Early bird registration for our 4th International Indigenous Health and Wellbeing Conference, taking place on Kaurna Country, South Australia, from 16-19 June, closes on Friday 11 April.
Is there an empty space on your shelf where a national award should be? Do you know someone doing amazing work in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health research deserving of some recognition?
Nominations are now open for Lowitja Institute Awards, recognising outstanding contributions to the field of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health and wellbeing research. Brush up on the details before 21 March closing date.
Award winners will be announced at Lowitja Institute's 4th International Indigenous Health and Wellbeing Conference 2025, which is a little over three months away. Our first international keynote speakers have been announced, but keep an eye on our social media for more guest updates soon.
On 13 February, we paused to reflect on the significance of the National Apology to the Stolen Generations in 2008. Lowitja Institute staff were honoured to be among the guests at the 17th Anniversary of the National Apology to the Stolen Generations Breakfast at Parliament House on Ngunnawal and Ngambri Country. For the health and healing of survivors and their families, we continue to advocate for the full implementation of the ‘Bringing them Home’ report’s recommendations.
Coming up this month, the Close the Gap Campaign Report 2025 will be launched at the official National Close the Gap Day event on 20 March at the Aborigines Advancement League office in Thornbury. All are welcome, so if you’re on Wurundjeri Country in Melbourne we hope to see you there. Find out more here.
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Lowitja Institute Conference 2025: early bird registration closing soon!
Early bird registration for our 4th International Indigenous Health and Wellbeing Conference, taking place on Kaurna Country, South Australia, from 16–19 June, closes on Friday 11 April.
Start planning for what promises to be a rewarding experience, and a chance to connect with national and international leaders, knowledge holders and advocates to share innovative ideas and transformational research in a culturally safe space.
Nominations for the biennial Lowitja Institute Awards are now open.
These awards recognise outstanding contributions to the field of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health and wellbeing research. They showcase research that is culturally, ethically, and intellectually rigorous and for the benefit of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and communities.
Nominate for the following categories, by 21 March 2025, via the conference website:
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Research Leadership Award
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Student Award
Pat AndersonAboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Researcher Awards
Tarrn-doon-nonin Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Research Project Award
Lowitja Institute is proud to offer an allocation of small conference attendance grants.
These attendance grants are supported by the Department of Health and Aged Care and the OCHRe network through the OWL Hub and our generous sponsors.
The grants provide support for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students and community members to attend the conference to increase their networking opportunities with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, communities and experts, engage with international Indigenous leaders in the field of health and wellbeing, and contribute to a diverse program of knowledge translation as the next generation of researchers and professionals.
Show your commitment to the health and wellbeing of Indigenous peoples and consider supporting the conference by becoming a sponsor or exhibitor. We have a range of opportunities to showcase your organisation. Download the prospectusPictured right: NAATSIHWP from our Conference 2023
We are excited to have recently released a new paper, published in conjunction with the University of Western Australia.
The paper provides an overview of the expanded literature on social and emotional wellbeing (SEWB) since the publication of the SEWB model in 2014.
It highlights efforts to develop and strengthen these shared understandings through the effective application of SEWB research and policies.
Authors include Professor Pat Dudgeon, Dr Chontel Gibson, Associate Professor Roz Walker, Dr Abigail Bray, Dr Rama Agung-Igusti, Dr Kate Derry, Dr Paul Gray, Rob McPhee, AssociateProfessor Stewart Sutherland, and Associate Professor Graham Gee.
The Close the Gap Campaign invites you to celebrate National Close the Gap Day and the launch of the Close the Gap Campaign Report 2025 on 20 March 2025.
This year's report, entitled 'Agency, Leadership, Reform: Ensuring the Survival, Dignity and Wellbeing of First Nations peoples', is prepared by Lowitja Institute for the Close the Gap Campaign Alliance Group.
The 2025 report shares stories of communities’ tireless work to delivering outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and covers a year in review, highlighting some of the key issues and developments from the last 12 months.
If you are unable to attend this event in person, you may register and join us via the livestream.
Venue: Aborigines Advancement League, Naarm, Victoria
Don’t miss the chance to be part of a collaborative environment that values community-led solutions and shared success. Together let’s strengthen our collective capacity to create transformative change for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health and wellbeing. Share these opportunities and help connect us with passionate change-makers.
Rotary Peace Fellowship, Sydney Peace Foundation, EOIs sought from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
National Reach and Priority Projects (NRPP) funding to design and deliver projects providing better health outcomes for First Nations people, Tackling Indigenous Smoking (TIS) program, tender opening soon
Expressions of interest, International People’s Health University on The Political Economy of Colonialism and Health (5–11 October), and East and Asia Pacific Regional People’s Health Assembly on The Struggle for Health: Political Economy of the 21st Century Colonialism (12–15 October), Batchelor Institute, Kungarakan Country, Northern Territory
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