Indigenous
Broad subject area
Journal article
Determinants of access to chronic illness care – a mixed-methods evaluation of a national multifaceted chronic disease package for Indigenous Australians
Objectives: Indigenous Australians have a disproportionately high burden of chronic illness, and relatively poor access to healthcare. This paper examines how a national multicomponent programme aimed at improving prevention and management of chronic disease among Australian Indigenous people addressed various dimensions of access.
Guide
Indigenous parliamentarians, federal and state: a quick guide
Provides information about Indigenous Australian federal and state parliamentarians, from the election of the first Indigenous Australian to federal Parliament. Summary This Quick Guide provides information about Indigenous Australian federal and state parliamentarians, from the election of the first Indigenous Australian to federal Parliament—former Senator Sir Neville Bonner—until September 2015. For the purposes of this...
Guide
New to Indigenous health? Dietetics and nutrition with Indigenous communities: a starting point
This resource is intended for dietitians and nutritionists who are new to the area of Indigenous health in Australia and would like to learn more about working with this diverse cultural group. The resource is not just for students or new graduates; it is applicable to dietitians and nutritionists with any level of experience who...
Book
Indigenous intermediaries: new perspectives on exploration archives
Overview This edited collection understands exploration as a collective effort and experience involving a variety of people in diverse kinds of relationships. It engages with the recent resurgence of interest in the history of exploration by focusing on the various indigenous intermediaries – Jacky Jacky, Bungaree, Moowattin, Tupaia, Mai, Cheealthluc and lesser-known individuals – who...
Policy
Transforming our world: the 2030 agenda for sustainable development
This agenda is a plan of action for people, planet and prosperity and contains the Sustainable Development Goals. It also seeks to strengthen universal peace in larger freedom. The UN recognises that eradicating poverty in all its forms and dimensions, including extreme poverty, is the greatest global challenge and an indispensable requirement for sustainable development.