FOI 25-0302 LD – National Aboriginal And Torres Strait Islander Health Collaboration

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The FOI release contains membership lists for the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Collaboration as of January 2023 and February 2025. The collaboration comprises jurisdictional representatives from all Australian states and territories plus the Commonwealth, coordinated through the First Nations Health Division at the Department of Health and Aged Care. Leadership changed at the Commonwealth level, with Melinda Turner replacing Gavin Matthews as First Assistant Secretary between these dates. The February 2025 list expanded to include sector members from national and state Aboriginal community-controlled health organisations, including representatives from the National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation and Health Foundation. Most individual names are redacted under section 47B and 47F of the Freedom of Information Act, protecting personal information of officials.