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Next generation of doctors walk with community in Central Australia
A quiet but powerful shift is happening in the heart of Australia, where medicin...
Nicole Brown 27 Mar 2026
Efforts to eliminate cervical cancer among Indigenous women 12 years behind government target, research shows
A world-first study - Accelerating cervical cancer elimination in Aboriginal and...
Giovanni Torre 13 Mar 2026
University of Oklahoma’s Native Nations research centre releases key report on cancer care access
The University of Oklahoma's Native Nations Center for Tribal Policy Research ha...
Giovanni Torre 6 Mar 2026
Scholarship boost for First Nations future leaders in fight against cancer
Hannah Mason knows first-hand how crucial culturally safe care and representatio...
Jarred Cross 2 Mar 2026
Local graduates boost culturally safe healthcare in Wagga Wagga
Fourteen students - the first cohort in Wagga Wagga for several years - graduate...
Giovanni Torre 2 Mar 2026
Appointment strengthens cancer care for Gold Coast First Nations community

Cancer Care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples on the Gold Coast will be strengthened by the appointment of McGrath Cancer Care Nurse, Kayalia Marks, a proud Yuwaalaraay woman and exper...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Feb 23, 2026
Three new Indigenous doctors graduate, strengthening culturally safe healthcare in WA

Curtin University has marked a significant moment for Aboriginal health and education with the graduation of three Indigenous doctors. Jaaron Davis, Daisy Alps and Arkayla McPhee have completed the fi...

Jackson Clark Jackson Clark Feb 6, 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 Territory, Jobe Bonney stood quietly among leaders, lecturers and his fellow students.

Nicole Brown Nicole Brown Feb 3, 2026
Fracture prevention for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people: research uncovers perspectives on bone health

Research from the National Centre for Healthy Ageing's Living Labs Research Program, led by Associate Professor Ayse Zengin from Monash University, has identified unique perspectives and beliefs on bo...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Jan 20, 2026
Nyul Nyul health practitioner awarded WA research scholarship

A Pilbara-based Aboriginal health practitioner has been awarded a prestigious scholarship to undertake further study in Indigenous research. Sharon Lockyer, a proud Nyul Nyul woman from Beagle Bay, is...

Natasha Clark Natasha Clark Jan 20, 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 doctor. The proud Djugan woman had firsthand experience of the Indigenous health gap in her hometown of Derby, so she was...

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Brendan Foster Dec 17, 2025
Among the highest rates in the world: Addressing the challenges faced by Indigenous people living with dementia

Rates of dementia in remote and rural Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities are among the highest recorded globally - and by 2051, the number of First Nations peoples over 50 living with d...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Dec 17, 2025
Mana Tūānuku Research Leadership Fellowship to pioneer Indigenous-led antiviral discovery

Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland announced on Tuesday that Dr Natalie Netzler has secured a prestigious Mana Tūānuku Research Leadership Fellowship worth $1.

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Dec 16, 2025
NT honours top Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health workers for 2025

Winners for the 2025 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Worker and Practitioner Excellence Awards were announced at a ceremony in Darwin on Saturday.

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Dec 1, 2025
Indigenous psychology trailblazer Professor Pat Dudgeon honoured with Australian Mental Health Prize

Professor Pat Dudgeon has been honoured with an Australian Mental Health Prize. Since its foundation by UNSW Sydney in 2016, the Prize has honoured advocates, clinicians, researchers, peer workers and...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Nov 18, 2025
Professor returns home to strengthen First Nations nursing

James Cook University is celebrating the homecoming of Professor Roianne West, a Kalkadunga and Djunke woman, who joins the University as Professor of Nursing and Midwifery, based on her ancestral Cou...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Nov 7, 2025
Exclusive: Noongar medical student Shakayla Walley-Wihongi and team pioneers a new pathway to treat syphilis

23-year-old soon-to-be doctor Shakayla Walley-Wihongi, with a team of scientific powerhouses, has blazed a trail in the treatment of syphilis.

Leanne Dolby Leanne Dolby Oct 29, 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
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