Time for constitutional change: A First Nations voice to Parliament
One of the Labor Government’s key election promises was to give a voice to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in Parliament. Now in power, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has revealed a draft set of words to be added to the constitution to enshrine an Indigenous Voice to Parliament. But for the planned constitutional change […]
Australia’s first Aboriginal Nurse Practitioner honoured
Australia’s first Aboriginal Nurse Practitioner honoured
Midwife-led continuity of care program supports First Nations mothers and babies
Midwife-led continuity of care throughout pregnancy, labour, birth and the early postnatal period achieves substantially better perinatal health outcomes, yet few First Nations women receive it. Investigating the gap, La Trobe University researchers assessed the capacity of four maternity services in Victoria to implement, embed, and sustain a culturally responsive caseload midwifery service. The landmark […]
‘Unity and Strength through Caring’: CATSINaM celebrates 25-year anniversary
‘Unity and Strength through Caring’: CATSINaM celebrates 25-year anniversary
Meet Sye Hodgman, the QNMU’s First Nations Strategy, Policy and Research Officer
For Sye Hodgman, a Trawlwoolway Palawa-Pakana nurse, his direct engagement with the Queensland Nurses and Midwives Union’s (QNMU ANMF QLD Branch) First Nations Branch means advocating for workplaces that allow Queensland’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander nurses and midwives to thrive. “My main role is to identify areas, based on conversations I’m having with our […]
RFDS nurses help deliver crucial services as part of rural and remote community COVID-19 vaccination rollout
As Australia’s COVID-19 vaccination campaign gathers pace, Kate Jones, one of the senior primary healthcare nurses of the Royal Flying Doctor Service, Western Operations, says it feels like her team is “contributing towards making history” helping vaccinate rural and remote communities in WA. “Being able to protect some of our most remote and vulnerable people […]
More Birthing on Country services needed to improve health outcomes for Indigenous mothers and babies
More Birthing on Country services needed to improve health outcomes for Indigenous mothers and babies
Scholarship in memory of Gayle Woodford makes lasting impact
Tuesday, 23 March, marks five years since the tragic murder of South Australian remote area nurse (RAN) Gayle Woodford. It is also the fifth anniversary of a scholarship established in Mrs Woodford’s memory that is improving the knowledge, skills, safety and security of the country’s remote health workers. Jointly established by CRANAplus and the Centre […]
CATSINaM appoints new CEO
The Congress of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Nurses and Midwives (CATSINaM) has announced the appointment of Professor Roianne West as its new Chief Executive Officer. A renowned leader in health, academia and research, Professor West brings a wealth of experience to the position and ensures the organisation is primed to realise its vision of […]
Q&A with Victorian Treaty Advancement Commissioner Jill Gallagher
Victoria is the first state to enter formal treaty negotiations with Aboriginal Victorians with legislation passed in the Victorian Parliament in July 2018. An election to establish the First Peoples’ Assembly of Victoria, which will establish the ‘ground rules’ for treaty Victoria, is set for this month. Victorian Treaty Advancement Commissioner Jill Gallagher talks to […]