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The article present an overview of additional roles, including roles related to providing health care to children and youth, Indigenous patients and elderly patients, which nurse practitioners are taking part in in Australia. A discussion of the challenges that the nurse practitioners face as a result of their expanding roles, and of a review of Australia's National Competency Standards for Nurse Practitioners which is being conducted by professors Andrew Cashin and Tom Buckley, is presented.

The article presents information on the Australian Nursing Federation's "Australia's Nurses and Midwives: You Couldn't Be in Better Hands" campaign, which debuted in August of 2012. Profiles of several federation nurses and midwives, including registered nurse Ben Gorrie, clinical nurse specialist Lizzie Barrett and registered pediatric nurse Jenna Fanning, are presented

The article reports on an increased rate of mortality which many Indigenous peoples face in Australia when compared to non-Indigenous residents. A discussion of a research study which was conducted through the Aboriginal Health Council of South Australia (AHCSA) to investigate grief and loss in Aboriginal communities, and to come up with ideas for how workplaces could be better equipped to support Aboriginal staff during bereavement, is presented.

The article examines Australia's strategies for improving the health of indigenous people. The article reviews the plans of Warren Snowdon, Minister for Indigenous Health, Rural and Regional Health, to improve indigenous health services. Professional development scholarships are provided yearly for nurses working in Aboriginal Medical Services. INSETS: What is the latest news in Indigenous health?;The perspective of an "insider" patient.

The article discusses the impact of an emergency campaign launched by the Australian government to combat sexual abuse of Indigenous children. The announcement has initially created widespread shock and confusion as well as some trauma, but it also generated hope in some quarters that long overdue action on Indigenous health was, at last, underway.

The article reports on celebrations and events which will be held in May of 2012 in Australia and across the globe to recognize International Nurses Day (May 12th) and the International Day of the Midwife (May 5th). A discussion of the themes of both days, and of the important role that nurses and midwives play in providing health care and improving public health, is presented. INSETS: Reducing maternal mortality rates worldwide;Help for PNG mums and bubs.

Discusses the health status of indigenous people in Australia as of November 2004. Conditions that causes death of indigenous people; Need to establish Aboriginal community-controlled health services; Funds provided by the Australian Government for indigenous health; Issues concerning indigenous Australian which have not been addressed.

The article reports on topics, including the challenges that Indigenous women in Australia face when attempting to access pregnancy care and birthing services, a lack of birthing centers for Indigenous women and the need to strengthen the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health workforce, which were discussed at a 2013 Australian government round table discussion. Recommendations for a parliamentary inquiry into Indigenous birthing which resulted from the round table are discussed.

The article discusses a 2013 progress report and shadow report which has been published by Australia's Close the Gap Campaign Steering Committee and suggests that the campaign's efforts to to reduce mortality rates for Indigenous children under the age of five appear to be showing signs of success.

The article presents information on the recruitment and funding processes of the Lyell McEwin Hospital-Aboriginal Nursing Cadetship Program, which is Australia's largest Aboriginal nursing cadetship program and was begun in 2010. Positive feedback which the program has received from its cadets is discussed.

The article reports on research which is being conducted in 2012 by Australian registered nurse John Price in an effort to investigate how a cognitive screening and assessment tool can be used to identify and highlight the needs of older Indigenous people and their families who have cognitive impairment or dementia. The prevalence of dementia among Indigenous Australians is discussed.

The article discusses a report titled "The Mental Health of Prison Entrants in Australia: 2010", which was released by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. The report, which was published in July of 2012, found that 31% of prison entrants have been told by a physician or mental health professional that they have a mental health disorder including drug and alcohol abuse.

The article focuses on the Australia Institute of Health and Welfare's (AIHW) report "Australia's Health 2008." The report found that despite taking great strides in health many people in Australia are missing out on the benefits of a healthy lifestyle as a result of their social status. The report found Indigenous people die at much younger ages, have a greater disease burden, more disability and a lower quality of life than other Australians.

The article addresses the need to focus on risk factors that contribute to the majority of deaths among Indigenous Australians. According to Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) Fadwa Al-Yaman, cardiovascular disease, cancers, diabetes, injury and mental illness account for 80 percent of Indigenous deaths. Al-Yaman conceded reducing mortality rates is based on many factors including social determinants such as housing, education and employment, but the common risk factors contribute to the majority of the disease burden.

The article offers news briefs on indigenous health in Australia. The Queensland Institute of Medical Research has found that indigenous cancer patients are more likely to die earlier than non-indigenous patients. Cases of rheumatic fever in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have increased by 13% according to the National Heart Foundation. According to the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 70% of indigenous people will die before the age of 65.

Presents news briefs on nursing in Australia as of March 1, 2004. Effect of uncertainty associated with temporary protection visas on the mental health of asylum seekers; Possible boycott of night shift work by nurses at the Broome Hospital in West Australia; Position statement released by the Australian Nursing Council on the inclusion of indigenous health issues in nursing undergraduate programs.

In this article the author discusses her author's experience of working as a nurse at Royal Darwin Hospital in Australia's Northern Territory and of learning about the needs and lives of of Indigenous patients as a result. She is supportive of having Australian health professionals learn about the health care needs of Indigenous Australians and gain knowledge about the social determinants of health.

The article discusses a web resource for Australian nurses which was launched in 2013 by Australia's Minister for Indigenous Health, Warren Snowden, and provides nurses and doctors with information on the prevention and management of chronic disease among Indigenous people.

The article reports on high rates of cigarette smoking and mortality from respiratory diseases linked to smoking which are seen among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders in Australia. A discussion of the role that nurses can play in promoting smoking cessation among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, and of the role that the Australian government has played in addressing cigarette smoking with a 2011 Closing the Gap initiative from its Department of Health and Ageing, is presented.

The article reports on a resource for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women in Australia about polycystic ovary syndrome which was launched in 2013 by Australian Attorney-General and former Federal Health Minister Nicola Roxon.

The article reports on a presentation which Aboriginal Elder from the Kungarakan tribe Tom Calma gave at the 12th National Rural Health Conference in Australia and in which he suggested that smoking tobacco is one of the most significant contributors to poor health experienced by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

The article reports on a 2013 morning tea which was held at the federal office of the Australian Nursing Federation to celebrate National Close the Gap Day, discusses Aboriginal health initiatives in Australia and their funding and discusses financial assistance which the Australian government is providing for Aboriginal health services.

The article reports on a survey being undertaken in 2013 by the Australian Bureau of Statistics in an effort to increase knowledge about the health issues affecting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians.

The article reports on topics related to diabetes which were discussed at the 2013 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples Diabetes Forum, which was held in March of 2013 in Canberra, Australia.

The author reflects on the Australian Nursing Federation's reaction to the Australian government's March 2013 announcement about a package of new measures to provide more flexible and accessible child care for families. A discussion of various reports published within the issue, including one by Kathryn Anderson on forensic nursing, one by Kathryn Anderson on unemployment in the Australian nursing profession and another on the health of refugees and asylum seekers, is presented.

The author reflects on the 90th anniversary of the Australian Nursing Federation, on the quality of Australian health care, on health disparities in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island people in Australia and on the 2013 passage of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples Recognition Bill. She suggests that the ANF's members make it successful and that the passage of the bill was a historic occasion. She argues that progress is being made in the health of Indigenous people in Australia.

The article reports on poor health which is seen among many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island residents in Australia. In the article the author offers her opinions on the need to improve the health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait island people and on the role that leadership among registered nurses will help play in improving the health of the people.

The article reports on poor nutritional habits and associated health problems which many Aboriginal children in remote regions of Australia face as a result of geographical isolation and socioeconomic factors. A discussion of a community based nutritional program called the Edible Garden program, which is run by the Edge of Nowhere Foundation and is designed to help improve the health and nutrition of Indigenous children, is presented.

The article reports on a need to improve the health status of Australia's Indigenous population which exists in 2012 and discusses the role that increased affordability, accessibility and cultural appropriateness of health services can play in improving the health of Indigenous people. In the article the authors offer their opinions on the term cultural safety, which is used to connote active behavioral strategies that ensure appropriate and effective cultural engagement with Indigenous people.

The article reports on a course for rural and remote registered nurses and Aboriginal health workers called the Australian Diabetes Educators Association course which was initiated at Flinders University in 1998. A $50,000 School of Nursing and Midwifery Partnership Grant which Meri King, Lindy King, associate professor Eileen Willis, Rebecca Munt and Frith Semmens received to investigate Aboriginal health workers and nurses' perspectives on diabetes education is discussed.

The article reports on growth which the Congress of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Nurses ((CATSIN) is seeing in 2012. A discussion of a 2012 decision which the CATSIN board of directors made to hire Debbie Miller, Ali Drummond and Michael Griffiths as new directors is presented. The aims and objectives of CATSIN's board of directors are discussed. INSET: CATSIN President Anne Maree Maher.

The article presents an overview of the Deadly Yorgas Health Program, a program for Bindjareb women in Australia which includes group fitness classes, nutrition and cooking classes and a walking group and is a pilot for another exercise and nutrition research initiative called the Binjareb Yorgas Health Program, which will begin in 2013. The role that collaboration and consultation with Bindjareb leaders and elders has played in the program's success is discussed.

The article presents an overview of the Indigenous Women's Wellness program, which is an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander nurse led program in Brisbane, Australia which focuses on the health of Indigenous women. A discussion of topics, including healthy eating, sexual health and addictive behavior cessation, which were discussed at the July 2012 Indigenous Women's Brisbane North Health Summit, is presented.

The article presents an overview of the Managing Two Worlds Together project, which was developed to investigate the patient journeys of Aboriginal people in Australia traveling to and from city hospitals. A discussion of a lack of medical protocols which researchers found in medical care which was offered to Aboriginal patients, and of a patient journey mapping tool that the researchers developed, is presented.

The article reports on research which was conducted by professor David Thomas and his colleagues at the Menzies School of Health Research and found that the number of Indigenous smokers in Australia who smoked more than 20 cigarettes per day declined by 45% between 1994 and 2008.

The article reports on research on men's health in Papua New Guinea beginning in 2013 in an effort to explore men's perspectives on health and how men in Papua New Guinea can improve their own health and the health of their family members.

The article reports on reforms which have been made to Australia's health care system since 2010 and discusses health disparities which are found among Indigenous people in Australia. In the article the author offers her opinions on the need to improve access to health care for Indigenous people and to improve the health of Indigenous people.

The article presents information on the largest ever survey of the health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, which will be conducted between 2012 and 2013 by the Australian Bureau of Statistics and will be conducted to investigate health issues facing indigenous peoples.

The article profiles Queensland's Mobile Women's Health Service, in Queensland, Australia, which celebrated its 21st birthday in 2012. A discussion of the history and aims and objectives of the service, and of the positive impact that it has had on the health of women in Queensland since its inception, is presented.

The article profiles Kyly Mills, a third year Bachelor of Health Sciences student at the Queensland University of Technology, who has decided to work in the public health sector upon graduation and to focus on caring for Indigenous women. A discussion of a vacation placement which Kyly participated in in 2012, and of a vacation research experience scholarship which she was awarded in 2012, is presented.

The article profiles Australian nurse Rosie Longo and discusses the work that Longo does with Indigenous cancer patients and the reasons why she feels that her job is very important.

The article profiles Margaret Martin, the first Indigenous student to graduate with a midwifery degree from Curtin University, and a midwife who wants to focus on pregnancy care for Aboriginal women and to help make their birthing experiences as positive as possible.

The article discusses the contents of the 2012 Prime Minister's Closing the Gap report from Australia, which was released by Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard and focuses on the differences in mortality rates between indigenous and non-indigenous adults and children. The report found that while Australia is on track to halve infant mortality rates for Indigenous children, closing the life expectancy rate of Indigenous adults remains a significant challenge.

The author reflects on the state of the nursing profession in Australia in 2012. She suggests that while Australia is feeling the effects of the global economic crisis, that is not a reason to reduce the number of hospital beds or jobs and reduce the funding of vital health services. She argues that nurses, midwives and assistants are the backbone of the health care system and will continue to stand up on behalf of the Australian community for safe patient care.

The article presents 2012 news on medicine. Queensland Health has appointed physician Francis Hughes as its new chief nursing and midwifery officer. A Perth Aboriginal Health Services Manager named Jonathan Ford has been named Australia’s top young leader in primary health at the primary health care awards of the Australian health and community services industry fund HESTA. The Australian Capital Territory government plans to introduce nurse led Walk-in Centres to Belconnen and Tuggeranong.

The article reports on the 2011 plans that Australia's federal government has to develop a national Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health plan as part of its initiative to close a life expectancy gap between Indigenous Australians and the broader community.

The article discusses the creation of Indigenous Heart Health Screening Clinics in the Gold Coast, Queensland. Cardiovascular disease is a leading cause of death among the Indigenous population of Queensland and efforts have been made to improve cardiac health screening and patient education services in the community. The clinics provide culturally appropriate education to patients about issues including the risk factors for heart disease and smoking cessation.

The article focuses on a National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)-funded study to improve indigenous maternal and infant health led by chief investigator Lesley Barclay. The author reports that there is a historical inequality between indigenous and non-indigenous Australian health outcomes. An evidence-based model to improve services is the goal of the study.

The article looks at the actions taken by the National Apology to the Stolen Generation and other human rights organizations to improve the health of Indigenous Australians. Mick Gooda, a Gangulu descendant, took the place of Tom Calma as the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner. The article also announces that the Racial Discrimination Act (RDA) has been reinstated by the federal government.

The article focuses on the speeches of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner Tom Calma and Australian Nursing Federation (ANF) senior professional officer Julianne Bryce during the Congress of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders Nurses (CATSIN) Conference in Melbourne, Victoria in 2009. Calma explained the need to address health issues concerning Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Bryce called on the conference participants to get involved in lobbying for a major role for nursing and midwives in health reform.