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New Research

Framework for measuring wellbeing: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, 2010

05 March 2010This publication describes a framework to map statistical information about Indigenous people, in the context of the interrelationships with their social and physical environments.

Living on the edge: social and emotional wellbeing risk and protective factors for serious psychological distress among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people

04 March 2010This paper has been prepared to generate discussion around the determinants of Indigenous social and emotional wellbeing.
Medication use for arthritis and osteoporosis

Medication use for arthritis and osteoporosis

26 February 2010This report provides information on what medicines Australians are using to manage their musculoskeletal problems, how much these medicines cost them and trends in the prescription of newer medicines.
Drug use monitoring in Australia: 2008 annual report on drug use among police detainees

Drug use monitoring in Australia: 2008 annual report on drug use among police detainees

22 February 2010The Drug Use Monitoring in Australia (DUMA) program surveys alleged offenders in police detention in nine places around Australia about their drug use and criminal behaviour.

10 out of 10 deadly health stories: nutrition and physical activity

08 February 2010The Aboriginal Health and Medical Research Council has compiled these stories from NSW Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services to demonstrate the success and potential of these Aboriginal community initiatives.
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Disability

The role of vocational education and training in the labour market outcomes of people with disabilities

The role of vocational education and training in the labour market outcomes of people with disabilities

19 February 2010This report finds that for people who are not working, completing a VET qualification increases the chance of employment and more so for people with a disability.

What would it take? Employer perspectives on employing people with a disability

15 February 2010While employers are positive about employing people with a disability, they lack confidence in dealing with specific disability employment issues.

Mental health

Commentary

Why primary health care reform should top the COAG agenda

19 February 2010And it might even help 'fix' hospitals, writes Hal Swerissen in Croakey

Driven into action

23 November 2009In Inside Story, Ian Anderson reviews Peter Sutton’s unsettling account of Indigenous policy, The Politics of Suffering

Labor must stand firm on FTA

26 August 2004If the US blocks changes to the free-trade deal, Labor should seek to renegotiate the whole agreement, writes John Quiggin.
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Audio

Working together for a better health care system

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20 November 2009Research findings and government reports indicate Australia's primary health care workforce is facing significant challenges and is lagging behind in its use of teamwork approaches.

Indigenous eye health pioneer Hugh Taylor reflects on NT Intervention, two years on

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28 September 2009A leading Melbourne University health expert says one of the main benefits of the NT Intervention has been getting Indigenous health back on the agenda as a major social justice issue in Australia.

Drugs and alcohol

Video

Bess Nungarrayi Price on the NT Intervention

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15 February 2010Bess Nungarrayi Price, a Walpiri woman from Yuendemu in the N.T. discusses the issues facing her community and explains why she thinks policies such as enforced income management are needed and welcome.

Change the 'lock em up' mentality

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23 October 2009Ted Wilkes, Chair, National Indigenous Drug and Alcohol Committee, speaks about alcohol use in Indigenous Communities and the links between self esteem, substance abuse and incarceration. The Australian Drug Foundation's conference Thinking Drinking 3 held in Brisbane in August 2009, looked at the role of alcohol in entertainment, violence and crime, the night-time economy, marketing, taxation, competition policy, alcogenic environments and more. 9.59 minutes

Wellbeing

Beyond corporate responsibility: the 'spiritual turn' and the rise of conscious business

15 March 2010This paper asks whether the Corporate Responsibility movement can transform business practices enough to assist society address key human and environmental sustainability challenges.

Websites

Croakey: the Crikey health blog

25 August 2009The Croakey blog is a forum for debate and discussion about health issues and policy.

Better Health Channel

18 May 2009This site's aim is to provide free health and medical information in an easy to understand format and language.

Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet

20 April 2009The Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet is an innovative Internet resource that aims to inform practice and policy in Indigenous health by making research and other knowledge readily accessible.

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Danger in new trade agreement with the US

Jobs

Events

Seminar
Memory, Trauma and Reconciliation in post-War Bosnia and Herzegovina
23 Mar 2010 - 6:00pm
Melbourne
Conference
Arts-Activated Conference
25 Mar 2010 - 26 Mar 2010
Sydney
Conference
Arts Activated Conference 2010
25 Mar 2010 - 26 Mar 2010
Sydney

Books

The Australian Long Story

The Australian Long Story

  • Editor: Mandy Sayer
  • Penguin Australia
In this collection, acclaimed writer Mandy Sayer brings together nine of the best Australian examples of the long story - tales that combine the intensity of the short story with the complexity of a novel.

Australasian Journal of ArtsHealth

  • ArtsHealth Centre for Research and Practice, University of Newcastle
The Australasian Journal of ArtsHealth (AJAH) is a new, international, blind-peer-reviewed electronic journal providing an outlet for researchers and practitioners working in the broad areas arts and health.

Noticeboard

Policy Guides

Arts for all: opening doors to people with a disability

This guide provides practical and long-term ways for artists and arts organisations to enhance their access, market their events to the disabled community and build new audiences.

15-02-10

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