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The Guardian
Medicare change to give greater dialysis access to remote Indigenous Australians
The Guardian
The federal government has added dialysis services to the Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) to provide remote-living Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people better access to lifesaving treatment. The sector has welcomed the move as a lifeline for ...

ABC Online
Foetal alcohol spectrum disorder diagnostic centre opens in Alice Springs amid 'huge demand'
ABC Online
The centre, launched by the Central Australian Aboriginal Congress (CAAC), will use the first commonly adapted diagnostic tool to ensure early diagnosis of the disorder. It will also offer a team of paediatricians, psychologists and other health ...

ABC Online
Foetal alcohol spectrum disorder diagnostic centre opens in Alice Springs amid 'huge demand'
ABC Online
The centre, launched by the Central Australian Aboriginal Congress (CAAC), will use the first commonly adapted diagnostic tool to ensure early diagnosis of the disorder. It will also offer a team of paediatricians, psychologists and other health ...

Government News
Aboriginal ranger jobs a boost for native land conservation
Government News
An indigenous ranger employment program in remote south-western Australia is tackling rural unemployment while rehabilitating native plants through traditional indigenous agricultural techniques. Under the program, announced last week by the West ...

Government News
Aboriginal ranger jobs a boost for native land conservation
Government News
An indigenous ranger employment program in remote south-western Australia is tackling rural unemployment while rehabilitating native plants through traditional indigenous agricultural techniques. Under the program, announced last week by the West ...

The Guardian
South Australia halts Indigenous treaty talks as premier says he has 'other priorities'
The Guardian
The funding allocated under the agreement will go to a range of education, child protection and youth justice diversionary programs. Sansbury said he was concerned but not surprised by Marshall's comments. “It is most probably not a priority for Steven ...

The Guardian
South Australia halts Indigenous treaty talks as premier says he has 'other priorities'
The Guardian
The funding allocated under the agreement will go to a range of education, child protection and youth justice diversionary programs. Sansbury said he was concerned but not surprised by Marshall's comments. “It is most probably not a priority for Steven ...

Are white policymakers maintaining the Indigenous gap?  The Sydney Morning Herald

Conventional bureaucracies cannot address the needs of Aboriginal communities.

Technology Decisions
Using data to improve Indigenous outcomes
Technology Decisions
The Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet is aiming to improve the way data is collected and used to improve policy outcomes for Indigenous Australians. During a speech at the Australia and New Zealand School of Government (ANZSOG)'s conference on ...

Katherine Times
No mention of Katherine prison farm
Katherine Times
“We are working to create generational change by partnering with Indigenous communities through our Aboriginal Justice Unit to source the solutions needed and establish the Territory's first ever Aboriginal Justice Agreement. “Today's announcement of ...

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South Burnett Times
Researching Indigenous dementia to tackle rising statistics
South Burnett Times
INDIGENOUS Australian seniors are three times more likely to experience dementia than other Australians. This high rate of dementia in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities will be targeted by five ground-breaking research projects, aiming ...

South Burnett Times
Researching Indigenous dementia to tackle rising statistics
South Burnett Times
INDIGENOUS Australian seniors are three times more likely to experience dementia than other Australians. This high rate of dementia in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities will be targeted by five ground-breaking research projects, aiming ...

ABC Online
Diabetes program gives hope to resident who was 'waiting to die'
ABC Online
These monumental wins for the two women were small by comparison to battles others still face. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people were almost four times more likely than non-Indigenous Australians to have diabetes, according to Diabetes ...

ABC Online
Diabetes program gives hope to resident who was 'waiting to die'
ABC Online
These monumental wins for the two women were small by comparison to battles others still face. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people were almost four times more likely than non-Indigenous Australians to have diabetes, according to Diabetes ...

ABC Online
How early are we catching cancer in Australia?
ABC Online
The stage at which cancers are diagnosed — that is, how severe they are when picked up — has been analysed for the first time in Australia in new research. The data reveals different rates of diagnosis between cancers, geographic locations and groups ...

ABC Local
South Australia's treaty negotiations on hold while Premier considers their future
ABC Local
... the Liberal Party's opposition to treaties as unworkable. Mr Marshall said the current treaty negotiations underway between the government and the Narungga, Adnyamathanha and Ngarrindjeri people would be put on hold while Dr Thomas completed his ...

ABC Local
South Australia's treaty negotiations on hold while Premier considers their future
ABC Local
... the Liberal Party's opposition to treaties as unworkable. Mr Marshall said the current treaty negotiations underway between the government and the Narungga, Adnyamathanha and Ngarrindjeri people would be put on hold while Dr Thomas completed his ...

BBC News
Australia's ancient language shaped by sharks
BBC News
The tiger shark was having a really bad day. Other sharks and fish were picking on him and he was fed up. After fighting them, he met up with the hammerhead shark and some stingrays at Vanderlin Rocks in the waters of Australia's Gulf of Carpentaria to ...

The Conversation AU
Real Bodies controversy: how Australian museums regulate the display of human remains
The Conversation AU
Australian universities began talks in the 1980s about the future of their collections. These discussions juggled the ongoing importance of anatomy museums in medical education with historical issues of consent. The National Museum of Australia ceased ...

The Independent
Australian plan for Captain Cook monument to mark colonial landing prompts anger: 'It's an invasion'
The Independent
The Australian government has unveiled controversial plans to construct a new monument commemorating the day British explorer Captain James Cook arrived on the continent. A memorial is set to be built at Botany Bay in Sydney, the site where Cook and ...
New Captain Cook monument plan for Botany Bay divides opinionBBC News
Australia plans Captain Cook monument for anniversary of colonial landingReuters
Australia plans monument to mark anniversary of 1770 landing by British explorer James CookThe Japan Times

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