In her latest edition of The Health Wrap, Dr Lesley Russell investigates progress in coronavirus vaccine development, an aged care program called Senior Smiles, and the latest in a long line... Read more
Introduction by Croakey: As unprecedented measures are stepped up across Australia to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus, a group of medical professionals on Monday published an open l... Read more
Introduction by Croakey: Earlier this year residents of Santa Teresa, a remote Indigenous community near Alice Springs, were awarded compensation, after bringing an action against the NT gov... Read more
As Amy Coopes reported recently, a Queensland Productivity Commission inquiry has called for “substantial and ambitious” reform to service delivery to remote and discrete Aboriginal and Torr... Read more
Service delivery to Queensland’s remote Indigenous communities was “fundamentally broken” and in need of a radical rethink, the state’s Productivity Commission has fo... Read more
Today is World Toilet Day, and it’s a reminder that Australia and the world are not on track to reach the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goal 6: ensure access to water a... Read more
Dr Melissa Stoneham writes: Marulu is a Bunuba word meaning precious and worth nurturing. The Marulu Strategy is a community initiative to overcome Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) an... Read more
A study published last month reveals astoundingly high levels of staff turnover in the primary health care clinics of 53 remote Northern Territory communities. The revolving door of nurses a... Read more
The Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet rolled out its landmark annual Overview this week, offering a comprehensive snapshot of the health and wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islan... Read more
The Western Australian Government recently released a “roadmap” for the future of the State’s regional and estimated 274 remote communities. This follows widespread concerns over the past 18... Read more
