Pat Anderson is an Alyawarre woman renowned nationally and internationally as a powerful advocate of disadvantaged people, with a particular focus on the health of Indigenous peoples. She has extensive experience in all aspects of Aboriginal health, including community development, advocacy, policy formation and research ethics. Read more

Ms Anderson has spoken before the United Nations Working Group on Indigenous People, was formerly the Chief Executive Officer of Danila Dilba, the Aboriginal community-controlled health service in Darwin , and has been Chair of the National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation, the peak national Aboriginal health organisation. She is also a prolific writer and has had many essays, papers and articles published.

Ms Anderson retired from the position of Executive Officer of the Aboriginal Medical Services Alliance Northern Territory, which is the peak body of the Aboriginal community-controlled health organisations in the Northern Territory and was the co-author of the Little Children are Sacred report into abuse of Indigenous children in the Northern Territory.

Most recently Pat was awarded the Public Health Association of Australia's Sidney Sax Public Health Medal at the 2007 PHAA annual conference. Pat is the chairperson of the Cooperative Research Centre for Aboriginal Health.

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