The upcoming Federal Budget, delivered in the context of a health and economic crisis, provides both challenges and opportunities for health. While spending is expected to be constrained ove... Read more
Bronwyn Fredericks, Marnee Shay and Abraham Bradfield write: National Reconciliation Week is a time for Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians to think and share cultures, histories and u... Read more
Introduction by Croakey: Last Friday night, Richard Weston, a Meriam man and CEO of SNAICC, the national non-government peak body in Australia representing the interests of Aboriginal and To... Read more
Introduction by Croakey: Official celebrations are this year marking the 200th anniversary of the birth of Florence Nightingale (who is also the namesake of the NHS Nightingale hospitals bei... Read more
Introduction by Croakey: Thomas Mayor is a Torres Strait Islander who was born on Larrakia country in Darwin. He’s a wharfie, an official of the Maritime Union of Australia, the National Ind... Read more
We are members and directors of Croakey Health Media, a social journalism organisation that works to support the health and wellbeing of people, families, communities, societies and the envi... Read more
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander groups and leaders on Wednesday expressed hope and optimism that the new Closing the Gap agreement – being developed, for the first time, in partn... Read more
It is up to non-Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health professionals and policy makers to “share the load” in creating a culturally safe health system for Indigenous patien... Read more
The Australian College of Nursing (ACN) 2019 National Nursing Forum last month shone a spotlight on the work of nurses across Australia, celebrating success and innovation but also highlight... Read more
Aboriginal community controlled health services have many advantages, including their power to advocate and shame governments into action, according to Donna Ah Chee, CEO of the Central Aust... Read more
