2026 CTG Indigenous Health Conference (Dec) [non-palliative specific]

[from ICS Event Secretariat]

2026 NATIONAL CLOSING THE GAP INDIGENOUS HEALTH CONFERENCE

8-10 DECEMBER 2026

HILTON HOTEL GOLD COAST QLD

Submissions are now open for the 2026 National Indigenous Closing the Gap Health Conference, held 8–10 December 2026 at the Hilton Gold Coast. This major national gathering brings together Elders, community leaders, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health workers, researchers, AMS and PHN staff, policymakers, frontline workers, and organisations committed to culturally grounded, community-led health systems.

Guided by the principle “prevention is better than cure,” the conference centres culture, self-determination, and Indigenous leadership at a time of significant reform across health, mental health, disability, and workforce development. It provides a vital space to share knowledge, honour lived experience and truth-telling, and co-design solutions that uphold dignity, choice, and control for First Nations communities.

We invite papers aligned to the conference themes:

  • Our Leadership, Our Health – community-driven solutions and self-determination
  • Truth, Culture, Healing – cultural integrity, healing, and holistic wellbeing
  • Innovate Together, Transform Generations – partnerships and innovation for sustainable, culturally safe outcomes

Topics may include chronic disease prevention, mental health and trauma recovery, traditional and integrated healing, disability and NDIS, workforce and research capacity, social determinants of health, and innovative approaches to Indigenous health and wellbeing.

Presenters are encouraged to share lived experience, research, case studies, and community-led innovations that strengthen the independence, safety, and dignity of First Nations peoples.

For submission guidelines and registration details, please click the link and complete the Submit-A-Paper form online.

This conference is a shared movement for action, healing, and transformation. Walk with us as we shape a future where Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples thrive in mind, body, and spirit.