- Native Title housing amendment discussion paper
Posted: September 18, 2009
The Australian Government released a discussion paper on 13 August 2009 about possible amendments to the Native Title Act 1993 to accelerate the process for the construction of public housing and infrastructure in remote Indigenous communities. - Indigenous representative body proposed
Posted: August 28, 2009
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner, Tom Calma, has provided a report outlining a proposed new structure for a body to replace ATSIC, which was disbanded in 2005. - New Centre for Clinical Research Excellence, Aboriginal health: sexually transmissible and blood-borne viral infections
Posted: July 20, 2009
The National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) has awarded $2.5 million to Professor John Kaldor of the National Centre in HIV Epidemiology and Clinical Research (NCHECR) to develop a Centre for Clinical Research Excellence in Aboriginal health with a focus on sexually transmissible and blood-borne viral infections. - COAG holds meeting with Indigenous focus
Posted: July 2, 2009
The main purpose of the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) meeting on 2 July 2009 in Darwin, was to discuss further measures to overcome Indigenous disadvantage. - Review of the misuse of kava among Indigenous people (peer reviewed)
Posted: July 2, 2009
Urquhart, B and Thomson, N Review of the misuse of kava among Indigenous people. Australian Indigenous HealthBulletin 9(3). Retrieved [access date] from http://healthbulletin.org.au/articles/Review-of-the-misuse-of-kava-among-Indigenous-people - New portfolio announced for Indigenous Health, Rural and Regional Health and Regional Services Delivery
Posted: June 9, 2009
A new portfolio for Indigenous Health, Rural and Regional Health and Regional Services Delivery has been created in a Federal Government Cabinet shuffle. - The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Healing Foundation consultations begin
Posted: May 29, 2009
The Healing Foundation Development Team has begun conducting community workshops across Australia to listen to ideas for an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Healing Foundation. The establishment of the Healing Foundation was announced by the Australian Government in its 2009-10 Budget and funding of $26.6 million over four years was allocated. - New estimates of Indigenous life expectancy
Posted: May 27, 2009
The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has produced substantially revised estimates of the life expectancy of Indigenous people in Australia. - The Australian Government Budget 2009-10: information of relevance to Indigenous health
Posted: May 13, 2009
Federal Treasurer Wayne Swan delivered his second Australian Government Budget on Tuesday evening, 12 May 2009. The following links provide information on the Budget and its implications for Indigenous health. - Review of educational and other approaches to hearing loss among Indigenous people (peer reviewed)
Posted: April 8, 2009
Burrow S, Galloway A, Weissofner N (2009) Review of educational and other approaches to hearing loss among Indigenous people. Australian Indigenous HealthBulletin 9(2). Retrieved [access date] from https://healthbulletin.org.au/articles/review-of-educational-and-other-approaches-to-hearing-loss-among-indigenous-people
Journal of the Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet
We welcome submissions of original unpublished articles and are seeking papers from researchers and practitioners that address key issues in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health.
This journal replaced the HealthBulletin Journal in December 2020
