Families Australia regularly provides submissions on family-related topics. Most submissions are in response to Australian Government and Parliamentary inquiries and consultations. Families Australia also makes submissions to inquiries conducted at State or Territory government level.
Recent submissions can be viewed below.
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May 2023
IntroductionFamilies Australia acknowledges the government’s focus on the early years and efforts to date across a number of fronts to ensure that no child or family is held back. The government’s commitment to developing a national Early Years Strategy (the Strategy) – in consultation with families, children and non-gover…
May 2023
A Voice to Parliament will provide a formal mechanism to ensure that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have a direct say and provide advice to government on legislation and policies that affect them. Giving the Australian Government – all of us – the opportunity to make policies with Aboriginal and Torres Strait I…
Mar 2023
The impact of poverty on children and young people is the primary focus of this submission. The response has been informed by broader consultation with Families Australia’s member and peer organisations.
We acknowledge the expertise of SNAICC – National Voice for our Children, Barnardos Australia, Australian Research All…
Feb 2022
Families Australia and the Institute of Child Protection Studies provide the following joint response to the National Strategy Advisory Group Consultation paper.
Families Australia
Families Australia is a national, not-for-profit, peak organisation that strives to improve the wellbeing of Australian families, especially the mo…
Feb 2021
View Families Australia’s feedback on the National Children’s Mental Health and Wellbeing Strategy here.
17 February 2021
Jul 2020
Families Australia welcomes the opportunity to provide a submission to the Parliamentary Inquiry into family, domestic and sexual violence.
Background to this consultation:
On 4 June 2020, the House Standing Committee on Social Policy and Legal Affairs adopted an inquiry into family, domestic and sexual violence. The inquiry was…