Honouring NAIDOC Week 2025 – Celebrating Culture, Legacy and Future Leadership
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July 6, 2025
At SEMPHN, we are proud to recognise and celebrate NAIDOC Week 2025, a national moment that honours the enduring culture, history, and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
This year’s theme: 'The Next Generation: Strength, Vision and Legacy', acknowledges the resilience of First Nations communities and the emerging leaders shaping the future.
As always, our celebration of NAIDOC Week reflects our broader commitment to reconciliation, cultural understanding, and the power of respectful engagement in building a more inclusive Australia.
We are also committed to positively impacting health outcomes for First Nations peoples by supporting culturally safe practices and community-led healthcare initiatives.
Latest news
On 17 May 2026, the Director-General of the World Health Organization determined that the ongoing outbreak of Ebola disease caused by Bundibugyo virus (BVD) in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda constitutes a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) under the International Health Regulations (2005).
The Aged Care On-Site Pharmacist (ACOP) Program supports safer and more person-centred medication use in residential aged care homes.
Anyone with Medicare now pays less for their Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) prescription medicines, with the Australian Government lowering the maximum patient cost of PBS medicines.
