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AIDA members reported exceptionally strong satisfaction in the 2025 Member Survey, with results showing significant year‑on‑year growth and reaffirming the value of AIDA’s advocacy, support, and Community. 100% of respondents were satisfied with their overall experience as an AIDA member compared with 84% of respondents in 2024.  Satisfaction in AIDA’s performance was strong across key areas:  Members … Continued

AIDA is seeking Expressions of Interest from Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander non-GP Fellows to join our new Fellows Reference Group. The Fellows Reference Group provides a key advisory role to AIDA to strengthen pathways for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander non-GP specialist trainees and pre-vocational doctors pursing specialty training. Members of the Fellows Reference … Continued

I am a proud Gurang Gurang, Biri Gubba, and Gangulu man. I am a qualified dentist with ten years of clinical experience, one of the earliest Indigenous graduates in dentistry from James Cook University, and now a third-year Doctor of Medicine student at The University of Queensland. Becoming the third Indigenous dentist to graduate from … Continued

Dr Crane is a Gamilaroi woman with family from Moree in NSW. She is a specialist GP, supervisor and practice owner in Sydney’s Sutherland Shire. Anna is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame, Sydney in 2011, and member of AIDA since 2008. Her goal is to engage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people … Continued

Dr Vinka Barunga is a Worrora woman from the Kimberley. Her Country runs along the north west coast of Western Australia and includes Walcott Inlet, Buccaneer Archipelago, Montgomery Reef and Prince Regent River. Her people are saltwater people, and along with Ngarinyin and Wunumbal language groups, they live in Mowanjum Community, and are united as … Continued

Dr Robert Blackley is a Bwgcolman man from Palm Island. He has over twenty years in public administration and public policy. He is a former Mayor of Palm Island and has worked as a Ministerial policy advisor and Community development leader. Working as a paramedic reignited his passion for studying medicine and he graduated as … Continued

The recent residential workshop for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander non-GP specialists was an uplifting and impactful weekend, providing a culturally safe space to yarn, build confidence, and connect with one another on their journeys. AIDA’s Specialist Trainee Support Program (STSP) team invited specialist trainees and pre-vocational doctors to gather in Port Stephens (NSW). The weekend … Continued

Brodie is a final-year medical student at Griffith University and currently serves as the Student Director for the Australian Indigenous Doctors’ Association (AIDA). He grew up on Kalkadoon Country in Mount Isa and is a proud Balarnu man. Staying connected to Country and learning how mob celebrate culture has always been central to who he … Continued

Dr Alicia Veasey, a proud Torres Strait Islander woman who grew up on the mainland, is an Obstetrician & Gynaecologist with a subspeciality fellowship in Paediatric & Adolescent Gynaecology, with over twenty years experience working throughout the health system. She works clinically within Northern NSW LHD on Bundjalung Country, Lismore and surrounding area. Alicia is … Continued