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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.

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

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.

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

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.

The Australian Government is investing in Indigenous-led clinical trial and cohort studies to improve health outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians.

Read Assistant Minister McCarthy's speech at the WA Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Sector in Fremantle.

Read the transcript of Assistant Minister McCarthy's interview with Greg Jennett on Closing the Gap; domestic violence; WA Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Sector Conference; growing the number of Torres Strait doctors.

Well-respected First Nations leader Ms Andrea Kelly has been appointed as the Interim First Nations Aged Care Commissioner, commencing in January 2024.

The Albanese Government has brought together health experts to discuss the unique challenges facing the health workforce across the Northern Territory.

Today is National Close the Gap Day, a day to reflect on the gap in health and wellbeing outcomes between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and other Australians.

Read the transcript of Minister Hunt and Professor Paul Kelly at the Canberra Press Conference on 3 February 2022, on on ATAGI providing green light for boosters for 16 – 18 year olds, supply of rapid antigen tests and COVID in the aged care sector.