The question of how much to pay for “closing the gap” in Aboriginal health ought to be debated more on ethical lines than on economic lines — but the two inevitably intersect, writes Professor Gavin Mooney.
Aboriginal health
Why indigenous Australians need their own pandemic plan
The recent death of an Aboriginal man who had tested positive to swine flu has raised concerns of the vulnerability of Indigenous people to disease pandemics, writes Dr Sophie Couzos.
Indigenous Health: interested anyone?
You could argue that Indigenous health is our most important issue. So why isn’t the media picking up on it? asks Dr Ruth Armstrong.
Why the NT Intervention might be good news
In an ideal world we would not have workforce shortages anywhere in Australia. But we do. And just maybe the NT Intervention is an effective short term way of recruiting new blood, writes Dr Sue Page.
NT Intervention a lemon: 28 medical specialists give their diagnosis
We are not aware of any evidence that supports the health related components of the NTER, writes Dr Hilary Tyler.
Meanwhile … The intervention arrives in Utopia
The army arrived in Utopia last week. They have come to check the children but they should have asked me or one of the other doctors who has recently worked in the community first. It could have saved the interventionalists a lot of time, writes Simon Quilty.
NT intervention: kids grilled on housing standards
Aboriginal kids as young as six are being asked to give environmental health assessments of their houses—and their interrogators are not housing experts, but the doctors and nurses carrying out the medical checks, writes Anna Lamboys.
How think tanks are misleading us on Aboriginal children’s health
The recent Commonwealth intervention in the Northern Territory includes a raft of components which appear to have little connection with protecting children, writes Dr David Scrimgeour.
Not a single voice in support of intervention
During a three-day conference here on Indigenous health, the message has come loud and clear from doctors, lawyers, researchers, public servants, economists and Aboriginal leaders. Not a single voice has been raised in defence of the Federal Government’s plans for the NT.
Champion of ‘caucasian’ health meets the locals
Gulkula in north east Arnhem Land will once again this weekend host Garma, the Territory’s leading Aboriginal festival of culture and ideas. This year’s theme: Indigenous health: real solutions for a chronic problem. But there’s a Caucasian in the woodpile.
30 years of reports into Aboriginal Australia
We’re constantly told about the numerous reports over recent decades highlighting the state of Aboriginal Australia that have been ignored or filed away. Here’s Crikey’s list …
