Kimberley

Women with high-risk pregnancies in the Kimberley are set to benefit from improved access to specialist antenatal care through a $450,000 telehealth project backed by the Western Australian Government...

Phoebe Solon Phoebe Solon Oct 20, 2026
Pormpuraaw welcomes new $35 million health centre

Pormpuraaw's new $35.4 million Primary Health Care Centre has welcomed its first patients, with community members gathering for an open day on October 14.

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Oct 20, 2026
First Nations knowledge must help shape the doctors who serve our communities

First Nations knowledge and leadership must help shape how future doctors are trained, according to a new paper calling for medical education that responds to the needs, priorities and experiences of...

Nicole Brown Nicole Brown Oct 19, 2026
‘The goddamn heart of this place’: Blak business claims the Territory

Hoops 4 Health, the Darwin basketball and youth program founded by Timmy Duggan OAM, was named NT Blak Business of the Year on Saturday night at a sold-out Mindil Beach Casino Resort Pavilion, where N...

Reece Harley Reece Harley Oct 17, 2026
Canadian Indigenous leaders take stand for First Nations’ access to clean and safe drinking water

Indigenous leaders have urged the Canadian government to take a much stronger stand to protect First Nations' access to clean and safe drinking water.

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Oct 16, 2026
Study highlights role of community-led learning in medical training

Training doctors in rural and remote communities and including First Nations knowledge and leadership in medical education could strengthen healthcare access, build the workforce and improve health ou...

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Oct 15, 2026
Funding secured for Victorian Aboriginal community-controlled organisation governance training

Community-designed training for leadership and confident decision-making within Aboriginal Community-Controlled Organisations will continue in Victoria for a further three years after securing funding...

Jarred Cross Jarred Cross Oct 12, 2026
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