The Strengthening Medicare: General Practice Grants Program provided practices and Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisations access to $220 million in grants from 2023 to 2024 to make improvements to expand patient access and support safe, quality primary care.

Focusing on two workforce development initiatives, this report explores the integration of allied health professionals with Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisations. The findings reveal a complex landscape of health service provision, highlighting both opportunities and challenges for collaborative allied health projects.

This report researches, maps and assesses the extent of disability supports for Aboriginal people in the Northern Territory and the role of Aboriginal Community-Controlled Health Services in the disability/NDIS sector. It identifies 6 key issues and 11 ideas for improvement, outlining the significant challenges impacting Aboriginal people with a disability, carers, families and communities.

First Nations people experience significant health disparities, including high rates of chronic physical and mental health conditions. This paper explores the intersection of physical and mental health among First Nations people, focusing on chronic disease management and social and emotional wellbeing. It evaluates health programs, health policies and digital health initiatives which aim to improve...

Access to culturally safe and effective healthcare extends to people in prison and youth detention facilities. First Nations people are over-represented in both prisons and youth detention facilities and often have complex health needs. This report presents evidence and recommendations for systemic reform to improve healthcare for First Nations people in places of detention and...