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Machellee is improving the health of mothers and babies

Midwifery Lecturer Machellee Kosiak from Brisbane campus talks about her work with the Away From Base program and how empowering Indigenous midwives can help to tackle the large gap in Indigenous maternal health outcomes.

Justin is enjoying parenthood

As a new father, Professor Justin Kemp is delighted that an unexpected opportunity to become a stay-at-home dad for baby Noah has given him more time to bond with his son and to be able to respond to his needs. See how ºÚ°µ±¬ÁÏÍø supports parental leave.

An advocate for success

When Michael Reynolds, a prominent Indigenous physiotherapist and academic, first decided to embark on a career in allied health, it was a leap into the unknown. This was the mid-1990s, a time when Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander physios were few and far between.

Nurse innovator paves the way

Years ago, when Sandy Middleton worked as a registered nurse in a regular medical ward, she had her first exposure to patients who had suffered an acute stroke. It was the early 1980s and the standard care protocol involved a ‘wait-and-see’ approach, as healthcare staff monitored patients for deficits like impaired speech and restricted physical abilities.

The rocky road from combat to classroom starts here

Aaron Cornwall has a pretty good idea of what rock bottom feels like. The former combat engineer and Afghanistan war veteran thought he’d hit his lowest low when – as a young dad juggling university study with work and family commitments – he was forced to sell his furniture to put food on the table. Even now, years later, he finds it difficult to talk about.