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Posted: July 19, 2005
The following summary has been adapted from media releases provided by the Minister for Health and Ageing, National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (NACCHO) and the ABC The Commonwealth Government has announced a new Medicare-funded annual health check for all Indigenous children from birth to 14 years of age. The new health check will be […]

Posted: July 1, 2005
The following summary has been adapted from media releases and information provided by the Telethon Institute for Child Health Research) The social and emotional wellbeing of Aboriginal children and young people was launched in April 2005 at the Telethon Institute for Child Health Research, Perth, Western Australia (WA). It is the second volume of findings […]

Posted: June 7, 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 […]

Posted: May 24, 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 […]

Posted: May 12, 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 […]

Posted: April 20, 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 […]

Posted: April 1, 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 […]

Posted: February 3, 2005
The following summary has been adapted from the ABC Message Stick media release, 5 January 2005 (view media release) Just days after the end of the first International Decade of the World’s Indigenous People in December 2004, the United Nations (UN) General Assembly announced the Second International Decade of the World’s Indigenous People would commence […]

Posted: January 10, 2005
Rachel Molloy, MSIA; Bev Greet, VACCHO; Ken Knight, MAHS Suggested citation: Molloy R, Greet B, Knight K (2005) Don’t let your community get bitten. Ask for a snake. Australian Indigenous HealthBulletin;5(1): Brief report 1. Retrieved [access date] from http://www.healthinfonet.ecu.edu.au/html/html_bulletin/bull_51/brief_reports/bulletin_brief_reports_snake.htm On 28 March 2004 Mildura celebrated the launch of Australia’s first ever Indigenous friendly socially marketed […]

Posted: January 6, 2005
Glenda Trevaskis and Sam Burrow from the HealthInfoNet recently visited Darwin to conduct HealthInternet workshops and participate at the 8th annual Chronic Diseases Network Conference. Negotiations with the NT Department of Health and Community Services (NTDHCS) and local key Indigenous health worker training providers lead to arrangements to conduct two separate ½ day workshops to […]