The new Lowitja Institute, launched in February 2010, will focus on Indigenous health research and will host the Cooperative Research Centre for Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Health (CRCATSIH).
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd delivered his second Closing the Gap statement to Parliament on 11 February 2010. He defended the present Government’s record on reducing Indigenous disadvantage.
Couzos S, Thiele DD (2009)
The new “Indigenous health” incentive payment: issues and challenges.
Medical Journal of Australia;192:1-4
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner (2009)
Social justice report 2009.
Sydney: Australian Human Rights Commission
Hudson S (2009)
Closing the accountability gap: the first step towards better Indigenous health.
Sydney: Centre for Independent Studies
The inaugural Ethics Council has been established for the new representative body for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, the National Congress of Australia’s First Peoples.
The Closing the Gap Clearinghouse provides access to a collection of quality information on good practice to overcome Indigenous disadvantage.
Brown N (2009)
History, law, and policy as a foundation for health care delivery for Australian Indigenous children.
Pediatric Clinics of North America;56(6):1561-1576
Mr Mick Gooda will be the next Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner, replacing Tom Calma who has been in the position since 2004. Mr Gooda’s five-year appointment will begin in February 2010.
Attorney General Robert McClelland formally named Mick Gooda as the new commissioner on 16 December 2009. Mr McClelland said “Mr […]
Tom Calma has announced that a new national Indigenous representative body will be called the National Congress of Australia’s First Peoples.
The Australian Indigenous HealthBulletin (ISSN 1445-7253) is the electronic journal of the Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet.
The purpose of the Australian Indigenous HealthBulletin is to facilitate access to information of relevance to Australian Indigenous health.
