Peak Health Body Creates Indigenous ‘Voice’ to Guide Decision-Making

The Public Health Association of Australia has pushed ahead with its own Indigenous ‘Voice’ after the failed national referendum.

Protesters participate in the Treaty Before Voice Invasion Day Protest outside Parliament House in Melbourne, Australia on Jan. 26, 2023. Alexi J. Rosenfeld/Getty Images

The Public Health Association of Australia (PHAA) has voted to establish an Indigenous “voice” within its organisation.

The PHAA is Australia’s peak non-government public health body with over 2,000 members and specialises in advocacy and policy development, as well as research.