Indigenous-led strategies to advance health equity for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
people (hereafter respectfully referred to as Indigenous people) on paper and in practice …

After over a decade of tabling annual reports of policy failure in Closing the Gap in
Indigenous health inequality, the Morrison government announced in 2019 a refresh of the …

The National Indigenous Health Equality Council (NIHEC; http://www. nihec. gov. au/) was
established in July 2008 to advise the Australian Government Minister for Health and …

The health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples continues to progress at a slow
rate with only minor improvements in health status reported in recent years. 1 Social …

In 1978, the International Conference on Primary Health Care declared that “governments
have a responsibility for the health of their people which can be fulfilled only by the provision …

T his year, we will see the development of a new National Aboriginal and Torres Strait
Islander Health Plan to guide governments in improving the health of Aboriginal and Torres …

To the Editor: The United Nations Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) of 2000 included
three health-related goals: reduce child mortality (goal 4), improve maternal health (goal 5) …

Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation reported that government Aboriginal
and Torres Strait Islander health and hospital service expenditure per person in 2010e11 …

Torres Strait Islander (First Nations) population are adolescents or young people aged 10–
24 years. 1 These young people are central to assuring cultural continuity and the prosperity …

Background Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders persistently experience a significantly
lower standard of health in comparison to non-Indigenous Australians. The factors …