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UQ aims to double Indigenous medical students by 2030
Key points:- University of Queensland aims to double the number of Indigenous st...
Joseph Guenzler 25 May 2026
Indigenous health bodies back coordinated response to diphtheria outbreak
The Commonwealth government's funding package in response to the country's large...
Dechlan Brennan 21 May 2026
Three new Indigenous doctors graduate, strengthening culturally safe healthcare in WA
Curtin University has marked a significant moment for Aboriginal health and educ...
Jackson Clark 6 Feb 2026
Jobe Bonney: bridging the gap for First Nations health
In a bright new building designed to shape the future of health in the Northern...
Nicole Brown 3 Feb 2026
Young Indigenous doctors heading back to Country to practice medicine
At only eight years old, Brianna Ozies had already decided she wanted to be a do...
Brendan Foster 17 Dec 2025
Analysis: A hospital tried to make care fairer for Indigenous patients - the backlash says everything

When St Vincent's Hospital in Naarm introduced a policy ensuring Indigenous patients were triaged within 30 minutes of arrival, the results were immediate.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Nov 6, 2025
Indigenous doctors condemn ‘racist’ backlash to St Vincent’s triage policy as hospital defends equity measure

Inflammatory claims about hospital treatment for Indigenous patients in Victoria are "opportunistic, uninformed and deeply concerning," according to the peak body for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Isla...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Nov 5, 2025
Universities Australia welcomes more places for First Nations medical students

Universities Australia has welcomed the federal government's decision to remove caps on Commonwealth Supported Places for First Nations medical students through the Education Legislation Amendment (In...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Oct 10, 2025
Guide for Indigenous health workers and practitioners supporting the work "no other mainstream health professional can provide"

A new guide for doctors offices around Australia reinforces the case that culturally safe and clinically sound health care is a must in order to achieve the best health and wellbeing outcomes for Indi...

Jarred Cross Jarred Cross Jun 3, 2025
Gija mother-daughter duo leading rural health change

Dr Ellen Engelke, a Curtin Medical School graduate, and her mother Dr Catherine Engelke, a Curtin School of Nursing alumna and Senior Medical Officer in Kununurra, are contributing to better health ou...

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler May 17, 2025
Australian Indigenous Doctors’ Association welcomes return of key ministers

The Australian Indigenous Doctors' Association has congratulated Senator Malarndirri McCarthy on her reappointment as federal Minister for Indigenous Australians and Mark Butler on his reappointment a...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre May 14, 2025
Ebony Hill’s ground-breaking journey to medicine

Gurindji and Noongar woman Ebony Hill is among the first graduates of Flinders University's paramedicine program in the Northern Territory and is now in her second year of a Doctor of Medicine degree.

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Apr 15, 2025
Record number of Indigenous doctors graduate from University of Newcastle

The University of Newcastle is celebrating the biggest ever cohort of Indigenous doctors graduating from the Joint Medical Program (JMP), with 18 new doctors ready to bolster an empowered Indigenous h...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Dec 12, 2024
Hundreds gather to share wisdom and insights at Pacific Region Indigenous Doctors' Congress

The Pacific Region Indigenous Doctors' Congress brought together hundreds of medical professionals from around the world this week in Adelaide.

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Dec 6, 2024
Exclusive: AMA’s 2025 Indigenous Medical Scholarship applications to open Friday

Applications open for the Australian Medical Association's 2025 Indigenous Medical Scholarship this Friday, which could change the lives of an aspiring First Nations doctor.

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Oct 29, 2024
AIDA cultural program focused on closing healthcare gap

Healthcare professionals have rallied in response to February's Closing the Gap report that highlighted significant target shortfalls related to institutional racism across the medical sector.

David Prestipino David Prestipino Mar 14, 2024
Leaving school in year ten was only the beginning of Scott Burgess' academic journey

Scott Burgess left school in year ten to embark on a journey - originally working on a horse stud farm, now he's on his way to becoming a doctor.

Rhiannon Clarke Rhiannon Clarke Dec 15, 2023
Flinders University is supporting the next generation of Indigenous doctors

A group of 12 Indigenous health professionals are set to graduate from South Australia's Flinders University next week. They include proud Ngarabal man, Jordyn Tomba, who is on the verge of graduating...

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Dec 8, 2023
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