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The Australian Government is making further investments for regional, rural and remote aged care, providing $12.8 million in grant funding to a service in Maningrida Northern Territory.

The Australian Government has invested $31.2 million to develop a new framework to deliver virtual nursing support in aged care.

The Australian Government will provide $3.19 million in grants for First Nations-led trial projects in Darebin, Melbourne that will strengthen families, reduce family and domestic violence, and help keep kids out of out-of-home care.

First Nations people in South Australia will have a dedicated social and emotional wellbeing centre designed for their needs, with an interim service open by the end of 2025.

Ngangganawili Aboriginal Health Service (NAHS) in Wiluna, remote Western Australia, will enhance care for nearly 1,000 patients with the addition of three staff housing units.

The Australian Government today announced the latest round of funding to help community-based and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander groups support Australians affected by cancer.

Read Assistant Minister Kearney's speech at the National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (NACCHO) Members National Conference in Canberra.

Dialysis will be made available in more remote locations to allow First Nations people to stay closer to home and on Country during treatment for end-stage kidney disease.

A new multi-purpose service centre will make life easier for residents of the remote Northern Territory community of Borroloola, including those living with chronic kidney disease.

The Australian Government is expanding the Connected Beginnings program, helping more First Nations children thrive in the crucial early years.

The Australian Government is bringing together Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander organisations and the research sector to conduct innovative, First Nations-led cancer research through a new grant scheme and a $9.6 million investment.

The Australian Government is expanding the Connected Beginnings program, helping more First Nations children thrive in the crucial early years.

The Australian Government is investing in the health of First Nations Australians with the opening of a new Victorian Aboriginal Health Service in Melbourne’s north.

The Australian Government is expanding the successful Connected Beginnings program, helping more First Nations children get the best start in life.

The Australian Government is helping First Nations children get the best start in life, expanding the successful Connected Beginnings program to the New South Wales Central Coast.

Read Assistant Minister McCarthy's speech at the Venerable Mary Aikenhead Ministries Oration.

Six Medicare Urgent Care Clinics (Medicare UCCs) will be established in remote regions of the Northern Territory providing free, culturally appropriate urgent care services to local communities.

Read the transcript from Assistant Minister McCarthy's press conference which covered the new Medicare Urgent Care Clinics in the Northern Territory.

The Australian Government has announced a new $16.9 million initiative that aims to improve cancer care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians.

The Australian government is supporting more Australians affected by cancer, announcing more than $500,000 in funding for 5 grant recipients.

The Australian government is delivering on an election commitment to improve access to renal dialysis services, announcing three new renal dialysis units in remote Queensland and Western Australia.

Read the transcript of Assistant Minister McCarthy's interview with Sarah Morice on better access to renal dialysis for First Nations Australians; dialysis units for Badu Island, Wiluna and Tom Price.

The Australian Government is investing $100 million into 33 Indigenous health infrastructure projects across the country.

More than 300 people have enrolled in the National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation’s First Nations Health Worker Traineeship Program, marking a significant achievement for Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisations across the country.

More First Nations families now have access to culturally safe maternal healthcare in North East Arnhem Land thanks to a growing workforce of Djäkamirr.