NACCHO Sector News: 16 June 2025

The NACCHO Sector News is a platform we use to showcase the important work being done in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health, focusing on the work of NACCHO, NACCHO members and NACCHO affiliates.

We also share a curated selection of news stories that are of likely interest to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health sector, broadly.

NACCHO MBS Webinar

ACCHO staff are invited to the NACCHO MBS Webinar, Friday 20 June (1.30-2.30pm AEST).

This webinar focuses on the upcoming changes to the Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS), effective from 1 July 2025. ACCHO staff are encouraged to come along to help understand the impact of the changes and hear from representatives from the Australian Government Department of Health, Disability and Ageing and Services Australia.

Topics Covered:

  • Chronic disease management item changes:
  • Links with MyMedicare
  • Implications for PIP IHI
  • Implications for nKPI’s
  • Triple bulk billing and bulk billing incentive:
  • Links with MyMedicare and registration requirements

Speakers:

  • NACCHO: Dr Jason Agostino, Senior Medical Advisor
  • Australian Government Department of Health, Disability and Ageing:
    • Louise Riley, Assistant Secretary, MBS Policy & Reviews Branch
    • Mark Roddam, First Assistant Secretary, Primary Care Division
  • Services Australia:
    • David McEwen, Director My Medicare Operations
    • Diana Cooper, Program Officer My Medicare Operations

Register to the webinar

2025 WA Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Sector Conference

From 30 June to 3 July, the Aboriginal Health Council of Western Australia (AHCWA) will be in Walyalup (Fremantle) for the 2025 WA Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Sector Conference. The theme of the 2025 Conference is: “Nurturing a Strong Tomorrow Through Culture, Care and Community.”

A key Health Sector event, the conference facilitates collaboration, knowledge sharing, and innovation to improve Aboriginal people’s health and well-being. Approximately 300 delegates across WA attend the Conference, with featured guest speakers showcasing the exemplary work undertaken in the Sector. Government representatives and NACCHO offer insight into future directions in funding and programs, and attendees will have the chance to attend a range of educational and inspiring plenary sessions, presentations, and panel discussions.

In the same week, AHCWA will be hosting the WA Aboriginal Youth Conference, which will provide First Nations youth aged 16–19 with a platform for professional development and connection. 80-100 delegates attend.

Learn more here.

Strong, Fearless, Together: honouring a legacy at the 2025 Lowitja Conference

*Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised this article mentions someone who has passed.

More than 1,300 people are expected to join the 2025 Lowitja Institute 4th International Indigenous Health and Wellbeing Conference. Held on Kaurna Country in Adelaide, this year’s gathering promises to be a powerful and unifying event ­– both a celebration of Indigenous leadership and a heartfelt tribute to the legacy of Dr Lowitja O’Donoghue AC CBE DSG, a towering figure in Aboriginal rights and health advocacy.

The theme, ‘Strong, Fearless, Together’, reflects the values that defined O’Donoghue’s life and work. It also sets the tone for a program rich in Indigenous leadership, knowledge-sharing, and collective visioning for a healthier, more just future.

Read more here.

Image source: Lowitja Institute.

Genomics Our Way

ALIGN’s online course – Genomics Our Way is a no-cost, first-of-its-kind online course that brings together Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander knowledge, ethics, and genomic science—and puts Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people at the centre of how research should be done. It’s designed to educate researchers, healthcare professionals, and policy leaders on how to undertake genomics research the right way: ethically, respectfully, and in partnership with Community.

For more information, go here.

Sector Jobs – you can see sector job listings on the NACCHO website here.

Advertising Jobs – to advertise a job vacancy click here to go to the NACCHO website current job listings webpage. Scroll down to the bottom of the page to find a Post A Job form. You can complete this form with your job vacancy details – it will then be approved for posting and go live on the NACCHO website.