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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Practice Board of Australia: Codes and Guidelines
Indigenous Australians Health and Welfare Publications, Australian Institute of Health and Welfare - Australian Government
National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Plan 2013-2023, Department of Health - Australian Government
Close The Gap Community Guide - Campaign for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health equality by 2030 - Australian Human Rights Commission
Close the Gap - Progress & Priorities Report 2016 - Australian Human Rights Commission
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Performance Framework, Department of Health - Australian Government
The biennial report monitors progress in Indigenous Australian health outcomes, health system performance and broader determinants of health.
Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Survey: First Results, Australia, 2012-13 - ABS
Improving Health in WA - Aboriginal Health - WA Government

Aboriginal Health Council of Western Australia
2019 AMA report card on Indigenous health
CARPA Standard Treatment Manual, 8th Edition (2022)
Overview of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health status
This report by The Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet’s provide a comprehensive summary of the most recent indicators of the health and current health status of Australia’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
Summary of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet
HealthInfoNet helps to close the gap by providing the evidence base to inform practice and policy in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health
Closing the Gap - References for key publications
Communicating positively: A guide to appropriate Aboriginal terminology
AIATSIS
How to find resources on AIATSIS
Kimberley Aboriginal Medical Services Limited
Lowitja Institute
Lowitja Institute is committed to investing in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community-driven health research that privileges Indigenous ways of knowing, being and doing.
National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation
Remote Primary Health Care Manuals (Centre for Remote Health))
These manuals are used by health care workers including remote area nurses, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, doctors and midwives.
Western Australian Aboriginal Health Ethics Committee
This committee is recognised and registered with the National Health and Medical Research Council.
Telethon Kids Institute - Indigenous Health

Australian Bureau of Statistics
The best source for official Australian statistics.
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Authoritative information and statistics to promote health and better wellbeing.
World Health Organization
WHO's data and statistics is the best resource for health statistics for countries around the world.

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