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National Indigenous Health Equality Targets: Outcomes from the National Indigenous Health Equality Summit Canberra, March 18–20, 2008
March 2008

This report, prepared by the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner and the Steering Committee for Indigenous Health Equality, documents the key achievements of the Close the Gap campaign and presents five Indigenous health target areas to address the 17-year life expectancy gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians.
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Australian Medical Association report card - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health
August 2007
The AMA Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Report Card Series has carried a consistent theme throughout - the tragic state of health and the lack of health services endured by Aboriginal peoples and Torres Strait Islanders. Read the report card (1.7MB PDF)
Solutions to the Indigenous Health Crisis facing Australia
April 2007
This policy briefing paper from the National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation and Oxfam Australia provides solutions towards solving the health crisis facing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders. Read the report (4.3MB PDF)
Communities Working for Health and Wellbeing: Success stories from the Aboriginal Community
April 2007
Read the report (1.6MB PDF)
Success stories in Indigenous health: A showcase of successful Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health projects
May 2007
This publication from Australians for Native Title & Reconciliation showcases successful health projects which demonstrate that Indigenous health problems can be changed for the better. Read the report (1.3MB PDF)
Commonwealth Games briefing paper
March 2006
This Oxfam Australia briefing paper shows that if medals were being handed out for the health of the country's Indigenous population, Australia would lag far behind other developed countries in the Commonwealth. Read the paper (152kb PDF)
Special Justice report (chapter 2)
November 2005
Improving the health status of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples is a longstanding challenge for governments in Australia. This document outlines a human rights based approach for achieving Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health equality within a generation. Read the paper (1.2MB PDF)
Indigenous health workforce needs
July 2004
This report, prepared by Access Economics for the Australian Medical Association, canvasses a number of the areas where there is considerable evidence of scope for effective spending on primary and preventive Indigenous healthcare. Read the report (454kb PDF)