This project combines lived experience with national survey data to better understand primary health care use and identify areas of unmet need, in particular for remote communities. The findings show that access to culturally appropriate healthcare varies greatly by location and that significant unmet need exists for Aboriginal Medical Services and community clinics.

This report tracks progress towards ensuring Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children grow up safe, cared for and connected to their families, communities and culture. In particular, the report examines the over-representation and outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in child protection systems, finding Australia will fail to meet its 2031 Closing the...

This report summarises the outcomes of a roundtable convened to address workforce sustainability in the domestic, family, and sexual violence sector. It identifies key challenges, including workforce shortages, the need for specialized skills, and the importance of supporting Aboriginal community-controlled organisations. It calls for a national workforce strategy to help the sector attract, support and...

This paper argues the National Disability Insurance Scheme must enhance collaboration with participants, local communities and Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisations, disability service providers, and the wider health system, to develop more locally led solutions that empower Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Deaf or Hard of Hearing participants to achieve better outcomes.

Over the last 50+ years, the Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (ACCO) sector has developed an operating and service model which affirm Aboriginal ways of knowing, being and doing. This resource uses graphic and visual means to share the structure, operation and strengths of the model and draw attention to funding challenges.