Month: March 2006

The following information has been adapted from a Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (HREOC) media release (released 15 February 2006)

The South Australian Government has announced the construction of the nation’s first rehabilitation clinic for petrol sniffers.

The $1.2 million project will involve residential facilities and counselling services for petrol sniffers in remote Aboriginal communities in the state’s north. The rehabilitation of sniffers is an important part of a broader effort to combat petrol sniffing.

For further information: view HREOC media release (released 15 February 2006)

The following summary has been adapted from a media release for the Hon Tony Abbott MHR, Minister for Health and Ageing (view media release).

Dr Penelope Allbon was recently appointed as the new Director of the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW). The AIHW is the national agency responsible for collecting and producing health and welfare-related information and statistics.

Dr Allbon’s most recent government appointments were as Chief Executive of ACT Health and ACT Commissioner for Housing. For the past three years she has run her own consultancy, working with clients such as AusAID, the Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing, the Statistical Information Management Committee and the Solomon Islands Government.

For further information: view media release