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Spinifex Network in conversation with Professor Ruth Stewart, the National Rural Health Commissioner for Australia.
Spinifex Network in conversation with Professor Ruth Stewart, the National Rural Health Commissioner for Australia. Thursday December 2nd, 12:45pm-1:45pm AEDT.Topic: "Positioning Rural Health Research for a Healthy Future"Growing rural health research, capacity and...
Spinifex Network demonstrates the value of rural, remote & regional research through new report
The Spinifex Network has recently released a new paper, the Haitham Report, to demonstrate the value of rural, remote, regional research through its innovative value of information analysis. Despite 30% of Australia’s population living rurally, in 2018, only 2.4% of...
Isolation, in 2020, has been more than a health directive
In a year of tragedy, anxiety, cancelled plans, eye-watering tests and time apart, isolation has taken up residence as a collective state of mind. It is, perhaps, what we mean when we reach for that truism, “the new normal”. So it feels odd that in one corner of...
Innovate with nbn Grants Program
In recognition of the challenges businesses throughout regional and remote Australia face, the nbn has partnered with the Regional Australia Institute to offer the Innovate with nbn Grants Program. This program aims to recognise and showcase individuals, businesses...
We can’t let the medical fund bubble burst
NSW Regional Health Partners’ Director, Christine Jorm, collaborated with Warren Payne, Executive Director of the Western Alliance Academic Health Science Centre, and Chips Mackinolty, Director of Central Australian Academic Health Science Network, to share their...
Governments ‘tin-eared’ to the importance of regional health sector
Professor Christine Jorm and Dr Lou Conway recently shared their thoughts on the important role of health as an employer for our regional economies in the Canberra Times. Even in this strangest of years, if you live outside Victoria, you can still spend a couple of...
Spinifex lobbies Treasury in a pre-budget submission
The Spinifex Network was pleased to provide a submission for the 2020–21 Federal Budget this week. The submission proposes three years of funding for the Spinifex Network and a work plan with three overarching objectives to: Embed regional, rural and remote priorities...
Update on Nomination of Topics for Rapid Review and Next Steps
Thank you to all of our members who nominated a topic for the Spinifex Network Rapid Reviews. We received a total of 53 nominations spanning a plethora of subjects. We understand that many of you have been working in extra challenging circumstances due to the...
Rapid Review – Changes to timeline
Nominations extended: Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and membership feedback, we have extended the timeline for nomination of topics for rapid review until Monday 6th April. This will impact on the time frame for the reviews by extending it.Please...
Extension on call for topics for Rapid Review
Due to the impact of COVID-19 on many organisations, a decision has been made to extend the call for nominations for topics for rapid review by one week, to Friday 20th March. Please click on the button below for further information and to nominate a...
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