- Release of the Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health survey: first results, Australia, 2012-13
Posted: December 2, 2013
The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has released the Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health survey: first results, Australia, 2012-13. - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population nearing 700,000
Posted: September 17, 2013
Australia’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population has reached 669,900 (or 3 per cent of the total population), according to figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). - The 2013 National NAIDOC award winners
Posted: July 22, 2013
The 2013 National NAIDOC awards night was held 12 July in Perth and was the highlight of an exciting and diverse week of NAIDOC activities across Australia. - Budget 2013-14: information of relevance to Indigenous health
Posted: May 15, 2013
Federal Treasurer, Wayne Swan, delivered his sixth Australian Government Budget on Tuesday evening, 14 May 2013. The following links provide information on the Budget and its implications for Indigenous health. Australian Government Budget details: View website: Australian Government Budget 2013-14 More detailed information on various components of Indigenous expenditure is available in the respective Portfolio Budget Statements […] - Federal Government renews effort to close the gap in Indigenous health
Posted: April 18, 2013
The Australian Government has announced $777 million to fund its share of a renewed National partnership agreement (NPA) on Closing the gap in Indigenous health outcomes for a further three years to 30 June 2016. - Indigenous cancer centre of excellence unveiled
Posted: April 2, 2013
The launch of Australia’s first Indigenous cancer research centre is set to improve the diagnosis, treatment and survival rates for Indigenous Australians with cancer. - The Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet pledges commitment to close the gap
Posted: March 21, 2013
The Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet celebrated the seventh annual National Close the Gap Day with a morning tea. - $100 million boost for Aboriginal youth in NT
Posted: March 18, 2013
The Australian Government is investing $100 million over the next 10 years in the Youth in communities program, a major initiative that is helping thousands of young Aboriginal people become more engaged with school, work and community life in the Northern Territory. - New Trans-Tasman funding in search for rheumatic heart disease vaccine
Posted: March 18, 2013
Prime Minister Julia Gillard has agreed with New Zealand Prime Minister, John Key, to provide support for the development of a potential vaccine for rheumatic fever. - Legal recognition of Indigenous status
Posted: February 13, 2013
The House of Representatives has passed legislation recognising Indigenous Australian peoples as the first inhabitants of Australia.
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
