Committees: Indigenous Advisory Group

Tahlia Johnson is a proud Warumunga woman and registered midwife, based on Kaurna country. Tahlia currently works at Flinders University, where she combines her passion for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health and midwifery with her dedication to teaching and research. With a strong commitment to improving maternity care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander…

Trish Ratajczak is a proud Palawa woman from Lutruwita (Tasmania), descended from Mannalargenna, chief of the Pairrebeene/Trawlwoolway Clan. She is the Stan Perron Charitable Foundation Senior Research Fellow at the Yorga, Maaman and Koolanga Centre within the Ngangk Yira Institute for Change-Murdoch University. With over a decade of clinical midwifery experience in Western Australia, Trish…

Melina is a proud Gurindji woman, mother to three daughters and Mimi to three grandchildren. Melina is Queensland’s Inaugural First Nations Midwifery Director within Queensland Health’s Office of Chief Midwife Officer. Melina’s journey into midwifery came following her maternity experience, which lacked the cultural consideration she needed, which in turn set her on a pathway…