Dr. Daniel Hunt
National NAIDOC Person Award Category
Dr. Daniel Hunt, a Jaru and Indjibarndi man, is both a General Practitioner and Dentist. He has extensive experience in the Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation sector, served as Dentist, Deputy Medical Director, and Acting Chief Executive Officer.
Dr. Hunt is passionate about healthcare for priority populations and clinical governance. He is the Deputy Chair of the Blood Borne Viruses and Sexual Transmitted Infection Advisory Committee for Western Australia, stemming from an interest managing the Australian Syphilis epidemic. In 2022, he was awarded General Practitioner in Training of the Year for WA and in 2024, Indigenous Doctor of the Year.