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The tutakalani by Donna Lei Rioli
Donna is a young Tiwi/Nyungar woman who is dedicated to the heritage and culture of the Tiwi people on her father's side, Maurice Rioli, and the Nyungar people on her mother's side, Robyn Collard. Her father and grandfather's country is at Wulawunga on Melville Island north of Darwin.
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Indigenous substance misuse services
- Aboriginal Drug and Alcohol Council (SA) Inc. (ADAC) (SA - view HealthBulletin website review)
- Benelong's Haven Family Rehabilitation Centre (NSW) - currently no website available
- Bushmob Volatile Substance Abuse and Alcohol and Other Drugs Facility (NT) - currently no website available
- Central Australian Aboriginal Congress Inc (NT)
- Council for Aboriginal Alcohol Programs (CAAPS)
- Intjartnama (NT)
- Kurbingui Youth Development Association (QLD)
- Oolong House (NSW)
Indigenous controlled health services
- Aboriginal Disability Network (NSW)
- Aboriginal and Islander Community Health Service Brisbane Limited (QLD)
- Aborginal Health and Medical Research Council (NSW)
- Aboriginal Health Council of South Australia (SA)
- Aboriginal Health Council of Western Australia (AHCWA) (WA)
- Aboriginal Medical Services Alliance (AMSANT) (NT)
- Aboriginal Sobriety Group Inc. (ASG) (SA)
- Anyinginyi Congress Aboriginal Medical Service (NT)
- Apunipima Cape York Health Council (QLD)
- Australian Indigenous Doctor's Association Inc (ACT)
- Bega Garnbirringu Health Service (WA)
- Booroongen Djugun Aboriginal Corporation - trading as Booroongen Djugun College (NSW)
- Broome Regional Aboriginal Medical Service (WA)
- Carbal Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Community Controlled Health Service (QLD)
- Central Australian Aboriginal Congress (NT)
- Congress Alukura (NT)
- Congress of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Nurses (CATSIN) (QLD)
- Council for Aboriginal Alcohol Program Services (NT)
- Danila Dilba Health Service (NT)
- Derbarl Yerrigan Health Service (WA - view HealthBulletin website review)
- Derby Aboriginal Health Service (WA)
- Goondir Aboriginal Corp for Health Services (QLD)
- Jirntangku Miyrta Katherine West Health Board (NT)
- Kimberley Aboriginal Medical Services Council Inc (KAMSC) (WA)
- Kurbingui Youth Development Association (QLD)
- Maari Ma Aboriginal Health Service (NSW)
- National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (NACCHO) (national)
- Ngaanyatjarra Health Service (NHS) (NT)
- Nganampa Health Council (SA)
- Ngwala Willumbong Co-operative Ltd (VIC)
- North Coast Aboriginal Corporation for Community Health (NCACCH) (QLD)
- Nunkuwarrin Yunti - Working together (SA)
- Ord Valley Aboriginal Health Service (WA)
- Pika Wiya Health Service (SA)
- Port Lincoln Aboriginal Health Service (SA - view HealthBulletin website review)
- Queensland Aboriginal and Islander Health Council (QAIHC) (QLD)
- Sunrise Health Service (NT)
- Townsville Aboriginal and Islanders Health Service (QLD)
- Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (VACCHO) (VIC)
- Victorian Aboriginal Health Service (VIC)
- Walgett Aboriginal Medical Service Co-operative (WAMS) (NSW)
- Winnunga Nimmityjah Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Service (ACT)
- Wuchopperen Health Service (QLD)
- Yura Yungi Aboriginal Medical Service (WA)
Government agencies
Australian government agencies
- Aboriginal Hostels Limited (ACT)
- Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) (ACT)
- Australian Government - Access to information and services (ACT)
- Australian Council on Healthcare Standards (ACHS) (NSW)
- Australian Department of Human Services
- Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS) (ACT)
- Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) (ACT)
- Council for Aboriginal Reconciliation (NSW)
- Department for Community Development (WA)
- Department of Families and Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (ACT)
- Department of Health and Ageing (DHA) (ACT) see also Office for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health (ACT)
- Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet (ACT) see also Office of the Registrar of Aboriginal Corporations (ACT)
- Australian National Council on Drugs (ANCD)
- Government Services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples (ACT)
- HealthInsite (ACT)
- Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (ACT)
- Indigenous Affairs Minister (ACT)
- Indigenous Justice Clearinghouse
- Indigenous Portal
- Medicare Australia (local capital city)
- Ministerial Council for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs
- Office of Indigenous Policy Coordination (ACT)
- Therapuetic Goods Administration (ACT)
- Torres Strait Regional Authority (QLD)
State and Territory health and Indigenous affairs agencies
Australian Capital Territory
New South Wales
- Department of Aboriginal Affairs (DAA)
- NSW Aboriginal InfoNet
- NSW Government's Community Builders - use "Aboriginal' or 'Indigenous' search terms to locate relevant information
- NSW Health see also Department info on Aboriginal health concerns
- NSW Office of Drug Policy
Northern Territory
- Department of Health and Families see also Department info on Aboriginal health
- Department of Local Government, Housing and Sport
Queensland
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships
- Meeting Challenges, Making Choices (MCMC)
- Queensland Health see also Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Strategy Unit
- Queensland Health Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drug Services
South Australia
- Department of Health see also Department info on South Australian Aboriginal Health Partnership (PDF - 1.28MB - large file warning!)
- Department for Families and Communities see also Aboriginal Housing Authority
- Drug and Alcohol Services Council
Tasmania
- Department of Health and Human Services
- Office of Aboriginal Affairs, Department of Premier and Cabinet
- Tasmanian Alcohol and Drug Service
Victoria
Western Australia
- Department for Community Development
- Department of Health Western Australia see also Office of Aboriginal Health and Health Services Directory: Aboriginal health
- Department of Indigenous Affairs
- WA Drug and Alcohol Office
Research bodies and institutes
- Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet - Edith Cowan University
- Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies see also AIATSIS Research
- Cape York Institute for Policy and Leadership (QLD)
- Centre for Remote Health - Flinders University of South Australian and Charles Darwin University
- Combined Universities Centre for Rural Health - Curtin University of Technology, Edith Cowan University, University of Western Australia
- Cooperative Research Centre for Aboriginal Health - Charles Darwin University
- Curtin Indigenous Research Centre (CIRC) - Curtin University of Technology
- Foundation for Aboriginal and Islander Research Action (FAIRA)
- Indigenous College of Education and Research - University of South Australia
- Menzies School of Health Research - Charles Darwin University
- National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)
- Onemda VicHealth Koori Health Unit - University of Melbourne
- Queensland Alcohol and Drug Research and Education Centre (QADREC)
Journals
- Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal
- Addiction
- Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health
- Australian Indigenous HealthBulletin
- Drug and Alcohol Review
- Health Promotion Journal of Australia
- Medical Journal of Australia
- Of Substance
Libraries and databases
- Aboriginal Studies Electronic Data Archive - AIATSIS
- Aboriginal Studies WWW Virtual Library - The World Wide Web Virtual Library
- Australian Indigenous HealthBibliography
- Australasian Digital Theses Program
- Indigenous Australian Alcohol and Other Drugs Database
- Indigenous Library Services - State Library of Queensland, Cairns
- Indigenous Services - State Library of South Australia
- National Library of Australia see also Mura Gadi: A new pathway to Internet resources
Medical search engines
- Medical World Search - to search major medical sites
- Medscape
- PubMed - to search MEDLINE and other related databases
Non-government organisations
Australia
- Alcohol and Drug Foundation Queensland
- Alcohol and Other Drugs Council of Australia (ADCA)
- Australian Drug Foundation
- Australian Drug Information Network
- Australian Professional Society on Alcohol and other Drugs
- Australian Medical Association (AMA)
- DrugInfo Clearinghouse
- Koori DrugInfo (Vic)
- Vibe Australia (NSW)
- Western Australian Network of Alcohol and Other Drugs
International
Professional associations and societies
- Australian Health Promotion Association (View HealthBulletin website review)
- Australian Indigenous Doctor's Association Inc
- Australian Indigenous Health Promotion Knowledge Network (AIHPKN) (View HealthBulletin website review)
- Australian Medical Association (AMA)
- Congress of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Nurses
- Council of Remote Area Nurses of Australia (CRANA)
- Doctors' Reform Society of Australia
- National Coalition or Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Workers Association Inc (NCATSISWA)
- Public Health Association of Australia (PHAA)
- Royal Australasian College of Physicians
- Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP)
- Tasmanian GP Atlas - Rural General Practice Online
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Last updated: 14 August 2008
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