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Indigenous Access Program : The Indigenous Access Program gives Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians better access to Medicare services. These services are important for ...

Australian Indigenous HealthBulletin : Creating cultural empathy ... The Indigenous Access Program gives Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians better access to Medicare services. These services are important for ...

New program helps Indigenous students aim high : The number of Indigenous students enrolled at Australian universities has grown by over 40 per cent since 2006. The Labor Government continues to support innovative programs to increase access to university through the Higher Education Participation ...

Darwin Artist Selected for Prestigious Leadership Program::  - Established in 2009, ACCELERATE is a program designed by the British Council and Australia Council for the Arts for Indigenous Australians working within the creative industries providing access to significant national and international networks and career development opportunities.

Universities work to increase Indigenous representation in engineering - The five-day VIEWS program will allow Year 11 and 12 students from around Australia to get an insight into what it is like to study and work in engineering. They will be exposed to real world applications of engineering, and get access to world-class facilities. In addition, they will get the opportunity to learn about different pathways into engineering, and hear first-hand from current Indigenous engineers and engineering students.

Flu vaccine program brought forward as surge in cases surprises health authorities - But South Australia is leading the per capita trend, with almost 4485 cases ... “About 90,000 South Australian children will have access to a free flu ... medical conditions and Indigenous Australians are also considered at higher risk.

Jan Martin, director of Indigenous relations for the Southwest Ontario Aboriginal Health Access Centre, says dental benefits for First Nations ... View article...

As Mrs Pallett is an Aboriginal Australian, she can access the Indigenous Employment Program, which helps Aboriginal people secure work. View article...

Gillard is behind the wheel of a clapped-out bomb : SOME years ago the ABC ran an excellent program called Bush Mechanics, documenting the amazing resourcefulness of indigenous car nuts in the most remote parts of Australia . These guys have no access to car parts but keep their bombs on the road by ...

Greens warn new curriculum will take schools back to the past  - GSK’s 2014 Immunisation Grants have been awarded to programs that are helping improve access and awareness of vaccination services for Indigenous and refugee communities. Winners are from across Australia and include medical groups in Mildura, Townsville, Geraldton and Brisbane. They each receive $20,000 for their program. Dr Neil Hearnden, a GP vaccination specialist and chair of the GSK grants independent judging panel, says this year’s winners demonstrated an outstanding ability to connect with hard to reach communities.