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Seven members of the ANU community, including NCEPH Director Professor Hilary Bambrick, have received nominations for the 2027 Australian of the Year Awards.
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For the first time, a measure of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples' connection to Country has been included as a key indicator of the impacts of climate change on health in the 2026 Oceania Report of the Medical Journal of Australia-Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change.
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Two Pacific doctors are building advanced epidemiology skills through the Pac-EVIPP+ MAE Fellowship to support evidence-informed decision-making in Tonga, Fiji, and across the Pacific region.
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Australia’s updated cardiovascular disease risk calculator is identifying substantially more Australians aged 45-74 as being at “intermediate” risk of heart attack and stroke.
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Professor Michelle Banfield and Anna Foxcroft have been recognised at the 2026 ACT Mental Health Sector Awards, receiving the Outstanding Contribution – Consumer and Outstanding Contribution – Carer awards, respectively.
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Two researchers from Yardhura Walani have been recognised by the Public Health Association of Australia for their leadership in and contributions to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health.
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Professor Lisa Whop’s work was recognised by the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences with the 2026 Outstanding First Nations Researcher Medal.
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When Sera Ngeh first set foot in Tonga, she had no idea the Pacific would become a defining part of her career. Now she works as an international public health professional across the Pacific region, supporting countries to prepare for and respond to public health emergencies.
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- Research story
The history of Indigenous health research in Australia is deeply entwined with practices that were often extractive, exploitative and driven by non-Indigenous agendas. Now, Yardhura Walani and the National Centre for Indigenous Genomics are leading the way to change that.