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A new First Nations voice to guide Australia's public health sector

Young Aboriginal girl gets a check up at the doctor’s surgery

ALC: Young Aboriginal girl gets a check up at the doctor’s surgery Credit: LOUISE BEAUMONT/Getty Images

The Public Health Association of Australia has announced they will be establishing an Aboriginal and Torres-Strait Islander voice to help guide their work after a near unanimous vote by their members.


The decision comes nearly two years after the failed referendum saw a First Nations voice to parliament shot down by Australian voters.

The latest data from the government's Productivity Commission shows that just four of the 19 Closing the Gap targets are on track to be met.

The latest Productivity Commission review found Indigenous community-controlled organisations are key to progress on closing the gap, and recommends governments listen to First Nations people and share decision-making power to create positive change.

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