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Educational program Closing the Gap for First nations youth
The Moriarty Foundations First Nations educational program ‘Indi Kindi‘ is expanding further into rural communities in Australia’s Top-End, looking to......
Indigenous women making waves in our healthcare system
Cultural, social and educational barriers continue to exist for First nations professionals and patients alike within Australia’s Healthcare system. Institutional......
Half of all deaths for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australian adults linked to smoking
Smoking causes around 50 percent of deaths for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians over 45 years of age according......
Latest Budget Aims to Finally ‘Close the Gap’
There have been significant reductions between the health inequities faced by the Indigenous Australians compared to the non-indigenous population. However,......
Under-Reported Hearing Loss In Indigenous Communities
Analysis by the Australian Bureau of Statics and Western Sydney University has revealed significant under-reporting of hearing impairments in Indigenous......
Indigenous Australian Doctors poised to make history
After finishing their final exams yesterday, eight Aboriginal medical students from the University of New South Wales are set to......
PLUM and HATS: The Tools Simplifying Ear Health Diagnsosis
The National Acoustic Laboratories, the research branch of Hearing Australia, launched their new diagnostic tools last Wednesday aimed at catching......
The Health Initiative Placing Tiwi Ears In Tiwi Hands
The Menzies School of Health Research has celebrated its first graduates of the Hearing for Learning Initiative, a community-based training......
First Peoples Health Unit celebrates five years
Griffith University’s First Peoples Health Unit was established in August 2015 and celebrated its fifth year of operation this week.......
Indigenous Doctors warn of COVID Prison outbreak
With prisons full all over the continent, many feel it is just a matter of time before there is a......