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Posted: May 10, 2006
Federal Treasurer Peter Costello delivered his eleventh Commonwealth Budget on Tuesday evening, 9 May 2006. The following links provide information on the Budget and its implications for Indigenous health. Indigenous Budget 2006 The Australian Government Indigenous Budget 2006 provides information on Indigenous spending across all Government portfolios. View Indigenous Budget 2006 contents webpage View document […]

Posted: April 3, 2006
Arthur B, Morphy F, eds. (2005) Macquarie atlas of Indigenous Australia: culture and society through space and time. North Ryde, NSW: Macquarie Library (RRP $80.00) ISBN 1876429356 Containing over 250 maps, this atlas presents a unique picture of aspects of Indigenous life including social, cultural, economic and political patterns, and interactions with the environment, technology, […]

Posted: March 15, 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 […]

Posted: March 7, 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 […]

Posted: February 13, 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 […]

Posted: February 7, 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 […]

Posted: February 2, 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 […]

Posted: January 9, 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 […]

Posted: December 19, 2005
The HealthInfoNet has recently created a new series of web pages to support the development of the Indigenous Road Safety Community of Practice (view webpages). The road safety web pages combine web-based information resources with additional electronic information services that encourage people to share information, knowledge and experience – even when they live in different […]

Posted: December 6, 2005
The Aboriginal Health Promotion Conference: Taking Control: Our Health, Our Future, held in Fremantle, Western Australia from November 2-4, was organised by the WA Department of Health’s Office of Aboriginal Health and the Department of Health and Ageing. The 2005 conference sub-themes were: What works? Local and national programs which create healthy communities Working together […]