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6 Nov

Government must act immediately to transform the justice system for Aboriginal people

In the past few weeks we have seen the inquest into the death in custody of Nathan Reynolds who died following an asthma attack, the conviction of a police officer for the assault of an…

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5 Nov

Always Was, Always Will Be – What NAIDOC Week’s theme means to Phillip Naden

As a young 47-year-old man, yet to hit the milestone of eldership, I reflect on two times in my life that feel worlds apart; my youth and now. Always was Always will be were not…

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3 Nov

AH&MRC make a trip to Tharawal

On Thursday 29th of October 2020 AH&MRC visited Tharawal Aboriginal Medical Service (AMS). The visit was planned so that Sector Support and the Public Health and Intelligence Teams could share the projects they’ve been working on…

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30 Oct

What is Rheumatic Heart Disease?

To many Australians, Rheumatic Heart Disease (RHD) is a foreign concept, a disease most will have never heard of. However, for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, RHD continues to pose a very real and present threat….

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20 Oct

AH&MRC supplies hand sanitiser and reusable cloth face masks to NSW Aboriginal Communities

Hospital grade hand sanitiser and reusable, cloth face masks will be distributed to Aboriginal Communities in NSW by the Aboriginal Health & Medical Research Council (AH&MRC) through their 47 Member Services. “These protective measures remind Communities…

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16 Oct

Keeping the Aboriginal community COVID-safe

Thanks to the fast work of the Tharawal Aboriginal Corporation (TAC) team, the Aboriginal community of Campbelltown in south-western Sydney, have remained COVID-safe. More than 11,200 Aboriginal people live in South Western Sydney Local Health…

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2 Oct

AH&MRC road trip highlights the great work of our Member Services in the wake of COVID-19

After months working as socially distanced desk-jockeys, the AH&MRC’s Public Health Team hit the road once more to visit Members Services including Illawarra Aboriginal Medical Service (IAMS), South Coast Medical Services Aboriginal Corporation (SCMSAC) and…

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2 Oct

An Epic Journey: Cycling from Sydney to Broken Hill for Indigenous Health

About the author: Reuben Morrison-Greet is a 21 year old paramedic student who is passionate about Indigenous health. Rueben raised $1,330 for the AH&MRC by setting up a fundraiser for his cycling trip from Sydney to…

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22 Sep

Government announces $2 billion dollars for ongoing COVID-19 health response

Last week, the Morrison Government announced an additional $2 billion to extend the COVID-19 health response until 31 March 2021. The additional funding increases the Government’s COVID-19 health response to more than $16.5 billion since…

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10 Sep

Deadly tips on what to do if someone replies that they R NOT OK?

The 10th of September is R U OK? Day. A day where we are encouraged to reach out to friends, family, work colleagues and ask them a simple question – R U OK?  It can be hard to ask the…

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27 Aug

Windsurfing Adventure Raises $26,000 for Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Sector

Rod McEwin has a passion for windsurfing, the Murray River and playing his part to help improve the health outcomes of Aboriginal people in NSW. In 2006, Rod set sail on a windsurfing adventure down…

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30 Jul

Support for National Agreement on Closing the Gap

AH&MRC welcomes the new National Agreement on Closing the Gap as a historic shift to improve Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ life outcomes. The National Agreement signals a turning point in the relationship between…

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29 Jul

SMART Recovery Training Q&A

What is your position at Armajun Aboriginal Health Service? My name is Natasha Hunt and I am a Social and Emotional Wellbeing and Drug and Alcohol Caseworker at Armajun Aboriginal Health Service in Inverell. Why…

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16 Jul

Trauma Informed Practice Online Workshops

In collaboration with Kyanga Cultural Consultancy (KCC) we delivered 4 online workshops on the topic of Trauma-Informed Practice in June. The workshops were highly successful with a high turnout rate and an engaged audience across…

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13 Jul

Public Health Alert: COVID-19 cases linked to the Crossroads Hotel in Casula, Sydney NSW

NSW Health have confirmed 13 new COVID-19 cases linked to the Crossroads Hotel located in Casula, a suburb in Sydney’s South West region. There are significant concerns that these cases  increase the risk of Community…

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