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New research suggests long covid sufferers should receive funding under NDIS

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A new report on long COVID says anyone suffering from it should be receiving NDIS funding. On average, The study found...

Senator McCarthy – National Strategy for Food Security

Content The Big Brekky w/Andy, Kate and Mark 26 July 2024

Senator Malarndirri McCarthy spoke with the Big Brekky Show about the National Strategy for Food Security for Remote First Nations Communities, prior to the Community Consultation Hub Forum held in Tennant Creek on Thursday. We also sought information following the announcement that Ali Curung is one of six remote communities that will receive a Medicare Urgent Care Clinic in the 2024-25 budget.

NAIDOC Family Fun Day Tennant Creek 2024 – Rachel and Cassandra

Content The Big Brekky w/Andy, Kate and Mark 10 July 2024

Shauna caught up with Rachel Dixon and Cassandra Fraser from Anyinginyi Health‘s Stronger Families Team to find out about NAIDOC...

Congress Timeline – Shaquille Swan and Eleanor Hogan

Content The Big Brekky w/Andy, Kate and Mark 9 July 2024

The Big Brekky Show hosted Shaquille Swan, Research and Archive Assistant at Congress, and Eleanor Hogan, historical researcher, to hear about the Central Australian Aboriginal Congress timeline project. It encompasses facts, photos and video collected throughout their 50+ history and places these in relation to key historical and political developments across the country.

Australia Passes World-First Vaping Law

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The government has secured a deal with the greens in the senate in order to pass world first legislation against...

Cancer-Causing Chemicals In Australian Water

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Forever-chemicals are at potentially unsafe levels across Australia.The US-based Environmental Protection Agency ruled in April that water which contains more...

Northern Territory AIDS and Hepatitis Council Inc. – Karen Nicolaysen

Content The Big Brekky w/Andy, Kate and Mark 15 May 2024

The Northern Territory AIDS and Hepatitis Council Inc., a peak non-government organisation that works to eliminate the transmission of Blood Borne Viruses through support, advocacy and ending stigma and discrimination. Karen Nicolaysen, the Central Australia Operations Manager, joins to The Big Brekky to tell us about NTAHC’s programs and services.

Mothers and Children see positive statistics in early years of COVID 19 Pandemic

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The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare has released a report recording data pertaining to birth statistics in the early...

Why has the sugar increased in some Coca-Cola drinks?

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Soft drink manufacturer Coca-Cola has increased the sugar content in their line of beverages, resulting in health experts calling for...

Deadly Heart Trek

Content The Big Brekky w/Andy, Kate and Mark 9 March 2024

On the Big Brekky Show, Cardiologist Dr Gavin Wheaton and team member Sally Grimsley-Ballard from the Deadly Heart Trek chat about rheumatic heart disease (RHD). Aboriginal kids in Alice Springs have some of the highest rates of RHD in Australia and possibly the world. The Deadly Heart Trek brings together a coalition of paediatric cardiologists, multi-disciplinary doctors, Aboriginal cultural guides and health workers to address the critical health issue in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. The project is excited to launch its fourth leg in Alice Springs, and are at Congress clinics over the next week for free drop ins and to raise awareness of the issue.

Selena Uibo – Critical Care workforce in 2024

Content The Big Brekky w/Andy, Kate and Mark 5 March 2024

The Big Brekky Show are speaking with NT Minister for Health, Selena Uibo, informing us about the Alice Springs Hospital program, building a critical care workforce across the Emergency Department (ED) and the Intensive Care Units. As Minister for Remote Housing and Homelands, she also spoke about the Wilya Janta (Standing Strong) housing collaboration in Tennant Creek.

Over one third of population not getting enough sleep, study finds

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New research finds over a third of the population is not getting the recommended amount of sleep.The study done by...