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Vol 5 No 2 April 2005 - June 2005

ISSN 1445-7253

Current topics

  • The 8th National Rural Health Conference – Central to health: sustaining well-being in remote and rural Australia
    April 1, 2005 Posted in: Current topics | Vol 5 No 2 April 2005 - June 2005 |

    The 8th National Rural Health Conference, 10 -13 March 2005, was the largest ever public meeting on remote and rural health. Held at Alice Springs Convention Centre, Northern Territory, it was attended by 1,100 delegates from around Australia including health service providers, students and consumers. The conference was organised by the National Rural Health Alliance […]

  • Wes Miller: new Manager of Indigenous Health Program at the Fred Hollows Foundation
    April 20, 2005 Posted in: Current topics | Vol 5 No 2 April 2005 - June 2005 |

    The following summary has been adapted from the ABC and Fred Hollows Foundation media releases, 1 March 2005 The Fred Hollows Foundation recently announced the appointment of Wes Miller as Manager of its Indigenous Health Program. The program works with local partners and has a specific focus on nutrition, child and maternal health, literacy, and […]

  • Links to Commonwealth Budget 2005-06: information of relevance to Indigenous health
    May 12, 2005 Posted in: Current topics | Vol 5 No 2 April 2005 - June 2005 |

    Federal Treasurer Peter Costello delivered his tenth Commonwealth Budget on Tuesday evening, 10 May 2005. The following links provide information on the Budget and its implications for Indigenous health. Indigenous Budget 2005 The Australian Government Indigenous Budget 2005 provides information on Indigenous spending across all Government portfolios. View Indigenous Budget 2005 contents webpage View document […]

  • Joann Schmider: new Director for the Indigenous Support and Development Branch of the Department of Child Safety in Queensland
    May 24, 2005 Posted in: Current topics | Vol 5 No 2 April 2005 - June 2005 |

    The following summary has been adapted from the Minister for Child Safety media release, 7 April 2005 and the Child Safety Reform Blueprint The Department of Child Safety in Queensland recently announced the appointment of Joann Schmider to the position of Director for the Indigenous Support and Development Branch based in Cairns. The Indigenous Support […]

  • Healthy start to life: projects to address the health of Indigenous mothers, babies and children
    June 7, 2005 Posted in: Current topics | Vol 5 No 2 April 2005 - June 2005 |

    Introduction The Australian Government has announced funding worth $6.5 million over five years for four research projects under the Healthy start to life initiative. The projects have the potential of improving the maternal, infant and childhood health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. The call for expressions of interest for project funding was made […]

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