EVENTS

8 – 9 October
Mparntwe (Alice Springs)

Research from the heart – shaping rural & remote health futures’

If you have research findings to share, this is your opportunity to contribute to a movement dedicated to improving rural and remote health in Australia.

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Research from the heart – shaping rural & remote health futures

For the first time, the Rural and Remote Health Scientific Symposium will be held in Alice Springs, the heart of Australia. Rural and remote health research is vital for a vibrant healthy future Australia. This Symposium provides an opportunity for delegates to present and translate their research, learn from others, build collaborations and understand emerging directions in rural, remote and Indigenous health research.

Expressions of interest are now open to attend the Indigenous Datathon 2025 

Location: Brisbane
Dates: October 11 and 12, 2025

Co-located with International Data Week 2025, explore real-world questions using data science, guided by the CARE Principles (Collective Benefit, Authority to Control, Responsibility, Ethics) of Indigenous data governance. 

Run by the Indigenous Data Network  (University of Melbourne), the Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Society  (ANZICS), the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW),  QUT Centre for Data Science  (QUT CDS) and the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community Health Service Brisbane  (ATSICHS-Brisbane).

The event is an opportunity for participants to sharpen their skills, connect with others, and contribute to meaningful, values-driven solutions. We welcome participants with a wide range of backgrounds and skills who are interested in engaging with health data, but we strongly encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples to apply. 

Please submit your expression of interest by June 29, 2025

20 – 21 October | Meanjin (Brisbane)

Walking Together, Flourishing Together: Pathways to Indigenous Wellbeing

Join us in Meanjin (Brisbane) as we share solutions to the most important wellbeing

needs of all First Nations Australian, Māori and Pasifika people.

The conference highlights the importance of connection to country culture, spirituality and ancestry and the roles they play in wellbeing for all First Nations Australian, Māori and Pasifika people.

From addressing climate change through traditional ecological knowledge, to strengthening community resilience and mental health through cultural practices, this year’s conference will be a platform for Indigenous-led solutions for a flourishing future. IWC25 will also focus on empowering youth, Indigenous models of care, the role of cultural lore in shaping Indigenous legal systems, and much more.

We bring together Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples to conceptualise and strategise solutions for the most important wellbeing needs of all First Nations Australians, Māori and Pasifika people.

4 – 7 November 2025 | Kabi Kabi Country

Indigenous futures unbound: Reimagining Indigenous futures through knowledge and praxis

Novotel Sunshine Coast Region
This conference is a call-to-action.

We ask:

How can we protect the earth, our human kin, and our non-human relatives for the future?

What can our Indigenous futures look like?

How can we future proof our nations?

What will being Indigenous mean in the future?

Keynote speaker | Professor Audra Simpson is a Kahnawà:ke Mohawk scholar

Professor Audra Simpson is a Kahnawà:ke Mohawk scholar and researches and writes about Indigenous and settler society, politics and history at Columbia University.

Her book, Mohawk Interruptus: Political Life Across the Borders of Settler States (2014, DUP) won the Sharon Stephens Prize (AES), the “Best first Book Award” (NAISA) as well as the Lora Romero Award (ASA) in addition to honorable mentions.

Abstracts CLOSED:  29th June 2025
NOTIFICATION: 15th July 2025.

Indigenous Allied Health Australia
24 – 26 November | Sunshine Coast

Tradition to Transformation: Leading in Allied Health.

For more information and to register, click here.

Research Skills Seminar Series 2025

CAHS offers a range of research skills seminars throughout the year. You can attend in person or online. 

Some of the topics include: Ethics Processes for Clinical Research in WA, Research Governance , Addressing the most common MRFF criteria, Introductory Biostatistics, Conducting Systematic Reviews, Rapid Critical Appraisal of Scientific Literature, Involving Aboriginal Communities in Research

Check out the full program for the year here.

27 – 29 November

JOIN US ON GADIGAL COUNTRY IN NOVEMBER 2025

AIDA’s annual conference brings together Indigenous medical students, graduates, medical professionals, and those interested in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health around Australia. 

The multi-day event provides invaluable opportunities for those attending to network and share experiences with peers, as well as a platform to learn, develop and share individual stories in a culturally safe environment.

For more information
AIDA 2025 Conference

Launched ALIGN’s Online Course - Genomics Our Way | An Introduction to Genomics Research with Indigenous Australians

ALIGN were able to develop and deliver this first-of-its-kind course through the ALIGN network, the OCHRE network, with financial support from the Australian Academy of Science–Theo Murphy Initiative (AAS-TMI).

What’s next?

Register now and take the course! https://indigenousgenomics.com.au/courses/genomicsourway/

Please share it with your colleagues, networks, and communities.

Follow the new ALIGN LinkedIn business page and help us amplify the campaign.

Tell us what you think - we’d love your feedback and reflections once you’ve completed the course.

‘Genomics Our Way’ is more than a course—it’s a statement about how genomics research with Indigenous Australians should be done.

Launch of a new Queensland Portal

This portal provides health information and resources to support anyone working or studying in First Nations health in Queensland, including students, academics and policy makers. 

Funded by the Qld Govt. Dept of Health, the Portal includes a map that allows users to filter content by Queensland’s Hospital and Health Services for a faster, more efficient search for relevant publications, resources, programs, organisations, courses and jobs. The Portal also provides information on Queensland-specific events and funding opportunities. 

Located on the HealthInfoNet website under the Learn tab and under the Locations subheading. Visit the Queensland Portal to access up-to-date information and culturally appropriate resources on First Nations health in Queensland.

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Working together to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander LGBTQIA+ young people to thrive.

The Walkern Katatdjin Roadmap report sets out a plan to work together to empower individuals, families, communities, and services to ensure that all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander LGBTQIA+ young people (14-25 years) are safe, healthy, and thriving.

This Roadmap was co-designed with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander LGBTQIA+ young people, families, community, Elders, and services. 

It is intended to be used by: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander LGBTQIA+ young people’s family and community; health and wellbeing services and other services and systems; local, state and federal government; the wider community; and researchers. 

The Roadmap webpage features resources including a Roadmap snapshot, targeted chapters, a video discussion between community members and services representatives, and links to further information and supports.  

You can request a hard copy of the Roadmap Report here. 

For further information, contact Rainbow.Knowledge@thekids.org.au or (08) 6319 1062.

20-24 April 2026
Rotorua, Aotearoa, New Zealand

For more information, click here