Resources

This guideline by Queensland health is designed as a quick reference tool to support healthcare staff in delivering safe, clinically and culturally responsive care to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients.

This Guide by the Central Australian Aboriginal Congress is for researchers who want to know how to work safely, respectfully, and appropriately with Aboriginal people in central Australia. 

This Open Access article by Jeyakumar explores the role of Aboriginal Health Workers in delivering culturally safe, community-led primary health care, drawing directly on their lived experience. It highlights the need for stronger recognition, support and system-level change to sustain this workforce and embed First Nations-led models of care.

This booklet by Palliative Care Australia works as a discussion starter with Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples and their community, and those working with them. 

This webpage by the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission shows how culturally inclusive mealtimes support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ rights to identity, dignity and choice in aged care. It highlights food and dining as everyday opportunities to uphold cultural safety and respect.

This  e-learning document brings together learning modules and education resources from the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing and the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission to support workforce capability under the Aged Care Act 2024. Resources are organised by key learning areas, including cultural safety, helping providers quickly identify training needs and select appropriate education options.

This paper by the Aged Care Workforce Remote Accord discusses the significance of ageing and dying on Country for First Nations communities, and explores a number of barriers to delivering services that support people ageing and dying on Country in remote Australia.

This information sheet by NSW Government describes what First Nations people should expect based on their rights in health care related to the Australian Charter of Healthcare Rights.

This submission by the Indigenous Law and Justice Hub (University of Melbourne) supports the development of an Australian Human Rights Charter, with a strong focus on the rights of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities and practical recommendations for reform.

This international open access article by Keelan et al. synthesises current evidence on older Indigenous people’s experiences of residential aged care, highlighting the cultural, relational and environmental factors that shape their care preferences and wellbeing.