News items

Posted: November 17, 1997
An inquiry into Indigenous health is being conducted by the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Family and Community Affairs. About seventy submissions have been received and the first public hearings will be held on February 6, 1998 in Canberra, with other States to follow. Although submissions have closed, interested individuals and organisations are still […]

Posted: June 17, 1997
At its meeting on 20 February 1997, the Australian Health Ministers’ Advisory Council (AHMAC) endorsed a set of national performance indicators for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health. The set comprises 53 indicators grouped into eight categories: health outcomes, access, health service impacts, workforce development, risk factors, intersectoral issues, community involvement, and quality of service […]

Posted: June 17, 1997
The Commonwealth Department of Science and Industry has provided funds for the establishment of a CRC for Aboriginal and Tropical Health, involving the Menzies School of Health Research, the Central Australian Aboriginal Congress, Darwin’s Danila Dilba Medical Service, the Northern Territory University, the Territory Health Services and Flinders University of South Australia. Once negotiations currently […]

Posted: June 17, 1997
Mr Tim Agius has been appointed Director of the New South Wales Aboriginal Health Branch. His office is located at Level 9, 73 Miller Street, North Sydney NSW. Contact details are Aboriginal Health Branch, NSW Department of Health, LMB 961, North Sydney NSW 2059 Phone: (02) 9391 9521 Fax: (02) 9391 9480

Posted: June 17, 1997
Mr Steve Larkin, formerly Aboriginal Health Advisor for the Australian Medical Association, has been appointed the inaugural Executive Director of NACCHO (National Aboriginal Community-controlled Health Organisation). Steve has established an office in Canberra located at Unit 2/4 Phipps Close, Deakin ACT. Contact details are P.O. Box 168, Deakin West ACT 2600 Phone: (06) 282 7515 […]