August 5th, 2021
The Coalition of Peaks, the collective voice of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community-controlled sector, are today proud to announce the public release of their first Implementation Plan under the National Agreement on Closing the Gap. All Parties to the Agreement are responsible for publishing implementation plans that are responsive to the differing needs,...
June 28th, 2021
On 22 June 2021, the New South Wales Treasurer, Dominic Perrottet, delivered the 2021-22 State Budget. Under a commitment to enhance Aboriginal communities, the government has earmarked $995 million for Indigenous specific programs and services, including $43.7 million to support Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisations (ACCHOs), especially in Regional NSW. This is a major advancement for...
June 25th, 2021
The Aboriginal Health and Medical Research Council (AH&MRC) is pleased to announce that the Aboriginal Affairs Minister, Don Harwin, has tabled the first New South Wales (NSW) Implementation Plan on Closing the Gap. The Plan sets out the first-year roadmap for implementing the new National Agreement on Closing the Gap in NSW, which came into...
April 26th, 2021
The Aboriginal Health and Medical Research Council (AH&MRC) of NSW is extremely proud to launch the 2021 NSW Aboriginal Youth Symposium – an exciting two-day event for young people (aged 18-29) to network, share knowledge and shape their future. Set for June 23-24, the 2021 NSW Aboriginal Youth Symposium will see young people from around...
April 1st, 2021
The Aboriginal Health and Medical Research Council (AH&MRC) of NSW have launched ‘Yarn-Up about the COVID-19 Vaccine’; a brand new campaign aimed at encouraging Aboriginal Communities to seek information about the COVID-19 Vaccine. The campaign will focus on urging Aboriginal Communities to visit their local Aboriginal Medical Service (AMS) or GP to have a yarn...
March 18th, 2021
For the past three years, Waminda South Coast Women’s Health and Welfare Aboriginal Corporation has been lobbying for funding to build a Birthing and Community Centre which will allow a culturally safe space for Aboriginal women to birth on country. Birthing on Country enables women to have access to a midwifery continuity of care model...
March 5th, 2021
The Brydens Lawyers Sydney Kings and Brydens Sydney Uni Flames, in partnership with the Aboriginal Health and Medical Research Council of NSW (AH&MRC) have officially launched the Clubs’ first Indigenous community program, Healthy Deadly Kids (HDK). HDK is unique in Australian sport, developed and run by Indigenous Australians. The program is a healthy living education...
December 18th, 2020
NSW Health has linked 28 cases to the Northern Beaches cluster in Sydney, including a person who has since travelled to Queensland. Genomic testing has revealed the outbreak is an international strain of COVID-19 but authorities still do not know how it got into the community. There are significant concerns there will be the risk...
December 10th, 2020
The NSW Coalition of Aboriginal Peak Organisations (CAPO) and NSW Government have agreed on governance arrangements to guide the development of the NSW Jurisdictional Plan to deliver on our Closing the Gap commitments. CAPO Co-Chair and joint Chair of the Senior Governance Group (SGG), Councillor Charles Lynch welcomed the new approach by the Minister and...
December 2nd, 2020
Last month, the Federal Government announced funding of $5.9 million over the next two years to ensure Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have better access to the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). As part of this, The National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (NACCHO) received funding to assist Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation –...
November 27th, 2020
The New South Wales (NSW) 2020 – 2021 budget raises questions about whether the NSW Government can genuinely partner with the Aboriginal health sector. The Aboriginal Health and Medical Research Council (AH&MRC) is disappointed that the budget has neglected their commitment to support Community-led approaches to Closing the Gap and that the budget made no...
November 24th, 2020
The Aboriginal Health and Medical Research Council of NSW (AH&MRC) have partnered with The National Association of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Workers and Practitioners (NAATSIHWP) and other Aboriginal organisations to launch #swab4mob; a campaign aimed at urging Aboriginal Communities to protect their families by getting COVID-19 testing if they feel unwell. While there...
November 20th, 2020
The Aboriginal Health and Medical Research Council of NSW (AH&MRC) is excited to announce a brand new partnership with the National Basketball League (NBL)team, the Sydney Kings and the Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL) Sydney Flames to deliver the sporting club’s first Indigenous community program, Healthy Deadly Kids (HDK). Healthy Deadly Kids is unique in...
November 17th, 2020
The AH&MRC calls on the NSW Government to address the mental health and social and emotional wellbeing needs of Aboriginal people across NSW in the upcoming budget. In 2019 – 2020, Aboriginal people in NSW have endured displacement and destruction of their communities due to bushfires, floods, drought, and COVID-19. Aboriginal people experience these traumatic...
November 11th, 2020
AH&MRC’s NAIDOC Week Portrait Series celebrates the skills, strength and diversity of Aboriginal people working in the Aboriginal community-controlled healthcare sector The Aboriginal Health and Medical Research Council (AH&MRC) NADIOC Portrait Series profiles five Aboriginal people who have each made a significant contribution to the health and wellbeing of Aboriginal people in NSW. The five nominees were selected based on nominations received from Community members, and people working...