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Waminda's Birthing on Country team and mum Nekaya dote on baby Akarii at the Minga Gudjaga Gunyah mother and baby clinic in Nowra NSW.  Picture: Tace Stevens

Closing the Gap in maternal and child health: Rural Birthing on Country model shows positive results

A new study into the clinical effectiveness of a rural Birthing on Country service - compared to mainstream maternity services - has revealed First Nations women had significantly more normal vaginal births, were more likely to be exclusively breastfeeding upon hospital discharge, and had greater engagement with culturally safe wellbeing programs.  

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2000 students filter into $30.8 million health teaching and training facility

More than 2000 students from 10 health disciplines are set to filter into Charles Darwin University’s (CDU) newly-completed $30.8 million Centre for Better Health Futures throughout 2026. 

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Paramedic student’s unusual path to uni proves ATAR isn’t everything

Tens of thousands of school leavers are considering their university offers, putting their hard-earned ATAR to use. But what about the students who didn’t get the ATAR they’d hoped for? 

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First medical students welcomed to CDU by Prime Minister

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese was in Darwin to meet some of Charles Darwin University’s (CDU) School of Medicine first students, reiterating the importance of the program to the Northern Territory in securing the future health workforce.

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The team from CDU Faculty of Health in Canberra to receive award.

Top End team receives gong in Canberra for a program changing the lives of Territorians

A preventative health program designed to reach some of the most remote homes in the Northern Territory has received national recognition after claiming a top health award.

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CDU launches Bachelor of Oral Health Therapy to strengthen Territory’s dental workforce

Charles Darwin University (CDU) will launch its first-ever Bachelor of Oral Health Therapy in 2026, building a local workforce to address critical shortages and expand access to dental care across the Northern Territory (NT).

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A contemporary three-storey university building with bright orange cladding, wide glass windows, and layered white verandas. The structure features striking angled roof panels for shade, with a blue number 8 sign marking the building. The foreground shows landscaped garden beds with rocks and native plants, and a clear blue sky forms the backdrop.

CDU unveils first look at new $30.8 million health teaching and training facility

Charles Darwin University (CDU) has previewed its new health teaching and training facility, the $30.8 million Centre for Better Health Futures. 

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Study finds hospitals unprepared for surrogacy births, prompting urgent calls for national guidelines

Fewer than one in ten hospitals in New South Wales and Victoria have policies to guide surrogacy births, new research has found, prompting urgent calls from experts for national standards.

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Charles Darwin University researchers were interested in understanding gamer’s motives, whether they be social or for escape reasons.

Gaming to socialise or escape? Research scopes out problematic gaming habits

People who have autistic-like traits, but who fall short of a clinical diagnosis, are at risk of problematic gaming according to a new Charles Darwin University study exploring what factors can lead to gaming disorders. 

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