Policy Submissions

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NDIS
2026.08.15

Comment on, and requested inclusion into, Draft Insights – Section 10 document

Feedback on our submission to the Consultation on draft lists of NDIS supports outlining concerns about consultation with people with psychosocial disability.

Health Systems
2026.06.01

Submission to the Draft Models of Care for Headspace Plus and Youth Specialist Care Centres

Response to federally funded tiers of intermediate youth mental health services.

Health Systems
2026.03.01

Inquiry into rural, regional and remote Medicare access and funding

Response to inquiry into the state of rural, regional and remote Medicare access and funding. This submission is based on consultations with each State and Territory mental health consumer peak body.

Budget
2026.01.28

Submission to 2026-27 Budget Consultation

Request to extend existing peak funding to 2030, an uplift in funding for the next National Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Agreement and the co-creation and co-implementation of national psychosocial supports reforms.

Human Rights
2026.01.13

Submission to the United Nations Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

Submission on prevalence of coercive practices, discrimination, vilification, poverty, housing insecurity and systemic exclusion.

Legislation
2025.11.13

Submission to Australian Government – Disability Discrimination Act 1992 Review

Recommendations for transforming the Act into a proactive, rights-affirming framework aligned with the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and contemporary human rights standards.

Human Rights
2025.08.29

Response to Draft National Report Australia’s Fourth Universal Periodic Review: (human rights)

Recommendations to better protect people with lived experience of mental health challenges from involuntary treatment.

Agreement
2025.07.31

Response to Productivity Commission Interim Report: Review Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Agreement

Recommendations to deliver coordinated, inclusive, and well-resourced action to achieve a mental health system that is equitable, responsive and recovery oriented.

NDIS
2025.07.25

Impact of the NDIS Support Rules

Response on the impact of the reduction in supports and services available through the NDIS.