With the “Apology to Australia’s Indigenous People” speech on 13 February, the Prime Minister challenged all Australians, but particularly those involved in service delivery to Indigenous people, to close the gap between the level of health, educational and living standards experienced by Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians. That there is a gap is widely recognised. The...

Climate change is not only affecting where people live and prosper but also where mosquitoes do. This is bad news for northern Australia and Australia's northern neighbours. In a new policy brief, Dr Sarah Potter, a malaria research scientist, analyses how climate change will likely affect the spread of malaria and dengue in maritime Southeast...

Biofuels have been championed as an energy source that can increase security of supply, reduce vehicle emissions and provide a new income stream for farmers. These claims are contested, however. Critics assert that biofuels will increase energy-price volatility, food prices and even life-cycle emissions of greenhouse gases. This paper presents salient facts and figures to...

In making dementia a National Health Priority, the Australian Government has recognised dementia as one of the biggest health problems facing Australia now and into the future. It has not been widely understood that dementia is also a major health problem for Indigenous people. Recent research in the Kimberley region suggests that the prevalence rates...

Cardiovascular disease, diabetes and chronic kidney disease are three common and serious illnesses in Australia. These three diseases have shared common risk factors, and often occur together. The National Centre for Monitoring Cardiovascular Disease and the National Centre for Monitoring Diabetes have collaborated to investigate the association of these diseases and their impact on Australians'...