The Royal Commission into the Detention and Protection of Children in the Northern Territory laid bare systemic and shocking failures in the treatment of mostly Aboriginal children and youn... Read more
Since the 1967 Referendum, there have been numerous attempts by successive governments to address the health and well-being of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Aborigina... Read more
A new report on Tuesday highlighted Australia’s continuing failure to address the needs of the Stolen Generations and the grief, loss and anger that has been passed on as a result to t... Read more
One of the authors of the long-awaited report of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Suicide Prevention Evaluation Project (ATSISPEP) says it should not end up in a Northern Territory... Read more
I’m delighted to be bringing you the first Croakey Health Wrap for 2016. After a break over December/January we’re wrapping February news on health and social policy. Enjoy the w... Read more
My 11 year old son brought home a school work sheet last week for his project on ‘Australia as a nation’. It had four pictures on it that he had to decorate: Parliament House in... Read more
Aboriginal woman from the Kimberley, Tammy Solenec from @amnestyOz, speaks at #SOSBLAKAUSTRALIA Perth #closethegappic.twitter.com/WxWYxzdktP — Simone van Hattem (@simone) March 19, 2015 A da... Read more
The 2014 Overcoming Indigenous Disadvantage (OID) report has been released today. Regarded as the most comprehensive report on Indigenous wellbeing in Australia. it’s the sixth in a se... Read more
Updated to include statement below from the Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (VACCHO) on concerns about discriminatory changes to the way some Aboriginal organis... Read more
Two comments have always stuck in my mind when it comes to the role of the media and the public’s health. One is from Dr Alex Wodak, law reform advocate, social justice champion and drug and... Read more
