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The latest News and Media related to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health sector.
VACCHO regularly publishes media releases include announcements of latest news, press releases, new report submissions and policy positions as well as day to day reactions to developments in policy areas related to the Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Sector.
OPINION: New Aged Care Support at Home Program will punish, not protect our Elders
On the surface, the Federal Government’s new Support at Home program is being touted as progress in aged care reform....
This World Suicide Prevention Day, the Balit Durn Durn Centre supports Communities to ‘just have the yarn’
Each year on September 10, communities and organisations come together to mark World Suicide Prevention Day. For...
VACCHO celebrates historic step in Victoria’s first Treaty
The Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (VACCHO) applauds the introduction of the landmark...
VACCHO secures funding to strengthen Aboriginal women’s health workforce
The Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (VACCHO) has secured $300,000 to deliver a dedicated...
VACCHO condemns the violent attack on Camp Sovereignty
The Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (VACCHO) condemns the abhorrent actions of the...
OPINION: National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children’s Day: Little Footsteps, Big Future
Opinion by Sheree Lowe Our children are our Elders of the future. Our future leaders. They are born with inherent...
ACCOs lead the way in the new Lung Cancer Screening Program
The Victorian Aboriginal Health Service (VAHS) and Gippsland and East Gippsland Aboriginal Co-Operative (GEGAC) are...
Statement on discriminatory new bail reforms will cost more Aboriginal lives
WARNING: VACCHO advises Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people that the following contains references to those...
VACCHO demands an Aboriginal-led Model of Custodial Health Care as recommended by Coroner in Heather Calgaret inquest
WARNING: VACCHO advises Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people that the following contains references to those...
NAIDOC: Truth-telling and treaty will pave the way forward for future generations
Opinion by Dr Jill Gallagher AO For far too long, my people have been told to “get over it,” to “move on,” and to “let...
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