Media releases
20 new research projects transform Indigenous health research in Australia
20 new research projects transform Indigenous health research in Australia Lowitja Institute, Australia’s national institute for community controlled Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health research, has unveiled a landmark program...
Lowitja Institute congratulates the acknowledgement of the Uluru Statement from The Heart
Lowitja Institute has urged the Australian Government to embrace the Uluru Statement from The Heart, which marked its fourth anniversary and was honoured with the 2021 Sydney Peace Prize on...
Report offers blueprint for embedding cultural determinants of health in policies
A new report published by Lowitja Institute provides a blueprint for placing culture at the core of policies affecting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, showing how the cultural determinants...
Partnership for Justice in Health urges action on deaths in custody
Partnership for Justice in Health urges action on deaths in custody The Partnership for Justice in Health (P4JH) stands in solidarity with the grieving families and communities of loved ones...
Lowitja Institute: Board communique February 2021
Lowitja Institute held its latest quarterly meeting on Tuesday 25 February 2021 via Zoom videoconference. The meeting was chaired by chairperson Pat Anderson AO. Board Appointments: Lowitja Institute welcomed two...
2021 Close the Gap report is wake up call to governments on Indigenous leadership
The 12th annual Close the Gap report — Leadership and Legacy Through Crises: Keeping our Mob safe — is a wake up call to Australian governments that Aboriginal and Torres...
Board Communique – December 2020
Board Communique December 2020 Lowitja Institute held its latest quarterly Board meeting on Thursday, 3 December 2020 via Zoom videoconference. The meeting was chaired by chairperson Pat Anderson AO. Appointments...
NT Government and Woolworths must put an end to Darwin Dan Murphy’s plans
Lowitja Institute has called on the Northern Territory Government and Woolworths to put an end to plans for one of Australia’s biggest Dan Murphy’s stores to be built in Darwin,...
Lowitja Institute statement for 2020 NAIDOC Week
Lowitja Institute is proud to support and celebrate national NAIDOC week from 8-15 November 2020 and its 2020 theme: Always Was, Always Will Be. We wish the very best to organisers...
Congratulations Pat Anderson: ACT Senior Australian of the Year
Lowitja Institute congratulates our Chairperson Pat Anderson AO for winning the 2021 ACT Senior Australian of the Year award Nominated for her powerful advocacy for the health of Australia’s First...