Tag: Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander
Oxfam welcomes Government’s commitment to new partnership to Close the Gap in Indigenous health
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The Australian Government’s announcement that it will work in partnership with the new National Health Leadership Forum (NHLF) to achieve health equality for Indigenous peoples within a generation heralds the start of a new era in Indigenous health. Read more »
Closing the Gap with SWAMS, part 4: Clem
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By turns an advocate between doctor and patient, a crusader against diabetes, and a contact point for the Indigenous community, Aboriginal health worker Clem Jetta tells us how he’s trying to Close the Gap. Read more »
Closing the Gap with SWAMS, part 3: Hayley
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Meet Hayley, the third Aboriginal health worker in our SWAMS interview series. Here, she describes how she puts clients at ease and talks about some of the health issues she encounters in her work. Read more »
Closing the Gap with SWAMS, part 2: Steven
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In our latest Aboriginal health worker interview, Steven tells us how SWAMS is making a positive difference to the health of Aboriginal people in WA’s southwest. Read more »
Closing the Gap with SWAMS, part 1: Katherine
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Katherine is an Aboriginal health worker with SWAMS (South West Aboriginal Medical Service), based in Bunbury, Western Australia. In the first interview of a four-part series about SWAMS’ clinical team, she talks about the rewards and challenges of her job. Read more »
Rugby League tackles Indigenous health crisis
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When Jamie Soward became the first player to pass 200 points in last year’s NRL Premiership, he signalled a reminder of just how prominent Aboriginal players are in rugby league. Three of the top five point scorers in last year’s premiership are Aboriginal – Soward, Johnathan Thurston and Scott Prince. Although Aboriginal and Torres Strait […] Read more »
Oxfam attends the NRL “Close the Gap’ Round
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Our intern Georgina Askham reports on the recent Close the Gap NRL round between the Brisbane Broncos and the New Zealand Warriors. Read more »
The Close the Gap NRL round from the inside
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Australia is one of the wealthiest countries in the world, yet on average an Aboriginal child born today will still live for many years less than a non-Aboriginal child.Why is it important for rugby league to join the campaign to close this gap? It’s very, very important. A lot of people can look at third […] Read more »
NAIDOC Week 2011
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It’s NAIDOC Week, a time when we celebrate the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Read more »
Success stories from the frontline of Aboriginal health
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“A picture is worth a thousand words.” Never has this old saying been more apt, as digital technologies enable us to tell stories in new and powerful ways. Recently, Oxfam Australia – in partnership with the Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (VACCHO), the Victorian Department of Health, and a number of Victorian mainstream and […] Read more »
