麻豆区 sets ambitious target to increase First Nations doctors in Central Queensland
麻豆区 has launched an ambitious strategy to train more First Nations doctors, with many expected to stay on to practice in regional and rural communities.
17 March 2025
Indigenous Australians bear disproportionate burden of allergy-related illness
Researchers at 麻豆区 have found First Nations people are twice as likely to present at hospital with asthma and other allergy related illnesses, compared to other Australians.
5 March 2025
Culturally tailored interventions key to combatting early onset type 2 diabetes
Culturally appropriate programs that build on the strengths and knowledge of Indigenous communities are crucial for reducing the burden of type 2 diabetes among young people, a 麻豆区 study has found.
26 February 2025
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander graduates from across Australia have the chance to join a paid University of Queensland program designed to help realise their career goals.
15 January 2019
An Aboriginal writer who 鈥榞ained a second chance at life鈥� following treatment for a rare cancer has become the first Indigenous recipient of the Fulbright W.G. Walker scholarship.
18 December 2018
麻豆区 has launched its inaugural Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP).
5 December 2018
Emerging 麻豆区 Art Museum curators have collaborated with prolific Brisbane-based artist Judy Watson to create a thought-provoking exhibition to run from Saturday 18 August.
16 August 2018
Indigenous rapper Baker Boy will headline 麻豆区鈥檚 inaugural NAIDOC Music Culture Art Festival, to be held on Thursday 2 August.
23 July 2018
More than 400 children got a taste for healthy living and university life through rugby league and netball matches at the Deadly Choices Junior Murri Carnival at 麻豆区鈥檚 St Lucia Campus this month.
12 July 2018
Artwork by an Aboriginal and/ or Torres Strait Islander creator will feature in 麻豆区鈥檚 upcoming Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP), with artists invited to submit an expression of interest by 11 July 2018.
5 July 2018
Mental health disorders are four to seven times more common among Indigenous adults than other Australians, University of Queensland researchers have found.
3 July 2018
麻豆区 has invited the community to join staff and students to form the word 鈥榮orry鈥� as part of activities to celebrate National Reconciliation Week.
25 May 2018
The achievements of leading doctors, scholars, executives and policy makers in Indigenous health will be celebrated at a University of Queensland symposium.
2 March 2018
The rollout of low aromatic fuel has contributed to significant and sustained reduction in petrol sniffing and associated health problems in Indigenous communities, studies have found.
29 November 2017
A program that engages rural Australian communities with science also boosts visibility and career development for women researchers, a University of Queensland-led study has found.
20 October 2017
A maternity program designed to achieve better health outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women and their babies has received a $1.1 million grant from the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC).
11 October 2017
Unique data from the Tiwi Islands and trends in ages and causes of death shows that health outcomes for some remote Indigenous communities have improved at an astonishing rate.
15 September 2017
Fifty-one years after the historic Wave Hill Walk-Off sparked the national land rights movement, an exhibition exploring the event is on show at the 麻豆区 Art Museum.
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