Submission to Indigenous health consultations
Apr 2017
Download the Families Australia submission to Indigenous health consultations
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.
In addition, Families Australia assisted the Alliance for Forgotten Australians (AFA) to prepare submissions to a range of inquiries between 2007 and 2015. These can be accessed on the AFA website.
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Apr 2017
Download the Families Australia submission to Indigenous health consultations
Nov 2016
I write in response to the call for input into the ‘Positive Futures: Apprenticeships and Traineeships in Queensland’ paper. Families Australia thanks Jobs Queensland for this opportunity to provide input into the future of the Queensland apprenticeship and traineeship system.
Families Australia is a national, peak, not-for-…
Oct 2016
View Families Australia’s contribution to the COAG National Summit here.
Jul 2016
I write in response to the call for feedback on the proposed reporting framework on ‘what works to improve outcomes in government services’. Families Australia is a national, peak, not-for-profit organisation that strives to improve the wellbeing of Australian families, especially the most vulnerable and marginalised. Famili…
Jun 2016
This paper contains recommendations by Families Australia to contribute to the development of the Third Action Plan of the National Plan to Reduce Violence against Women and their Children 2010-2022 (the National Plan).
May 2016
Too many families experience deep and persistent disadvantage and marginalisation. In human and economic terms, the cost is enormous.
The 2 July 2016 Federal election is a critically important opportunity for Australia’s political leaders to signal their support for families experiencing the greatest disadvantage.
Of many issu…