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Newman & Western Desert Communities - Upstream Health (Perinatal Care and Early Childhood Development)

For pregnant Aboriginal women living in WA’s East Pilbara, significant issues systematically impede their pregnancy journey and a safe and healthy start to life for their babies.

Port Hedland – Kumaparniku Wraparound Services Research Collaboration

Early in the consultation phase of the project, local Elders through Hedland Aboriginal Strong Leaders, education representatives and others identified that vulnerable families needed help navigating and accessing local support services that were already available in Port Hedland.

EVENT: Join us for the Broome Festival of STEM

Join us in celebrating all things Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics at the Broome Festival of STEM.

The Kids Research Institute Australia staff appointed to new Aboriginal research advisory committee

The Kids Research Institute Australia has welcomed the establishment of an expert committee to guide decision-making around Aboriginal health and medical research in Western Australia.

Powerful new network to ensure Indigenous Australians can benefit from genomic medicine

A national alliance of the brightest minds in genomic science, academia, policy makers, industry and Indigenous leaders will work to break down barriers to ensure Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people can benefit from advances in genomic medicine if they choose.

Lab results confirm promise of new immunotherapy gel for kids cancer

Newly published research from The Kids Research Institute Australia and The University of Western Australia has found a gel applied during surgery to treat sarcoma tumours is both safe and highly effective at preventing the cancer from growing back.

Proactive measures at Banksia Hill welcomed

We welcome the Cook Labor Government’s plan to introduce proactive measures to improve the safety and welfare of children and young people within the State’s youth justice system.

Pandemic healthcare disruptions contributed to 76,000 extra malaria deaths: report

Disruptions of malaria case management caused by the COVID-19 pandemic likely contributed to an extra 76,000 malaria deaths in sub-Saharan Africa, according to analysis by The Kids Research Institute Australia and Curtin University.