Submission to the Inquiry into language learning in Indigenous communities, The House of Representatives Standing Committee on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs

"...we will focus on: ... the role of Indigenous languages in emergent development activity in remote Australia and; ... the out-of-school language and literacy needs of Indigenous adolescents and young adults, with a focus on the digital economy ..." - page

Indigenous language education in remote communities

This Topical Issue is based upon a submission to the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Inquiry into language learning in Indigenous communities, and has a specific focus on lessons the authors have learnt from working with Indigenous peoples in remote regions as both educators and researchers. The focus is on the role of Indigenous languages in emergent development activity in remote Australia and the out-of-school language and literacy needs of Indigenous adolescents and young adults, with a focus on the digital economy

Indigenous language education in remote communities

This Topical Issue is based upon a submission to the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Inquiry into language learning in Indigenous communities, and has a specific focus on lessons the authors have learnt from working with Indigenous peoples in remote regions as both educators and researchers. The focus is on the role of Indigenous languages in emergent development activity in remote Australia and the out-of-school language and literacy needs of Indigenous adolescents and young adults, with a focus on the digital economy

‘Imagine if I gave up smoking ...’: a qualitative exploration of Aboriginal participants’ perspectives of a self-management pilot training intervention

Author version made available in accordance with the publisher's policy.This paper reports on a pilot qualitative study investigating Aboriginal participants’ perspectives of the Flinders Living Well Smoke Free (LWSF) “training intervention”. Health workers nationally have been trained in this program, which offers a self-management approach to reducing smoking among Aboriginal clients. A component of the training involves Aboriginal clients volunteering their time in a mock care planning session providing the health workers with an opportunity to practise their newly acquired skills. During this simulation the volunteer clients receive one condensed session of the LWSF intervention imitating how the training will be implemented when the health workers have completed the training. For the purpose of this study ten Aboriginal clients who had been volunteers in the mock care planning process, underwent a semi-structured interview at seven sites in Australia, including mainstream health services, Aboriginal Medical Services and remote Aboriginal communities. The study aimed to gauge their perspectives of the training intervention they experienced. Early indications suggest that Aboriginal volunteer clients responded positively to the process, with many reporting substantial health behaviour change or plans to make changes since taking part in this mock care planning exercise. Enablers of the intervention are discussed along with factors to be considered in the training program

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Forgotten Antibiotics: An Inventory in Europe, the United States, Canada, and Australia

In view of the alarming spread of antimicrobial resistance in the absence of new antibiotics, this study aimed at assessing the availability of potentially useful older antibiotics. A survey was performed in 38 countries among experts including hospital pharmacists, microbiologists, and infectious disease specialists in Europe, the United States, Canada, and Australia. An international expert panel selected systemic antibacterial drugs for their potential to treat infections caused by resistant bacteria or their unique value for specific criteria. Twenty-two of the 33 selected antibiotics were available in fewer than 20 of 38 countries. Economic motives were the major cause for discontinuation of marketing of these antibiotics. Fourteen of 33 antibiotics are potentially active against either resistant Gram-positive or Gram-negative bacteria. Urgent measures are then needed to ensure better availability of these antibiotics on a global scal