Current Media Releases

The head of Indigenous research at Perth’s Telethon Institute for Child Health Research has been honoured as the 2008 National NAIDOC Person of the Year.

The Board of the Telethon Institute for Child Health Research has confirmed that the Institute is planning to move to the QEII site.

The COAG commitment to invest in young Aboriginal children will produce immediate and real community benefits.

A Perth medical researcher responsible for major advancements in the understanding of the neurological disorder Rett syndrome has had her efforts recognised with an international award.

Business leader Mr John Langoulant was tonight appointed Chairman of the Board of the Telethon Institute for Child Health Research.

Adding a banana to your bowl of cereal and milk could be the key to better mental health in teenagers, according to Australian researchers who have found that a variety of foods at breakfast is linked to mental functioning.

A new study has found that swimming pools in remote Aboriginal communities can dramatically reduce rates of skin, ear and chest infections.

A new report from Perth’s Telethon Institute for Child Health Research has found a strong link between childhood ear infections and exposure to tobacco smoke.