The Rudd Government are supporting Richmond Football Club’s development of a new education and training facility for young Indigenous people at Punt Road Oval in Melbourne The Minister for Education, Julia Gillard, today announced the Government’s contribution of $6.75 million toward the establishment of the Australian Institute for Indigenous Learning and Skills Development. The institute […]
Smoking triples the risk of kidney disease. So why are you still smoking? Kidney failure is one of the most serious and prevalent health threats facing Indigenous Australians. The number of patients affected has quadrupled over the past 10 years. It is fatal if it’s not treated. Rates of kidney disease in the Top End […]
style=”MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt”>Men suffer from depression too – make sure you look out for your mates. Depression is something that affects both men and women. The problem is, a lot of men won’t seek help when they’re depressed, because they think it’s a sign of weakness. Suffering from depression is not a sign of […]
Hearing is one of those things we tend to take for granted. This means a lot of us are not paying any attention to our hearing health. But, once damaged or impaired, hearing cannot be returned to its original state. Hearing loss can be caused in a number of ways, including: blockages of the ear […]
A hearing loss can easily stop some people from socialising with friends and family and performing day-to-day activities. For Edmund Thomas, doing something about hearing loss has helped him reconnect with life, family and friends and achieve some awesome things that he had never dreamt possible. Edmund was the Tasmanian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander […]
Don’t kid yourself – alcohol is a drug too. A lot of us don’t realise that, just like marijuana, ice or heroin, alcohol is a drug. And it’s not just any drug – it’s the most widely used drug in Australia. While there are some potential health benefits linked to the light consumption of alcohol, […]
Protect your kids from measles – get them vaccinated! Measles was once a common childhood illness. However, after the introduction of the measles vaccine in 1966, reported cases became extremely rare. But in the past few years, numbers of reported cases of measles have started to increase again. This is mostly due to tourists bringing […]
The Close the Gap coalition has presented the Federal Government and Opposition with a set of National Indigenous Health Equality Targets to address the 17-year life expectancy gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians. “The targets are specific, time-bound commitments that will keep us on track to close the gap,” says Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander […]
Australian families will have access to a whole range of new health services – including a $150 voucher for teen dental care, a free health check for kids about to start school and a guide to kids’ health and development for parents under a new initiative announced by the Federal Government. New health services include: […]
Nurture our kids and they’ll grow up strong and happy. Communities across the country will be holding special events to celebrate National Aboriginal and Islander Children’s Day on August 4, which is organised each year by the Secretariat of National Aboriginal and Islander Child Care (SNAICC). SNAICC first initiated National Aboriginal and Islander Children’s Day […]
Think you could be at risk of kidney disease? Don’t delay – get checked today. Kidney disease is having an even greater impact on Indigenous communities than previously realised, particularly in the Northern Territory, where it is estimated that up to 50 per cent of Indigenous people over 35 years old have kidney disease. New […]
South Sydney halfback Chris Sandow has been awarded the inaugural George Green Medal as the NRL’s Indigenous Rising Star. Adding to the achievement, Sandow was also selected in the Indigenous squad to play at the Rugby League World Cup. The Indigenous team who play New Zealand Maori as part of the Rugby League World Cup’s […]
The very first Vibe Alive festival launched with a bang in Coonamble on Wednesday, August 21, with hundreds of young people from across NSW descending on the charming country town of Coonamble for two days of full-on excitement, fun and learning. More than 700 students attended the festival in Coonamble, with young people from the […]
Makinti Napanangka has won the 2008 Telstra Art Award – Australia’s leading Indigenous art prize. Naoanangka’s untitled painting depicting a rockhole near her remote western desert community of Kintore, in Central Australia, was deemed the best work of 117 pieces made up of 12 bark paintings, 15 works on paper, 29 three-dimensional works and 61 […]
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