‘We know what our communities need’: What the Indigenous health sector reveals about pandemic preparedness in urban Indigenous communities in Australia

In 2021, during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers from the University of Queensland sought greater understanding of how responses to the pandemic impacted the spread or mitigation of virus in Indigenous communities in southeast Queensland, Australia. This article used a systems thinking methodology to critically unpack the strengths and challenges associated with pandemic responses during COVID-19 in urban Brisbane, Australia.