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Uncle Pat Dodson retires following a glittering career
Respected nationwide as ‘the father of reconciliation’, the great Yawuru Elder Senator Uncle Pat Dodson has spent 40 years championing justice and working to advance our peoples’ rights. Most recently,...
Taking Control of Our Data: A Discussion Paper on Indigenous Data Governance for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People and Communities
Lowitja Institute is proud to publish ‘Taking Control of Our Data: A Discussion Paper on Indigenous Data Governance for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People and Communities‘ – our first...
GLOWS Grant Program to support efforts to eliminate HIV and viral hepatitis
In partnership with Gilead Sciences, today we unveil the Guiding Local Opportunities for Wellbeing (GLOWS) Indigenous Health Grant Program, a new $4.4M, three-year initiative to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait...
Lowitja Institute Scholarships now open
Applications for our 2024 scholarships are now open! Lowitja Institute Scholarships contribute to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander leadership of health research by providing opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait...
Congratulations to Lowitja Institute CEO named 2024 Australian of the Year for Victoria
Lowitja Institute is proud to acknowledge Adjunct Professor Janine Mohamed as Australian of the Year for Victoria. As Chief Executive Officer for Lowitja Institute since 2019, Janine Mohamed was chosen...
Climate Change and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health: position paper and roundtable
Lowitja Institute has published a policy position paper, Let’s walk together, work together, we’ll be stronger together: The need for an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Coalition on Climate and...
Lowitja Institute Seeding Grant Scheme
The Lowitja Institute Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Seeding Grant Scheme has been redesigned and will offer three separate funding streams. These streams aim to support all levels of research...
Lowitja Institute position paper: Voice to Parliament offers significant economic benefits
Lowitja Institute has identified significant economic benefits, including the potential for up to $10 billion a year savings in health, from a constitutionally embedded Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice...
Webinar: Why a Voice matters to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health
Thank you to everyone who attended and participated in Lowitja Institute’s October 2023 webinar, ‘Why a Voice matters for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health’, which featured Pat Anderson AO,...
Lowitja Institute calls on Australians to vote ‘Yes’ to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice
Lowitja Institute puts its full support behind a constitutionally enshrined Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice and calls on Australians to vote ‘Yes’ in the upcoming referendum. CEO, Adjunct Professor...
