- Aboriginal entertainer Jimmy Little awarded for health promotion work
Posted: December 9, 2008
One of Australia’s top Aboriginal entertainers, singer-songwriter Jimmy Little, has been awarded for his contributions to improving Indigenous health. - Council of Australian Governments promise $4.6 billion for Indigenous issues
Posted: December 1, 2008
The Council of Australian Governments (COAG) announced a commitment of $4.6 billion for Indigenous issues at its meeting in Canberra on 29 November 2008. - AMA report card 2008: Ending the cycle of vulnerability: the health of Indigenous children
Posted: December 1, 2008
The Australian Medical Association (AMA) released its 2008 report card, titled: Ending the cycle of vulnerability: the health of Indigenous children on 27 November 2008 at Winnunga Nimmityjah Aboriginal Health Service, Canberra. - Patrick Dodson wins the 2008 Sydney Peace Prize
Posted: November 14, 2008
Patrick Dodson has won the 2008 Sydney Peace Prize, which is given to people who make significant contributions to peace with justice. - Dr Noel Hayman wins Deadlys Award
Posted: October 10, 2008
Dr Noel Hayman was the winner of the 14thDeadlys Awards for Outstanding achievement in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health. - Minister for Health and Ageing outlines the Rudd Government’s plans to ‘Close the gap’
Posted: October 1, 2008
The Minister for Health and Ageing, Nicola Roxon, outlined the Rudd Government’s plans to close the gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians at the Congress of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Nurses Annual Conference, ‘CATSIN Dreaming’, held on 10 September 2008 in Adelaide. - Inaugural Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet Advisory Board meeting
Posted: September 22, 2008
The Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet‘s Advisory Board convened for the first time on 18 September 2008. The purpose of the Advisory Board is to provide expert strategic advice to the Director and Executive Group of the HealthInfoNet to assist in optomising the HealthInfoNet‘s contributions to “closing the gap” between the health of Indigenous and other Australians.The […] - Close the gap – the national Indigenous health equality targets
Posted: August 1, 2008
The national Indigenous health equality targets were presented to the Federal government and the Opposition by the Close the Gap Coalition in July 2008. - Apology at the Aboriginal male health summit 2008
Posted: July 24, 2008
The Aboriginal male health summit, Taking care of our children, taking the next steps, was held 30 June to 3 July 2008, at Ross River, Northern Territory in central Australia. - Indigenous Health Equality Council established
Posted: July 11, 2008
The Commonwealth Health Minister, Nicola Roxon announced the composition of the Indigenous Health Equality Council in Adelaide on 10 July 2008.The Council will be chaired by Professor Ian Anderson, who has worked in Aboriginal health for more than twenty years. Professor Anderson is currently the Director of Onemda VicHealth Koori Health Unit and the Centre […]
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
