Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adults are more than three times as likely as non-Indigenous adults to have diabetes, and they experience it at much younger ages, according to the results of this health survey. Key findings This publication presents information from the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Measures Survey. This survey is...

Examines a range of factors that influence alcohol consumption and vulnerability to alcohol-related chronic disease in Victoria, including age, gender, residential location and social disadvantage.

This report provides an overview of current patterns and trends in mortality and life expectancy among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Summary This report provides an overview of current patterns and trends in mortality and life expectancy among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Indigenous Australians have a life expectancy of around 10 years...

This inquiry sought to address a lack of data on the prevalence of speech, language and communication disorders in Australia.

With one-in-two people dying within days of becoming ill, it’s little wonder that Ebola causes panic. But the real threat can only be assessed if we understand the history of the virus and how it is transmitted In 1980, the year I started my clinical studies, the World Health Organization announced that smallpox, one of...