Polices and strategies to help ensure equity of access for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients to culturally safe primary healthcare services in rural, regional and remote areas must be a priority for any Federal Government following the May election. The Pharmacy Guild of Australia and the National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisatio...

Bendigo will today host the first of three face-to-face meetings in Victoria this week on the developmentof a new National Agreement on Closing the Gap. The meetings provide an opportunity for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to tell the Coalition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peaks (Coalition of Peaks)and governments what changes are needed to improve their lives.

The first ever Joint Council meeting on Closing the Gap was held yesterday in Brisbane between the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) and a Coalition of National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peak Bodies (Coalition of Peaks). The Joint Council is comprised of 12 representatives elected by the Coalition of Peaks, a Minister nominated by the Commonwealth and Ministers from each state and territory governments and one representative from the Australian Local Gove...

Introduction:Good morning everyone, thank you for inviting me here today to speak with you at the launch of the King & Wood Mallesons' Social Impact Strategy.My name is Pat Turner, I am the CEO of the National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation, and the Lead Convener of the Coalition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peak Organisations.Foremost, I am an Aboriginal woman, I am the daughter of an Arrente man and a Gurdan...

The Coalition of Peaks will host a meeting in Sydney today on the development of a new National Agreement on Closing the Gap. The meeting is an opportunity for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to tell the Coalition of Peaks and governments what changes are needed to improve their lives. New South Wales Coalition of Peak Organisations (NSWCAPO) Co-C...

The first of two face-to-face meetings with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in Canberra will be held today to discuss the development of a new National Agreement on Closing the Gap. The meetings provide an opportunity for the Coalition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peaks and Australian Capital Territory Government to hear the voice of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people about what changes are need...

Launceston will today host a face-to-face meeting on the development of a new National Agreement on Closing the Gap. The meeting is an opportunity for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to tell the Coalition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community controlled peak organisations (Coalition of Peaks) and the Tasmanian government what changes are needed to improve their lives.

Aboriginal Housing for Aboriginal HealthHousing is a key determinant of health. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people face a range of issues that prevent them from accessing housing that is affordable, adequate, safe and sustainable. Overcrowding is increasingly prevalent, making househol...

Broome will today host the first of six face-to-face meetings in Western Australia on the development of a new National Agreement on Closing the Gap. The meetings provide an opportunity for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to tell the Coalition of Peaks and governments what changes are needed to improve their lives. Aboriginal Health Council We...

NACCHO's Strategic Directions describes the four key strategies that NACCHO will focus on between 2023–2025.