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Children from Australian remote areas are vulnerable to complex childhood trauma (CCT) as their communities face higher rates of disadvantage and exposure to potentially traumatic circumstances such as natural disasters,…
Australian Aboriginal youth experience significant morbidity but may find it difficult to access culturally appropriate health care, particularly in remote areas. The Derby Aboriginal Health Service (DAHS) provides care in…
Human mobility plays a major role in the spread of communicable diseases. Remote Indigenous populations in Australia tend to have a higher risk of communicable diseases, and although high levels…
Selina Taylor studied pharmacists, consumers, health professionals and stakeholders perspectives of expanded pharmacy practice and integrated her findings to develop and pilot an ear health intervention for rural community pharmacy.…
Globally, since the latter part of the 20th Century, maternal and neonatal mortality rates have continued to reduce. However, in high-income countries (HICs), rates are still higher for women living…
Background: People living in rural and remote areas are faced with a multitude of health disadvantages. These disadvantages include limited access and decreased utilisation of medical services, increased rates of…
This thesis is about culture, representation, perception, and visual communication. It is set in
This thesis is a synchronic study of valence adjusting, switch-reference and ellipsis in three
Australian grassroots action on climate change is a recent phenomenon. Climate change as an issueof concern entered the political landscape and the national psyche of Australia later than in othercountries,…
such this thesis set out to investigate the situation in Barunga. This thesis explores material
-representation becomes apparent. The aim of this thesis is to understand how justice programs might
experiences of education. The aim of this doctoral thesis was to address this gap through a process of
Australia is free from canine rabies. The spread of the disease in Indonesia has increased the risk of rabies incursion in northern Australia. Remote Indigenous communities, such as those in…
Over the past decade, national testing in literacy and numeracy for primary and junior secondary education reveals NT remote Aboriginal children have consistently performed at a much lower level than…
As an applied anthropology study of electronic waste (e-waste) in the remote town of Alice Springs, this dissertation chronicles how e-waste is understood and managed in the arid interior of…
This thesis addresses the question of what happens when digital language resources are developed
Immersive service-learning (ISL) tours provide opportunities for students to deepen their academic and social learning as they provide services to others in an environment different to their home. Research on…
. Aim: This thesis aims to identify themes of effective and culturally appropriate oral health
The purpose of this research was to ascertain what Torres Strait Islander students who have relocated from various locations around Australia to Brisbane in order to attend university, report have…
thesis advances the discussion by providing accounts of how TOs and Rangers from two ILSM groups –in the