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Psychology in the bush

Psychology in the bush: The wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in rural and remote Australia

June 2018 | Professor Patricia Dudgeon FAPS and Tanja Hirvonen MAP

We wish to acknowledge the custodians of each of the lands that we work on, and pay our respects to our Elders past, present and emerging. We pay respects to our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health practitioners who are working with our people.Professor Pat Dudgeon is from the Bardi...

June 2018 | Professor Patricia Dudgeon FAPS and Tanja Hirvonen MAP

We wish to acknowledge the custodians of each of the lands that we work on, and pay our respects to our Elders past, present and emerging. We pay respects to our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health practitioners who are working with our people.Professor Pat Dudgeon is from the Bardi...

December 2017 | Dr Robyn Vines

The shortage of doctors and other health professionals in regional, rural and remote (RRR) Australia is a decades-old problem which is proving difficult to solve. On Saturday 21 October, the Federal Assistant Health Minister Dr David Gillespie MP announced the appointment of Emeritus Professor...

October 2017 | Dr Robyn Vines

Environmental disasters appear to be on the increase both in terms of frequency and severity. Hurricane Harvey adversely affected approximately 30 per cent of the USA city of Houston, with an estimated 80 per cent of properties designated uninsured and a projected damage bill of $180 billion...

August 2017

Rural and remote newsNew scholarship programA new scholarship program for rural and remote health practitioners, including psychologists, has been announced by the Australian Government. The scholarships aim to support rural and remote practitioners to increase their skills and capabilities...