Karl Briscoe

Karl is the Chief Executive Officer of National Association for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Workers and Practitioners (NAATSIHWP) based in Canberra where he progresses and represents the invested interests of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Health Workers and Health Practitioners. He is passionate about the professions of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Workers and Health Practitioners as they are one of the world’s only culturally based health profession underpinned by National Curriculum and Regulation.

His vision is to ensure the life expectancy rates of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are equivalent to or better than those of non-Indigenous Australians. Karl drives change by advocating for self-determined development, the elimination of racism and the transformation of policy and practice across all levels.