Policy & Advocacy

Policy and Advocacy

Policy development and advocacy are central to the operations of NACCHO. The Policy team works in a fast paced and dynamic environment liaising with key stakeholders across the sector, including our Affiliates and Members, governments, universities, public institutions, and non-government organisations. The team uses its wide-ranging policy and research expertise to contribute toward policies that achieve better outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Please contact us if you would like to learn more about NACCHO’s Policy and Advocacy efforts.

Latest Policy Submissions

Title	Who was the submission to?
Submission on the Australian Government's response to the COVID-19 pandemic	Senate Select Committee on COVID-19
Lessons to be learned in relation to the Australian bushfire season 2019-20	Senate Standing Committees on Finance and Public Administration
Aboriginal Flag	Select Committee on The Aboriginal Flag
Inquiry into The Destruction Of 46,000 Year-old Caves at the Juukan Gorge In the Pilbara Region of Western Australia	Joint Standing Committee on Northern Australia
Social Security (Administration) Amendment (Continuation of Cashless Welfare) Bill 2020	Senate Standing Committee on Community Affairs
Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia Bill 2019 & Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2019 [Provisions]	Senate Standing Committees on Legal and Constitutional Affairs
Homelessness in Australia	House Of Representatives Standing Committee On Social Policy And Legal Affairs
Expenditure on Children in The Northern Territory - Draft Paper	Productivity Commission
Australia’s Waste Management and Recycling Industries	House Of Representatives Standing Committee On Industry, Innovation, Science And Resources
Regional Inequality in Australia	Senate Standing Committees on Economics
Pathways and Participation Opportunities for Indigenous Australians In Employment and Business	House of Representatives Standing Committee on Indigenous Affairs
Indigenous Evaluation Strategy – Draft Strategy	Productivity Commission
Education in Remote and Complex Environments	House Of Representatives Standing Committee On Employment, Education And Training
Federal Government’s Response to The Drought, and The Adequacy and Appropriateness of Policies and Measures to Support Farmers, Regional Communities and The Australian Economy	Senate Standing Committees on Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport
Jobs for The Future in Regional Areas	Senate Select Committee Into Jobs For the Future In Regional Areas
Expenditure on Children in The Northern Territory - Issues Paper	Productivity Commission
Effective Approaches to Prevention, Diagnosis and Support for Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder	Senate Standing Committees on Community Affairs
Adequacy of Newstart And Related Payments and Alternative Mechanisms to Determine the Level of Income Support Payments in Australia	Senate Standing Committees on Community Affairs
Climate Health WA Inquiry	WA Government
Indigenous Evaluation Strategy – issues Paper	Productivity Commission
Submission on the Data Availability and Transparency Bill 2020	Office of the National Data Commissioner
First Nations People with Disability	Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability
Rights and Attitudes	Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability
Select Committee on Autism	Select Committee on Autism
Health care for people with cognitive disability	Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability
Submission to Joint Standing Committee on The National Disability Insurance Scheme.	Joint Standing Committee on The National Disability Insurance Scheme.