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Fiji strengthens frontline animal health workforce with para-vet training
Fiji has strengthened its frontline animal health workforce after 26 agriculture...
Joseph Guenzler 9 Sep 2026
Advocates urge federal parliament to pass Thorpe bill to abolish shackling during childbirth
The National Network of Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated Women and Girls h...
Giovanni Torre 9 Sep 2026
Westerman Jilya Institute Indigenous Child Suicide Prevention Fundraising event returns for 2026
Set to be held in Sydney for the very first time, the Westerman Jilya Institute...
Phoebe Blogg 8 Sep 2026
New health precinct supports recovery for Indigenous Canberrans
A new health services for vulnerable Canberrans is due to open next month follow...
Callan Morse 8 Sep 2026
Sleepless in Sāmoa: Scholar’s vision for Pacific youth mental health
When a world-leading Oxford sleep scientist visited Sāmoa and Aotearoa as part o...
Giovanni Torre 8 Sep 2026
Lambie warns veterans' health cap would see 'suicide rate going back up'

Veteran suicide rates would climb under plans to impose a cap on health care funding, a prominent politician has warned in a blistering attack on the government.

Calls grow for fairer funding for Aboriginal training organisations

Aboriginal Community Controlled Registered Training Organisations (ACC-RTOs) play a critical role in delivering culturally safe training and meeting workforce demands, the Victorian TAFE Association (...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Sep 8, 2026
Young Indigenous woman repeatedly asked for medications before her death in custody, inquest told

This report contains the first name of an Indigenous person who has died. A First Nations woman reported suicidal thoughts and complained multiple times that she was not receiving her usual mental hea...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Sep 7, 2026
Pacific research centre to be officially launched as WHO Collaborating Centre

The University of Auckland's Te Poutoko Ora a Kiwa, Centre for Pacific and Global Health, will be officially launched as a World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for Noncommunicable Diseases a...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Sep 7, 2026
Indigenous-led research centre to tackle childhood hearing loss

A new $3 million national research centre will focus on improving ear health outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children. The National Health and Medical Research Council has awarded t...

Jackson Clark Jackson Clark Sep 7, 2026
'A powerful way of sharing culture, knowledge and connection to Country' - Maari Ma Indigenous Art Awards entries open

The Maari Ma Health Aboriginal Health Corporation, Broken Hill City Art Gallery, and West Darling Arts have opened entries for the 2026 Maari Ma Indigenous Art Awards (MMIAA).

Callan Morse Callan Morse Sep 4, 2026
Phillip Saunders takes the reins as Australian Indigenous Doctors' Association CEO

The Australian Indigenous Doctors' Association (AIDA) has announced the appointment of Phillip Saunders as Chief Executive Officer for the next 12 months.

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Sep 4, 2026
The cadetship supporting mob in allied health careers

Anna Westcott wanted to study occupational therapy since seeing her brother in sessions when she was about 10 years old."My brother was born at 23 weeks and was constantly in and out of hospital, so w...

Callan Morse Callan Morse Sep 3, 2026
Young Indigenous man visited remote health services several times before he died

This report includes the name and image of a person who has died. A First Nations man went to remote health services several times in the lead-up to his death from pneumonia at the age of 31, an inque...

Health scholarship named after Indigenous trailblazer opens

Applications for the 2027 Puggy Hunter Memorial Scholarship round are now open. Offered by Indigenous Allied Health Australia (IAHA) and the National Association of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island...

Callan Morse Callan Morse Sep 1, 2026
Aboriginal infant died just days after mother became homeless

The death of an Aboriginal infant who died in Mparntwe / Alice Springs in 2024 was preventable, a coroner has found. The 42-day-old girl died from Sudden Unexpected Death of an Infant (SUDI) just one...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Sep 1, 2026
'We want to do everything we can to make sure our babies are the healthiest they can be' - new campaign targets FASD

Ahead of International FASD (Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder) Awareness Day on 9 September, proud Wiradjuri woman and GP-obstetrician Dr Sarah Jane Springer is joining DrinkWise to reinforce the advic...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Sep 1, 2026
Central Australian health hub sets NT sustainability benchmark with 6-Star rating

A recently opened health hub in Central Australia has become the highest-rated Green Star building in the Northern Territory after receiving a 6-Star Green Star Design and As Built certification.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Aug 31, 2026
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