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Immunisation season is here
Healesville’s First Artists unite to produce fine art prints
Failure to close gap in healthcare puts Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
Nominations now open for NAIDOC Awards
2020 flu vaccine now available
Early bedtime linked to healthy weight in children
Government program fails to boost literacy in remote schools
ACEM urges community not to neglect urgent medical needs
RACGP on telehealth: An old fashioned phone is perfectly fine
Desperate times call for desperate measures in prisons
Vale Professor Dennis McDermott
Supporting Workers On Frontline Of Coronavirus Fight
Now is time to act on pandemic measures for people with disability
Stronger and safer Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities
$123 million boost to Indigenous response to COVID-19
Nurses plea – Protect yourselves and protect our community
Care army mobilised to support and protect seniors from coronavirus
COVID-19 Management Plan for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander populations
Win-win with Indigenous environmental programs
Flu vaccination more important than ever during month of April
ILA funding round extended
Whole of population telehealth for patients, general practice
‘Medicare at home’ a vital step to counter COVID-19
COVID-19: Whole of population telehealth for patients, general practice, primary care and other medical services
RACGP welcomes telehealth expansion to fight COVID-19
$1.1 billion to support more mental health, Medicare and domestic violence services
Strict travel restrictions in place for Queensland’s Indigenous communities
Health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people must be a priority in COVID-19 response
Australia’s welfare system remains punitive through pandemic
National Cabinet Update
Historic decision creates First Nations Heritage grant
‘We need to be seen’ – why data is vital in fight against COVID-19
Government backs remote communities with COVID-19 support
Community Benefit Fund delivers extra $14.7 million to 650 organisations
AFL great’s Indigenous business scores Curtin contract
Extension of stimulus measures to vital community services sector welcome, larger rescue package needed
ACOSS, COSS network and ASU Covid-19 community sector rescue package recommendations
Community Services Ministers’ Meeting Communique
Measures to support Senior Australians and those who care for them
Aged care funding injection a welcome response to challenges COVID-19 poses for aged care providers
As impact of coronavirus grows, survey shows vital community services sinking with demand
Students begin pathway to future careers
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities must be protected from COVID-19 pandemic
Urgent measures needed to support people with disability during COVID-19 crisis
We say: No more preventable deaths
Scrutiny of Government progress welcomed
AMA Federal Council – COVID-19 Communiqué
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Advisory Group on COVID-19, 12 March 2020