Tag: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
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Can we eradicate commercial tobacco disease and death?
Raglan Maddox and Michelle Kennedy The commercial Tobacco Industry continues to profit off addiction, disease, and death, perpetuating health inequities. For over 70 years, we have known that when used as directed, commercial tobacco products kill. Australia has been a leader in tobacco control through plain packaging, tax reforms, and…
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Food sovereignty vital for First Nations Australians’ economic security, parliamentary inquiry shows
Dr Alana Gall Prior to invasion, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples (hereafter First Nations peoples) had an uninterrupted, deep, and interconnected relationship to their lands, waterways, and seas that ensured optimum health, and cultural, spiritual, social, and emotional wellbeing. For thousands of years, advanced agriculture and aquacultural techniques supplied…
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10 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander research articles to read this NAIDOC week and beyond
Summer May Finlay and Leanne Coombe It’s NAIDOC Week (7 – 14 July), and this year’s theme is “Keep the Fire Burning! Blak, Loud and Proud”. According to the NAIDOC Week 2024 website: “This year’s theme celebrates the unyielding spirit of our communities and invites all to stand in solidarity,…
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Reflections on the 2023 Australian Public Health Conference
Elise Rivera, Health Promotion SIG Travel Award Recipient This submission was written prior to the Voice referendum on 14 October 2023. It was a great privilege to be awarded the PHAA Health Promotion Special Interest Group’s Travel Award 2023 and attend the 2023 Australian Public Health Conference in Hobart.…
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A Voice to Parliament is a human right for Australia’s First Peoples
Honorary Assoc. Prof. Leanne Coombe, Policy and Advocacy Manager, PHAA I began writing this blog on the anniversary of the signing of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP), which was adopted by the General Assembly on Thursday 13 September 2007. Australia was one of only…
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Ways to answer common questions about the Voice to Parliament proposal
PHAA’s Administration and Memberships Officer, Amber Rowe, and CEO, Adj Prof Terry Slevin Introduction The Voice Referendum is a compulsory vote on 14 October. All registered voters in Australia need to turn up. As a result, and as the date nears, more people are turning their mind to the…
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Introducing Dr Alana Gall, Vice President-Elect, (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander)
Dr Alana Gall will join the Public Health Association of Australia Board as Vice President (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) in September 2023. She describes her career to date and discusses her new role. Q: How did you start your career in public health? I originally developed an interest…