Fiona Cornforth

Wuthathi TO+Maluilgal roots. Fighting for healing, fighting against harms. Head of @yardhurawalani @ourANU. Former @HealingOurWay CEO. My views.

[YardhuraWalani @YardhuraWalani]

Screening is a powerful tool. And you can choose how you want to screen. You can either have a doctor or a nurse take a sample, or you can do the test yourself. Still unsure? Talk to your doctor or healthcare provider today.
For more information, visit https://t.co/klaMmHEfJD

[YardhuraWalani @YardhuraWalani]

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people face high illness and mortality from cervical cancer. But in our lifetime, we can eliminate cervical cancer.

Self-collection is a game-changer: private, comfortable, and accurate. Talk to your doctor about screening today.

[YardhuraWalani @YardhuraWalani]

The inaugural Yardhura Walani Annual Oration is a unique opportunity to reflect on the wisdom and leadership that has shaped the journey of Mob health and wellbeing.
📅Wednesday 26 November, 5.30pm
📌Lowitja O'Donoghue Cultural Centre
🔗 https://t.co/OhQNaHV0jC

[Fiona Cornforth @fi_cornforth]

Register via links provided 🌺

[YardhuraWalani @YardhuraWalani]

Mob health and wellbeing is shaped by histories, communities & futures that demand justice and respect. The Yardhura Walani Annual Oration invites you to be a part of this journey.
📅Wednesday 26 November, 5.30pm
📌Lowitja O'Donoghue Cultural Centre
🔗 https://t.co/OhQNaHV0jC

[YardhuraWalani @YardhuraWalani]

Let’s move from blame to love.

In a new publication co-authored by @RaglanMaddox we’re invited to dismantle the tobacco industry through healing, justice, and equity. It’s time to reclaim health, uproot structural violence, and restore sovereignty.

[YardhuraWalani @YardhuraWalani]

Dr Aime Powell’s paper in the Lancet Public Health proves the PREVENT same-day cervical screening model is highly acceptable and effective for remote Aboriginal communities.

Read more here - https://t.co/UJIKEGB48A

[YardhuraWalani @YardhuraWalani]

A new collaborative publication has identified that most Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young peoples have never smoked, due to successful anti-smoking strategies, good health, and positive social engagement.

Read more here - https://t.co/uWuwvRO7s1

[Dr Raglan Maddox @RaglanMaddox]

The tobacco industry’s version of “harm reduction” often protects profit, not people.
How does this rhetoric mask colonial harms and deflect responsibility?
🔗 https://t.co/2Vz2P2DJbf
#HealthJustice #EndColonialHarms

[YardhuraWalani @YardhuraWalani]

Starting July 2025, the free National Lung Cancer Screening Program aims to detect lung cancer early & save lives.
🎥 Watch the webinar & access new community resources here 👉 https://t.co/zQCbxSZZ9v

@Lisa_J_Whop @RaglanMaddox @AbbeyDiaz_says

[Dr Raglan Maddox @RaglanMaddox]

🚨 We're hiring! 3 roles now open at Yardhura Walani—including in the Tobacco Free team + with A/Prof Lisa Whop & Prof Ray Lovett.
💥Mob strongly encouraged to apply.
🕕Closes 15 May 2025
📣Plz share widely!
🔗 https://t.co/N4RRTXfv28
@NBPU
@HealthInfoNet @ANU_Research

[YardhuraWalani @YardhuraWalani]

Yardhura Walani is hiring! We're looking for 3 Research Officers to join us. Help improve health & wellbeing for Mob through community-led, culturally grounded research.
🖤💛❤️ Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander peoples strongly encouraged to apply. https://t.co/TjYRBZeFe3

[YardhuraWalani @YardhuraWalani]

The Indigenous Data Sovereignty Conference program is now available online! Together, we will explore ways to protect, manage, and use data in ways that honour and respect Indigenous ways of knowing, being and doing.

Head to our website! https://t.co/pVxObxrtQD

#GIDSov2025

[YardhuraWalani @YardhuraWalani]

Join us at #GIDSov2025 Conference as we bring together thought leaders, advocates, and global Indigenous communities to discuss and protect our collective data rights.

🔗 Registrations are open – don’t wait! https://t.co/pVxObxqW15

[YardhuraWalani @YardhuraWalani]

It’s time to eradicate commercial tobacco.

In a new article, Associate Professors Raglan Maddox and Lisa Whop discuss the critical importance of eradicating tobacco and nicotine use.

Read here - https://t.co/TGRLGd3Gu6

[YardhuraWalani @YardhuraWalani]

Registration NOW OPEN for the Global Indigenous Data Sovereignty Conference! 📢
Join us on Ngunnawal country (Canberra), 1-3 April to learn from Indigenous Peoples about how IDGov practices are being implemented in communities, research & policy.
🔗 https://t.co/pVxObxqW15

[YardhuraWalani @YardhuraWalani]

Commercial tobacco use is a leading cause of harm for Mob. In a new article, Assoc. Profs @RaglanMaddox & Michelle Kennedy explore community-led initiatives, policy reform, & ways to protect future generations.

Read more: https://t.co/Xo1Yzqp0Aw

#TobaccoFree

[Dr Raglan Maddox @RaglanMaddox]

Eradication of commercial tobacco related disease and death—could save 22,000 lives every day, over 8 million lives each year 🌍 https://t.co/kekThZ8qeq
@_PHAA_ @o_srnt @TISprogramme @AustralasianEpi @Lisa_J_Whop @AbbeyDiaz_says @TC_BMJ @FCTCofficial @ASPIREAotearoa

[YardhuraWalani @YardhuraWalani]

Rheumatic heart disease impacts millions, but how can health systems do better? In this episode of the Good Will Hunters podcast, Associate Professor Rosemary Wyber explores solutions for improving care. Don't miss it!

#PublicHealth #HeartHealth

https://t.co/N4ohGCCniv

[Lowitja Institute @LowitjaInstitut]

Abstract submissions are now open!
Are you an Indigenous researcher?
Share your research and contribute to the conversation at our 4th International Indigenous Health and Wellbeing Conference 2025.
Submit your abstract: https://t.co/vsRKCUIJU3
#Lowitja2025

[Australian Academy of Science @Science_Academy]

The Tri-Academy Research Summit on Indigenous Engagement has seen Prof Tom Calma AO FAA FASSA explaining Australia’s progress towards implementing the United Nations Declaration of Rights of Indigenous Peoples. Our EMCR attendees also had the opportunity to meet with their global counterparts to discuss their own successes and challenges in Indigenous representation in research.

Our thanks to both partnering academies, @SRC_RSC and @royalsocietynz.

📷 A group photo of Australian delegates, a panel moderated by Dr Marie Battiste, featuring Prof Ray Lovett, Associate Director of the @YardhuraWalani Centre, Prof Tom Calma AO speaking on #UNDRIP, and a photo from an evening tour through the autumnal colours of Stanley Park in Vancouver, discovering the rich cultural traditions of local Indigenous Peoples.