Notes

Acknowledgements

This report was prepared by Elizabeth Hynes, Emory Ingles, Gareth Thomas and Richard Tuttle with assistance from Andrew Fitzpatrick and Hayden Stevens. Fadwa Al-Yaman provided advice and guidance on the production of the report.

The AIHW gratefully acknowledges the members of the AIHW Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Ear and Hearing Health Data and Reporting Advisory Group, chaired by Professor Kelvin Kong, who provided valuable advice and contributions during the drafting of the report. Members represented or were affiliated with the following:

  • Professor Kelvin Kong, Hunter ENT/Newcastle University
  • Dr Fadwa Al-Yaman, AIHW
  • Professor Chris Brennan-Jones, The Kids Research Institute Australia, Curtin University
  • Ms Krystel Chevallier, National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation
  • Ms Claire Clack, Department of Health, Disability and Ageing
  • Ms Michele Clapin, Hearing Australia
  • Mr Dennis Conlon (Moppy), Deadly Ears Queensland
  • Professor Hasantha Gunasekera, NSW Health – New South Wales Government and University of Sydney
  • Clinical Professor Jafri Kuthubutheen, University of Western Australia and ENT Clinical Lead, WA Country Health Service (Kimberley region)
  • Ms Rose Lougheed, Justice Health NSW
  • Professor Catherine McMahon, Macquarie University
  • Mr Jamie Newman, Orange Aboriginal Medical Service
  • Professor Stephen O’Leary, University of Melbourne
  • Mr Tim Saunders, National Indigenous Australians Agency
  • Ms Prasha Sooful, Northern Territory Government
  • Associate Professor Jacqueline Stephens, Flinders University
  • Associate Professor Valerie Sung, Murdoch Children's Research Institute
  • Professor Valerie Swift, The Kids Research Institute Australia, Curtin University

The AIHW would like to thank the following data providers:

  • Australian and state and territory health departments
  • Australian Bureau of Statistics
  • Hearing Australia
  • National Disability Insurance Agency
  • Newborn Hearing Screening Program coordinators and directors in New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, Western Australia, South Australia, Tasmania and the Northern Territory.
  • The Department of Health, Disability and Ageing provided funding for this report, and members of its First Nations Health Division are gratefully acknowledged for their comments.