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Mookai Rosie Bi-Bayan launches new Mookai Mag
Mookai Rosie Bi-Bayan is excited to launch Mookai Mag, its in-house publication that celebrates the people, partners and wider Mookai family who shape and support its work.
Indigenous Australians bear disproportionate burden of allergy-related illness
Researchers at the University of Queensland have found First Nations people are twice as likely to present at hospital with asthma and other allergy related illnesses, compared to other Australians. Dr Desalegn Markos Shifti, from UQ’s Child Health Research Centre led a study analysing 813,112 Emergency Department (ED) presentations at 12 public hospitals in Central Queensland, between 2018 and 2023.
Community-led vision drives new food security strategy for remote First Nations communities
Despite living in one of the most food-secure nations in the world, many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities in remote Australia continue to face daily struggles to access healthy, affordable food. A new 10-year national strategy is hoping to change that.
Sheryl Lawton to lead key regional health committee
CWAATSICH Chief Executive Officer Sheryl Lawton has been appointed Chairperson of the South West region’s peak First Nations health Committee. Ms Lawton will be the second Chairperson of the South West First Nations Equity Committee, following its establishment in December 2023.
Statistics from the Indigenous Australians’ Health Programme
The Department of Health, Disability and Ageing’s Indigenous Australians’ Health Programme (IAHP) funds high-quality health care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. It funds Indigenous-led, culturally appropriate initiatives to increase access to health care and improve the health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. The Department funds Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community controlled health services and other health initiatives through the IAHP.
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Five minutes with Gindaja CEO Ailsa Lively
Ailsa Lively’s journey into leadership is grounded in community and service. After early jobs in retail and hospitality, she began her career in administration with the Aboriginal Coordinating Council, where she was inspired by strong Aboriginal leaders advocating for better outcomes. That passion led to 17 years with Yarrabah Aboriginal Shire Council, progressing to Deputy CEO before taking on the top job at Gindaja Treatment and Healing Indigenous Corporation in 2008. Today, Ailsa continues to serve Yarrabah through her leadership at Gindaja and as a Board member of several local and national organisations.
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Legacy and leadership: Renee Blackman’s vision for ATSICHS Brisbane
ATSICHS Brisbane CEO and QAIHC Director, Renee Blackman, has been a strong advocate for the health and wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people for more than 30 years. A proud member of the Gubbi Gubbi (Kabi Kabi) nation, she has worked across primary health care, acute care and community health in operational, management and leadership roles. Renee talked to Sector Leader about legacy, leadership and her health career.
DEADLY ENTERTAINMENT
Deadly Reading
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Desert Tracks (2025) by Linda Wells and Marly Wells
Millie, a Warlpiri teenager, is sucked up by a willy willy and transported to Alice Springs in 1924. Here she meets a crew of oddly familiar young people, Sonny, Beryl and Spike...
Deadly Viewing
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Reckless (2025) directed by Beck Cole
Feuding siblings June (Tasma Walton) and Charlie (Hunter Page-Lochard) must cooperate after a hit-and-run accident in Fremantle leads to unexpected chaos throughout their community.
Deadly Listening
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Djandjay (2025) by Baker Boy
Djandjay is the second studio album by Yolnu rapper Baker Boy. The album was released on 10 October through Island Records Australia and Universal Music Australia.
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Sector Leader Magazine is published by the Queensland Aboriginal and Islander Health Council (QAIHC).
We welcome submissions from our Members, Associates and Affiliates on the great work being undertaken within the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community Controlled Health Organisation Sector.
If you would like to contribute story ideas for consideration or comment on items in the current issue, please contact our Communications Team at communications@qaihc.com.au. Previous issues can be viewed online at qaihc.com.au
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are warned that this publication may contain images or names of people who have passed away.
