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A national profile of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Workers, 2006-2016

This Open Access article by Wright et al. analyses data on Indigenous Health Workers from three waves of the Australian Census.

Added 17 Nov 2025
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Systematic review collection: First Nations

This monthly curated collection of systematic reviews from ARIIA provides visitors with access to Subscription and Open Access articles related to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples (First Nations) and the health and aged care workforce. 

Added 16 Nov 2025
Article
A qualitative exploration of staff satisfaction in innovative Australian aged care

This Open Access article by Connelly et al. investigates the impact of various residential aged care innovations upon staff satisfaction.

Added 16 Nov 2025
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Cultural Responsiveness in action: An IAHA framework

The Indigenous Allied Health Australia (IAHA) Cultural Responsiveness Framework supports Australians working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to build the skills, knowledge and capabilities needed for effective partnerships and action.

Added 14 Nov 2025
Report
Indigenous people’s mobility and its impact on remote infrastructural needs: an exploratory study.

This report from Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute (AHURI) explores the changes to First Nations communties mobility and its impact on the planning of housing, infrastructure and services within remote communities.

Added 14 Nov 2025
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Good spirit, good life: a quality of life tool and framework

This framework from the University of Western Australia has been developed and validated for older Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians, over the age of 45 and has 12 interconnected factors.

Added 14 Nov 2025
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Prioritising the social and emotional wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples receiving home-based aged care: An exploratory study

This Open Access article by Pearson et al. explores community and workforce perspectives on how the Home Care Package (HCP) program supports the social and emotional wellbeing (SEWB) of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

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Career pathways for the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health workforce: National career trajectory interviews report

This Lowitja Institute report highlights the need to strengthen and support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander leadership to improve employment, retention, and career pathways across the health sector.

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Workforce wellbeing guide

This guide from the University of Western Australia focuses on the role of self-reflection and self-care in safeguarding and promoting worker wellbeing. It includes practical activities and resources that can be used in a range of settings, by individual workers, supervisors or managers.

Report
Beyond parity in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health workforce planning: achieving equity through needs-based and strengths-based approaches

This report by Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research (CAEPR) explores how needs-based and strengths-based workforce planning can strengthen the Aboriginal and Torres Strait health workforce.