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Survey finds young Aboriginal people place high value on finding a job
A recent survey by Mission Australia on Australia's youth has found young Aboriginal people are more likely to be looking for work than their non-Aboriginal peers, however they are notably less likely to feel they can choose to go to university, travel or find a job upon finishing school than the latter group.
Supporting people to tackle volatile substance use
A new report evaluating the effectiveness of the Australian Government's Petrol sniffing strategy (PSS) has found a reduction in petrol sniffing has been achieved primarily through the roll out of low aromatic fuel and the introduction of additional youth services.
WA justice system - expensive and ineffective
A new report on the prison system in Western Australia (WA) calls for increased resources in justice reinvestment and a greater emphasis on evidence-based prevention and early intervention strategies for offending.
BushMob helping young people tackle substance use in Alice Springs
The Australian Government is investing more than $1.8 million in BushMob, a successful program in Alice Springs that helps young people stay free of alcohol and other drugs.
$100 million boost for Aboriginal youth in Northern Territory
The Australian Government is investing $100 million over the next 10 years in the Youth in communities program, a major initiative that is helping thousands of young Aboriginal people become more engaged with school, work and community life in the Northern Territory.
Free HealthInfoNet workshops in Albany, WA - 11-13 March 2013
The Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet will be in Albany, Western Australia delivering free workshops from the 11th - 13th March 2013.
Low aromatic fuel bill passed by Federal Parliament
New legislation to control distribution of regular unleaded petrol and mandate the use of low aromatic fuels has been passed by the House of Representatives.
HealthInfoNet workshops in the South West of WA - Bunbury and Busselton
The Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet will be in the South West of WA delivering free workshops from the 11th - 15th February 2013.
Low Aromatic Fuel Bill 2012 passed by the Senate; to move to House of Representatives
On 27 November 2012, the Senate passed the Greens' Low Aromatic Fuel Bill, making the roll out of low aromatic fuel mandatory in parts of the Northern Territory (NT), Western Australia (WA), South Australia (SA) and Queensland (Qld).
Increase in petrol sniffing recorded in Tennant Creek, NT
The Central Australian youth link up service (CAYLUS) says there has been a recent outbreak of petrol sniffing in Tennant Creek, Northern Territory (NT).
HealthInfoNet cafe @ Local Drug Action Groups 2012 state conference in Perth
The Local Drug Action Groups Inc.
Mary G touring WA Goldfields to promote 'No grog no drugs' message
Mary G, the 'Queen of the Kimberley' is currently on a tour around the Goldfields towns of Western Australia (WA).
Low Aromatic Fuel Bill 2012 not recommended to proceed by Australian Parliament
The Central Australian Aboriginal Congress has expressed its dismay at the news that the Senate Committee has recommended that the Low Aromatic Fuel Bill should not proceed.
Report into Aboriginal service delivery in the Northern Territory (NT) makes 12 recommendations
A report into spending on service delivery in remote Aboriginal communities recommends a reassessment of priorities and greater transparency.
HealthInfoNet workshops coming to the Gascoyne/Midwest in November
The Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet workshops are coming to the Gascoyne/Midwest region in November.
Standard on culturally secure practice in the AOD sector launched
Minister for Mental Health, Helen Morton, launched the Standard on culturally secure practice (alcohol and other drug sector) [1st Ed.] on 28 August 2012.
HealthInfoNet workshops in the Pilbara (now including Newman)
The HealthInfoNet will be in the Pilbara next week delivering free workshops from September 10th to the 17th.
New contracts awarded to AOD services in the Kimberley and Pilbara
Eight new contracts have been awarded to alcohol and other drug services in the Kimberley and Pilbara region of Western Australia (WA).
HealthInfoNet workshops in the Pilbara
There are still places available to participate in upcoming Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet (AIH) workshops in the Pillbara region of Western Australia (WA).
Inaugural WA alcohol and other drug excellence award winners announced
The inaugural Western Australian (WA) alcohol and other drug (AOD) excellence awards winners were recently announced by Mental Health Minister, Helen Morton.
Wugularr youth petrol sniffing prevention program helps provide a connection to culture
Renewed efforts to tackle petrol sniffing in communities surrounding Katherine, in the Northern Territory (NT), will rely not on police powers, but on reconnecting sniffers with their culture and country.
Indigenous Health Minister supports mandated Opal fuel distribution proposal
Indigenous Health Minister, Warren Snowdon, has given his support to a proposed Federal mandate that would make the sale of low-aromatic fuel in 'problem areas' compulsory.
HealthInfoNet attending the Western Australian drug and alcohol conference on 7 August
The Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet will be running a cafe tomorrow the 7 August (2012) at the Western Australian drug and alcohol conference.
NSW Aboriginal prenatal health campaign to raise awareness of services available to pregnant women
A new campaign to raise awareness among Aboriginal women about the risks of alcohol and other drug consumption during pregnancy was launched on 27 July, 2012.
HealthInfoNet workshops in the Kimberley
The HealthInfoNet will be in the Kimberley next week delivering free workshops from August 6th to the 17th.
Federal funding issues for volatile substance use programs
Two different volatile substance use prevention programs are experiencing uncertain funding futures due to confusion over contracts.
Positive responses received from HealthInfoNet Substance use survey
The Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet recently conducted a survey on the substance use section of its website - including alcohol use, illicit drug use, volatile substance use, and tobacco use.
Boodjari yorga program improves birth outcomes for Aboriginal women
A program designed to reduce pregnancy and birth problems for Aboriginal women is breaking down cultural barriers and making important inroads into improving maternal and child health in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia (WA).
Application lodged for Indigenous substance use rehabilitation facility in Canberra
A development application for a substance use rehabilitation facility for Indigenous people has been lodged with the ACT Planning and Land Authority.
2012 National Drug and Alcohol Award winners announced
The 2012 National Drug and Alcohol Award winners were announced on Friday 22 June at the Plaza Ballroom in Melbourne.
Indigenous Wellbeing Centre takes part in Drug action week campaign
The Indigenous Wellbeing Centre, located in Bundaberg, Queensland, will provide information on alcohol and illicit drug use as part of national Drug action week, running from 17-23 June 2012.
Funding announced for national alcohol and other drug research centres
Minister for Mental Health, Mark Butler, announced on 20 June 2012 that $24 million over three years is to be invested into alcohol and other drug (AOD) research.
National Indigenous Drug and Alcohol Awards winners announced
The winners of the inaugural National Indigenous Drug and Alcohol Awards were announced on Thursday 7 June, 2012, during the 2nd National Indigenous Drug and Alcohol Committee (NIDAC) conference.
Handbook for Aboriginal alcohol and drug work launched at NIDAC conference today
The Handbook for Aboriginal alcohol and drug work was launched today (7 June 2012) at the National Indigenous Drug and Alcohol Committee (NIDAC) conference in Fremantle, Western Australia (WA).
National Indigenous Drug and Alcohol (NIDAC) conference underway tomorrow, 6 June
The 2nd National Indigenous Drug and Alcohol Committee (NIDAC) conference is underway from tomorrow 6 June, 2012, at the Esplanade Hotel, Fremantle, in Western Australia (WA).
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet named a finalist for the National Drug and Alcohol Awards 2012
The Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet was recently nominated in the National Drug and Alcohol Awards 2012 for its work on the substance use section of its website.
Three year extension of funding granted to some AOD service providers
Following recent announcements that some alcohol and other drug (AOD) service providers would no longer receive Federal Government funding as part of the Budget 2012-13, some services have been granted a three-year reprieve.
Call for further remote area rehabilitation services
An Aboriginal legal aid organisation says the Northern Territory (NT) Government must provide more alcohol rehabilitation services in remote Indigenous communities.
Do you use the Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet's substance use section? Take our survey
The Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet is undertaking a survey to find out information on users accessing the website, particularly its 'substance use' section.
Western Australian Yabu Band promoting Indigenous wellbeing through songs
The Yabu Band, formed by brothers Delson and Boyd Stokes, have created a powerful, unique desert rock sound.
Applications open for Criminal property confiscation grants program
Attorney General Christian Porter launched the latest round of the Criminal property confiscation grants program on 2 May 2012.
Government funding withdrawn from successful SA substance use treatment service
The Federal Government has withdrawn funding from a South Australian (SA) Aboriginal community controlled organisation after 38 years of operation.
DoHA shortlists applicants for substance use funding initiatives
The Department of Health and Ageing (DoHA) has now assessed and shortlisted organisations who submitted applications for funding to address substance use issues.
Northern Territory Budget 2012 delivers $20 million investment into correctional services
A $20.2 million investment in correctional services was announced by Correctional Services Minister Gerry McCarthy on 22 April 2012.
Bourke community to launch awareness campaign targeting alcohol and other drug use
On Wednesday 2 May 2012, the Bourke Alcohol and drug working group (BAWG) will launch an alcohol and other drug awareness campaign in Bourke, New South Wales (NSW).
Warburton's Indigenous youth part of community effort to reduce petrol sniffing
Indigenous children from the Warburton community in the Northern Territory have helped produce a music video as part of a community project aimed at reducing volatile substance use.
Safe and sober support service - making a difference in Alice Springs
The Safe and sober support service, an alcohol and other drug treatment service in Alice Springs, is making a difference in the community.
Dual-purpose alcohol and other drug centre to open in Carnarvon
A new centre providing day and night treatment services for people in the Gascoyne region of Western Australia (WA) with alcohol and other drug (AOD) problems is set to open.
Reducing alcohol and other drug use in remote Northern Territory communities
The Australian Government is investing $2.31 million to tackle the impact of alcohol and other drug use in Katherine, Tiwi, the Daly region, and the greater Darwin region in the Northern Territory (NT).
Community push for introduction of Opal fuel in Katherine, Northern Territory
A collection of community interest groups in Katherine (Top End of the Northern Territory) have moved to support the introduction of a low aromatic fuel in their town.
New Victorian Coalition Government campaign to combat volatile substance use
The Victorian Coalition Government is launching a campaign to help combat solvent use.
Midnight basketball program helps reduce youth crime in Kempsey
The New South Wales town of Kempsey has implemented a social inclusion program for its youth to help reduce substance use and criminal activity.
HealthInfoNet workshops: helping to 'close the gap' in Indigenous health
To increase access to its web resource and build the capacity of the frontline health workforce - and to assist the health workforce in 'closing the gap' in Indigenous health - the Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet will deliver a program of free workshops across Western Australia (WA) over 18 months from April 2012.
Recipients of Strong spirit strong mind awards announced
The Strong spirit strong mind awards were announced on the 14 March 2012 at the Western Australian (WA) Aboriginal drug and alcohol worker forum.
Government considers possibility of Opal fuel in Katherine
Federal Indigenous Affairs Minister Warren Snowdon says that the Government would consider a roll-out of Opal fuel in the Katherine region of the Northern Territory.
Victorian healing program a success for Indigenous participants
A unique Aboriginal initiative in Victoria is helping break the cycle of addiction and despair by combining indigenous spirituality with conventional treatment.
Proposed new legislation to regulate fuel available in the Northern Territory
The Greens introduced legislation on the 1 March 2012 into Federal Parliament which would give the Commonwealth the power to regulate which fuels are sold in regional areas of the Northern Territory (NT).
Extra funding for Indigenous communities to address substance use
Certain Indigenous communities will receive extra funding under the government's Breaking the cycle of alcohol and drug abuse in Indigenous communities initiative.
Plain language background information for volatile substance use now available
The plain language background information for the volatile substance use web resource is now available online.
New Indigenous mental health web resource launched
A new web resource for Indigenous social and emotional wellbeing (SEWB) workers is now available on the Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet website.
Tennant Creek sobering up shelter to open in February 2012
A $1.6 million sobering-up shelter will open in Tennant Creek next week, replacing an older facility which was demolished.
Volatile substance use background information available now
The web resource for Volatile substance use now includes background information.
Calls for tighter petrol sniffing laws in WA
The Central Australian youth link up service (CAYLUS), a Northern Territory-based substance use treatment group, has travelled to Perth to convince the Western Australian Mental Health Minister Helen Morton of the need for change regarding petrol sniffing laws.
Nominations open for Strong Spirit Strong Mind Awards 2012
The Strong Spirit Strong Mind Awards are being presented by the Western Australian Network of Alcohol and other Drug Agencies (WANADA) in 2012, as part of the Aboriginal alcohol and other drugs (AOD) worker forum being held in Perth from 14-15 March.
Central Australian community to continue to use Opal fuel
Residents of the Harts Range community in Central Australia have scrapped a plan to bring back unleaded fuel.
New funding and upgrade for the South East Metropolitan Community Drug Service
The South East Metropolitan Community Drug Service (SEMCDS) has received state Government funding towards an upgrade and new premises in Thornlie, Western Australia.
Australia's first Indigenous youth alcohol and other drug rehabilitation facility opens
On December 15, the Foundation for Alcohol Research and Education (FARE) celebrated the opening of Bunjilwarra, the first Australian alcohol and other drug rehabilitation facility dedicated to helping young Aboriginal people.
Healthy Lifestyle Worker toolkit launched
The Director of the Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet, Professor Neil Thomson, today attended the Canberra launch of a new Healthy Lifestyle Worker toolkit to help tackle chronic disease in Indigenous communities.
Halls Creek benefits from alcohol restrictions; new health worker positions
The Drug and Alcohol Office has released a report on 8 December 2011, on the impact of liquor restrictions in Halls Creek, Western Australia.
New alcohol and other drug worker positions for north-west WA under Royalties for regions program
Up to 31 alcohol and other drug worker positions will be created to expand treatment, prevention and counselling services across the Kimberley and Pilbara regions of Western Australia.
Federal Government forums on Opal fuel rollout in Kimberley region
The Federal Government has held a series of meetings in Western Australia's Kimberley region to work out where it should rollout Opal fuel next.
King Brown country: the betrayal of Papunya wins Walkley Award
Russell Skelton has won the 2011 Walkley Award for long-form journalism for his book King Brown country: the betrayal of Papunya.
New guideline for the management of volatile substance use in Australia
The Minister for Mental Health and Ageing, Mark Butler, and Minister for Indigenous Health, Warren Snowdon, recently welcomed the release of Australia's first Consensus-based clinical practice guideline for the management of volatile substance use in Australia, along with a quick-reference summary.
More Indigenous Australians accessing targeted health services
There was a significant increase in the use of services targeted at Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in 2009-10 compared with the previous year, according to a report released today by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW).
BushMob's bush adventure therapy program success
A Bush adventure therapy program run by BushMob has experienced success in its fourth year, through its annual horse trek.
Raising awareness of petrol sniffing in urban South Australia
Professional educators Warren Miller and Jimmy Perry spend most of the year travelling through rural and remote South Australia, trying to divert people in Aboriginal communities away from petrol sniffing.
Health workers honoured at the Deadly Awards
The 17th Deadly Awards were held at the Sydney Opera House on the 27 September 2011, recognising outstanding Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander achievements in sport, the arts, music and health.
New rehabilitation services available in the East Kimberley
Stage two of the Ngnowar Aerwah 7 Mile Residential Rehabilitation Facility service was officially opened in Wyndham on 8 September 2011.
Indigenous Football Festival message: cannabis and sport don't mix
Educational messages on mixing alcohol and other drug use and physical activity were delivered at the Indigenous Football Festival recently in Alice Springs.
New Victorian alcohol and other drug strategy - call for public submissions
The Coalition Government has announced a new whole of government strategy to address alcohol and other drug (AOD) use in Victoria.
Reduction of inhalant use reported in Balgo in the past year
A coronial inquest investigating deaths in the remote Western Australian Kimberley community of Balgo has heard petrol sniffing has disappeared there in the past year.
More remote communities act to curb petrol sniffing
The Northern Territory (NT) Government says almost 75% of communities in East Arnhem Land are now taking part in a program to curb substance use.
Rehabilitation centre to open in Port Hedland
Port Hedland's first alcohol and other drug rehabilitation centre is set to open in mid-2012.
WA state budget 2011-12: alcohol and other drug sector
The Minister for Mental Health and Disability Services Helen Morton announced funding for the alcohol and other drug (AOD) sector in a budget bulletin 2011-12.
$160m to Indigenous alcohol and other drug initiatives in WA
An increase in mining royalties to more than $4 billion in 2012 has given a bonus to the WA government's Royalties for Regions scheme.
Budget 2011-12: alcohol and other drug services
The Government has announced the new budget for 2011-12, including funding for the alcohol and other drug (AOD) sector.
Research informs treatment of petrol and alcohol users
Research by Menzies School of Health Research at Charles Darwin University (CDU) is improving understanding of the treatment and prevention of chronic petrol and alcohol use.
New look DrugInfo website launched
The new look Australian Drug Foundation (ADF) DrugInfo website and email alert service was launched on 4 May 2011 at the 6th International Conference on Drugs and Young People.
National body gives strong support to the roll out of Opal fuel
The National Indigenous Drug and Alcohol Committee (NIDAC) has strongly endorsed the view of the NPY Women's Council for sniffable fuel to be banned and for Opal fuel to be rolled out across the Central Australian Region.
More substance use treatment services needed
The drug policy group Anex is calling for better treatment services for alcohol and other drug use in regional areas such as the Far West.
Minister Snowdon holds an information session on low aromatic Opal fuel
The Minister for Indigenous Health, Warren Snowdon MP, and BP held an information session with Aboriginal health professionals from across Western Australia on 13 April to raise awareness about the benefits of low aromatic Opal fuel.
Opal fuel rolled out in Goldfields communities
An Aboriginal health group in the Goldfields in Western Australia, the Bega Garnbirringu Health Service, says the introduction of non-sniffable fuel in the region will help address escalating rates of petrol sniffing.
Town rallies to say no to sniffing
A march in the streets of the South Burnett Indigenous community of Cherbourg marked the beginning of the annual event SOS march, a public awareness raiser for the Cherbourg State School's Snuff out sniffing (SOS) campaign.
Substance use among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) has just released a report on substance use among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, focusing on the three main areas of tobacco use, alcohol consumption and illicit drug use (including petrol sniffing).
Continuing the fight against petrol sniffing
From early December Opal fuel will be available in Kakadu National Park.
National Indigenous Drug and Alcohol Conference (NIDAC)
The inaugural NIDAC conference was held at the Adelaide convention centre on the 16 - 18 June 2010.
Budget targets Top End petrol sniffing scourge
The Federal Government has allocated tens of millions of dollars to facilitate the roll out of Opal fuel across the Top End in an effort to cut petrol sniffing rates; including $38.5 million for an Opal fuel storage facility in Darwin.
Nationwide review of investment into Indigenous drug and alcohol programs
The National Indigenous Drug and Alcohol Committee (NIDAC) today released a report identifying the areas of greatest need to address harmful Indigenous alcohol and other drug use.
Bush medicine put to the test in WA
In Warmun, about 200 kilometres south of Kununurra, elders are working with a psychologist on a program to combine traditional healing and conventional treatment methods to address substance use issues among the local Indigenous youth.
Australian Government announces funding for Opal roll out across Western Australia
The Australian Government has announced the allocation of an additional $2.3 million dollars to roll out Opal fuel in the Goldfields region of Western Australia to help curb petrol sniffing in the region's communities.
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