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Vol 6 No 1 January 2006 - March 2006

ISSN 1445-7253

Current topics

  • Henry Councillor is elected Chair of the National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (NACCHO)
    January 9, 2006 Posted in: Current topics | Vol 6 No 1 January 2006 - March 2006 |

    The following summary has been adapted from the NACCHO website and an ABC media release Mr Henry Councillor was elected Chairperson of the National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (NACCHO) at a conference for NACCHO members held in Alice Springs on 7 September 2005. NACCHO is the national peak Aboriginal health body representing 134 Aboriginal […]

  • New edition of Binan Goonj: bridging cultures in Aboriginal health
    February 2, 2006 Posted in: Current topics | Vol 6 No 1 January 2006 - March 2006 |

    Eckermann A, Dowd T, Chong E, Nixon L, Gray R, et al. (2005) Binan Goonj: bridging cultures in Aboriginal health. 2nd ed. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone (RRP $39.95) ISBN 0729537714 The second edition of Binan Goonj: bridging cultures in Aboriginal health has been released. This book examines the processes and practices that underlie the poor health […]

  • The Hon Mal Brough MP becomes new Minister for Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs
    February 7, 2006 Posted in: Current topics | Vol 6 No 1 January 2006 - March 2006 |

    The following summary has been adapted from media releases issued by the Australian Government, The Australian newspaper and the National Indigenous Times. The Hon Mal Brough MP has been sworn in as the Minister for Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs and the Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Indigenous Affairs. The Prime Minister, John […]

  • Sally Goold OAM named Senior Australian of the Year 2006
    February 13, 2006 Posted in: Current topics | Vol 6 No 1 January 2006 - March 2006 |

    The following summary has been adapted from Australian Government websites and a selection of media releases. Dr Sally Goold OAM was named the Senior Australian of the Year on 25 January 2006. The annual award commenced in the International Year of Older Persons, 1999, and recognises the achievements and contributions of Australians aged 60 and […]

  • Dr Penelope Allbon: new Director of the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
    March 7, 2006 Posted in: Current topics | Vol 6 No 1 January 2006 - March 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 […]

  • Petrol sniffing rehabilitation clinic to be constructed in South Australia
    March 15, 2006 Posted in: Current topics | Vol 6 No 1 January 2006 - 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 […]

Brief reports

  • Listening to and learning from each other
    January 10, 2006 Posted in:

    Dein Vindigni Reproduced with permission from Massage Australia and the author. All rights reserved. For reprint information contact Massage Australia, email:info@massageaustralia.com.au   Small steps towards a better future. Sports Massage. An opportunity for addressing pain, disability and other major causes of morbidity and mortality in the Aboriginal community. ‘You white people keep telling us Aboriginals […]

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