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Prevalence of Racial Discrimination in a Cohort of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children

This study looked at the frequency of racism experiences over time in a population of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children

Childcare Use and Its Role in Indigenous Child Development: Evidence from the Longitudinal Study of Indigenous Children in Australia

Relatively disadvantaged children might benefit more from attending childcare, as indicated by the positive estimated effects found for those who never attended childcare

The weight of culture: Societal individualism and flexibility explain large global variations in obesity

Obesity rates have been rising steeply across the globe in recent decades, posing a major threat to global human health. Despite this almost universal increase, differences between countries remain striking, even among equally developed societies.

Wongi mi bardup (doing it our way): Methodologies promoting Aboriginal knowledges and cultural practices for Birthing on Noongar Boodjar

This paper sets out the methodological and theoretical considerations which framed how the Birthing on Noongar Boodjar project was conducted

Flexible societies excelled in saving lives in the first phase of the COVID-19 pandemic

Previous studies have shown that national cultural traits, such as collectivism–individualism and tightness–looseness, are associated with COVID-19 infection and mortality rates.

Reduced forced vital capacity in Aboriginal Australians: Biology or missing evidence?

This editorial article addresses chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and lung function testing in Aboriginal Australians.

Addressing the relationship between racism and inequality in suicide...

In 2009 over 40 leading researchers and academics from across Australia signed the Boatshed Racism Roundtable Declaration that proposed four areas of action...

Improving access to primary care for Aboriginal babies in Western Australia: Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

A population-based, stepped wedge, cluster randomized controlled trial of an enhanced model of early infant primary care

What we know about suicide prevention for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples

This fact sheet addresses what we currently know about suicide prevention for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

Evidence for the use of an algorithm in resolving inconsistent and missing Indigenous status in administrative data collections

We found that algorithms reduced the amount of missing data and improved within‑individual consistency.