Background Chronic diseases disproportionately burden Aboriginal and Torres Strait
Islander people in Australia, with cardiovascular (CV) diseases being the greatest …

The poor health status of Australia's Indigenous people is well-documented, as are the links
between health and education. Aboriginal communities recognise the utmost importance of …

Indigenous populations, in common with all populations, stand to benefit from the potential
of genetic research to lead to improvements in diagnostic and therapeutic tools for a wide …

Objective: The present study explored the practices of, and perceived barriers to, physical
activity of young people living in remote communities in the Torres Strait and Northern …

This thesis presents an ethnography of white researchers who work at the Darwin Institute of
Indigenous Health Research. This group of” proximate advocates 'is made up of …

Objective: Investigator‐driven research and the use of peer review are contentious in
community‐based research and are particularly problematic in Indigenous research. In this …

This article is based on a presentation to the 2011 Indigenous Studies Research Network
and Faculty of Health Symposium Healthier Futures Thru Indigenous Led Research held at …

Setting The three study communities in Arnhem Land have been described in detail
elsewhere. 2 A single Indigenous language is spoken in these communities, and cultural …

Background There has been considerable examination and critique of traditional (academic)
peer review processes in quality assessment of grant applications. At the same time, the use …

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children are disproportionately represented in all parts
of the child protection system in Australia. The recruitment of Aboriginal and Torres Strait …