The ACT’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural safety feedback mechanism, co-designed and piloted with community and supported by a digital app, so that feedback leads to real change in practice.
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Karabena Consulting (Karabena) was engaged by Western Health (WH) in June 2025 to review the impact of the Western Health Aboriginal Health Cultural Safety Plan 2022-2025 and develop recommendations for the development of an updated 2026-2030 Cultural Safety Plan.
June 2025 – June 2026
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Having a Driver Licence is a critical enabler of social and economic participation, particularly for young people in areas with limited alternative transport options such as outer metropolitan, regional, rural, and remote locations. First Peoples youth, however, often experience barriers to obtaining their Learner Permit, including a lack of culturally appropriate learning resources, limited access to technology required to engage with resources, and difficulty accessing local support services.
November 2025 – April 2026
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The Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists (ANZCA) is committed to improving health outcomes for Indigenous peoples across its trans-Tasman jurisdiction, both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in Australia and Māori in Aotearoa New Zealand. This includes ensuring cultural safety in the training experience and in accreditation processes.
September 2025 - December 2025
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Karabena was engaged by WMHSP to help understand the enablers and barriers to cultural safety and access in Emergency Departments (ED) for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people and their families.
To achieve this, Karabena undertook site visits to the EDs at both RMH and RCH, semi-structured discussions with staff at RMH’s First Nations Health Unit and RCH’s Wadja Aboriginal Family Place, and consultations with Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander community members.
March 2024 – September 2024
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The Australian Government established Primary Health Networks (PHNs) to increase the efficiency of medical services, reduce fragmentation of care and improve health outcomes for everyone, especially the most vulnerable. The Eastern Melbourne Primary Health Network (EMPHN) is one such example of these networks.
Project Timeline: July 2023 – December 2023
St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne (SVHM) has contracted Karabena Consulting to undertake a multi-year cultural safety audit to explore the experiences of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients and staff regarding cultural safety issues; and improve the cultural safety of the hospital’s services.
Project Timeline: July 2021 – August 2023
Karabena was engaged by the Victorian Department of Transport (the Department) to develop an Aboriginal Cultural Safety Framework (the Framework) for the entire Victorian Transport Portfolio (the Portfolio), consisting of more than 30 separate and variably interconnected agencies.
Project Timeline: April 2022 – January 2023
Karabena Consulting was engaged by Western Health to review the impact of Western Health’s Aboriginal Health Cultural Safety Plan 2019 -2021, the Western Health Aboriginal Employment Plan 2019 – 2021, and relevant policies to provide recommendations for the development of the Western Health Aboriginal Health Cultural Safety Plan 2022 – 2025.
Project Timeline: August 2021 – January 2022
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Karabena Consulting was engaged to undertake a cultural audit of ACEM’s existing online cultural competency modules and Continuing Professional Development (CPD) cultural competency resources.
Project Timeline: August 2021 – November 2021
The Queensland Child Death Review Board (CDRB) is responsible for carrying out system reviews following the death of a child connected to the child protection system.
Project Timeline: June 2021 – August 2021