Progress made on Closing the Gap Latest AIHW figures show the health gap is narrowing between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and non-Indigenous Australians.
Close the Gap PBS Co-payment changes a ‘positive step forward’ The RACGP has welcomed changes that aim to improve Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ access to subsidised medicines.
RACGP makes positive Indigenous health advocacy trip For Professor Peter O’Mara, the reason for his advocacy journeys to Canberra can be summed up in one word: connection.
RACGP leads in reconciliation ‘we can all work towards’ This week marks 20 years of Reconciliation Australia and almost three decades of the country’s formal reconciliation process.
Closing the gap through ‘treaty, truth-telling and healing’ The 2021 Close the Gap report focuses on leadership and legacy in working to achieve health equity in Australia.
Australian study determines true asymptomatic COVID rate New research suggests the actual number of coronavirus cases that never develop symptoms may be much lower than previously indicated.
Restrictions ease, but ‘main problem’ with Vic contact tracing remains A lack of communication between health authorities and local doctors is still hampering efforts, GPs say.
Victorians with COVID should immediately inform their contacts: DHHS EXCLUSIVE: Confirmed cases should immediately contact family, friends and colleagues with whom they have been in close contact, Victorian authorities say.
Calls for GPs to help COVID patients notify contacts as systems groan under strain Victoria should sanction self-initiated contact tracing to slash the time taken to contact people who may have been infected, according to frustrated GPs and other top experts.
New National Agreement a ‘historic turning point’ For the first time, all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people will be able to have their say on closing the gap.