Australia’s only Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community-controlled health research institute. Named in honour of Dr Lowitja O’Donoghue AC CBE DSG, a prominent Aboriginal leader and advocate for Indigenous rights and health equity. Mission: To improve the health and wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples through community-led, high-impact research. Approach: The Institute emphasizes knowledge translation, policy advocacy, and capacity building among Indigenous researchers. Research Focus: Climate and health, Cultural determinants of health, Nation building, Genomics, Community-led innovation. Programs: Lowitja Learning: A platform for education and collaboration in Indigenous health research. Lowitja Consulting: Offers tailored advice and services to support health initiatives. Grants and Scholarships: Supports Indigenous researchers through funding opportunities like the GLOWS Seeding Research Grants. Events: Hosts the International Indigenous Health and Wellbeing Conference, which brings together researchers, leaders, and community members to celebrate and advance Indigenous health research.

The ARDRN aims to broaden RVA’s reach, bringing together a community of rare disease researchers across Australia. The ARDRN offers rare disease researchers a platform to connect and stay informed about the changing rare disease policy landscape, RVA’s advocacy priorities, and to align with the Australian Government’s National Strategic Action Plan for Rare Diseases—the first nationally coordinated effort to improve health and wellbeing outcomes for Australians living with a rare disease. The ARDRN is open to all Australian-based researchers involved in rare disease research across diverse disciplines and career stages who are formally and directly affiliated with academic or research institutions. Members will be invited to meet virtually through periodic virtual forums and email correspondence driven by gaps, opportunities and emerging needs in rare disease research.

The Busselton Population Medical Research Institute (BPMRI) conducts internationally recognized population health research through facilities in Busselton and Perth, managing the long-running Busselton Health Study and a valuable BioBank for medical researchers. Its diverse research spans conditions such as sleep disorders, respiratory and cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, and genetics, in collaboration with leading local, national, and global partners.

Providing Australian researchers with competitive advantage through data. Website contains a range of datasets (see Datasets tab), programs and projects, and research tools.

Focuses on improving the quality of life and care for older people, particularly those receiving aged or end-of-life care. The center’s research aims to translate findings into practice and policy through interdisciplinary and co-designed research with older people, caregivers, and industry partners.

A catalyst for research, knowledge exchange, and translation into policy and practice to bring measurable improvements to our health, the Australian health system, and the environment. Research themes include: Indigenous knowledge systems; data and decision support systems; science communication; health systems resilience and sustainability; bushfires, air pollution and extreme weather events; food soil and water security; biosecurity and emerging infections; urban health and built environment; rural and remote health; at-risk populations and life course solutions.

CRANAplus improves health outcomes for isolated communities through advocacy, support, education, and mentoring of the remote health workforce.

The National Rural Health Alliance (the Alliance) comprises 54 national organisations committed to improving health and wellbeing. Our diverse membership includes representation from health professional organisations, health service providers, health educators, the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health sector and students.The Alliance provides a united voice for people and health professionals living and working in rural communities and advocates for sustainable and affordable health services. Our most important role, underpinned by our broad representative base, is listening to the people of rural, regional and remote Australia and taking their views to government.

Determined to remove barriers that prevent the creation of a fair future, we focus our efforts on three key areas – communities, gender equality and natural ecosystems. Our three focus areas are complemented by a series of impact missions that allow us to respond to existential threats and urgent challenges in an agile and targeted way.

The University Department of Rural Health South West is an academic centre based in the South West of Western Australia which focuses on health education, research and workforce strategies to support the recruitment and retention of health professionals in the region.

Seeks to advance the health of all people in Australia through leadership, advocacy and workforce development for health promotion practice, research, evaluation and policy.

Supports Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services across WA, including in the South West. Engages in culturally appropriate health research and advocacy.