Policy Submissions: 2022
2023-24 Pre-Budget Submission
21 December 2022
The mental health sector is calling for clear commitment from the Australian Government in the 2023-24 Budget to working with us to address fundamental gaps in Australia’s mental health workforce and …
Read moreJoint Submission to National Disability Insurance Scheme Review
16 December 2022
Mental Health Australia, CMHA and MIFA have made a joint preliminary submission to the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) Review. This submission outlines three priority issues and related so…
Read moreSubmission to Employment White Paper
1 December 2022
Mental Health Australia was pleased to provide this submission to inform the Australian Government’s Employment White Paper. Mental health and employment are inherently intertwined. Engaging in meanin…
Read moreJoint submission to the Joint Standing Committee on NDIS Inquiry into NDIA Capability and Culture
20 October 2022
Mental Health Australia, Community Mental Health Australia and the Mental Illness Fellowship of Australia provided a joint submission to the Parliamentary Joint Standing Committee on the National Disa…
Read moreSubmission on National School Chaplaincy Program
19 July 2022
Mental Health Australia has provided a submission to the Australian Government’s review of the National School Chaplaincy Program. Mental Health Australia recommended that the Australian Governme…
Read moreSubmission on Gayaa Dhuwi (Proud Spirit) Declaration Draft Implementation Plan
19 July 2022
Mental Health Australia congratulates Gayaa Dhuwi (Proud Spirit) Australia on the development of this Implementation Plan, and is pleased to contribute this short submission for consideration. This su…
Read moreSubmission to Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability
1 February 2022
The Disability Support Pension (DSP) is a vital component of Australia’s social support system, and psychosocial disability is the most common condition amongst people receiving the DSP. However, the …
Read moreSubmission to Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide
1 February 2022
Mental Health Australia was pleased to work in partnership with Suicide Prevention Australia to develop this joint submission to the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide. Mental Health Au…
Read moreSubmission to National Housing and Homelessness Agreement Review
1 February 2022
Mental health and wellbeing are inextricably linked with access to safe, secure, appropriate and affordable housing. Unfortunately, people experiencing mental ill-health are at higher risk of homeless…
Read moreSubmission to Consultation on New Disability Employment Support Model
1 February 2022
Design of the future disability employment support model is an opportunity to address shortcomings of the current DES model and fundamentally improve the employment rate and career outcomes for Austra…
Read moreSubmissions on revised Religious Discrimination Bill 2021 and related Bills
4 January 2022
Mental Health Australia provided a submission on the Religious Discrimination Bill 2021 and related bills to both the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights inquiry and the Senate Legal and Con…
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