Policy Submissions

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples

• Indigenous Voice Co-design Interim Report - National Indigenous Australians Agency- April 2021

Alcohol and Other Drugs and Gambling

• Inquiry into the Drugs of Dependence (Personal Use) Amendment Bill 2021 – ACT Legislative Assembly – June 2021
• Inquiry into the suitability of Crown Melbourne Limited to hold a casino licence.– Royal Commission into the Casino Operator and Licence – May 2021
• Inquiry into the Interactive Gambling Amendment (Prohibition on Credit Card Use) Bill 2020 - Senate Standing Committee on Environment and Communications – April 2021
• Use of credit cards for gambling transactions consultation paper – Australian Banking Association – March 2020
• Social Services Legislation Amendment (Drug Testing Trial) Bill 2019– Senate Standing Committee on Community Affairs – September 2019

Emergencies and Recovery

• 2022 NSW Flood Inquiry – NSW Independent Flood Inquiry – May 2022
• Inquiry into the COVID-19 2021 pandemic response – ACT Legislative Assembly Select Committee on the COVID-19 2021 Pandemic Response – November 2021
• Inquiry into the Australian Government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic – Senate Select Committee on COVID-19 – June 2020
• Royal Commission into National Natural Disaster Arrangements– April 2020
• NSW Independent Expert Inquiry into the 2019-20 Bushfire Season – April 2020
• Inquiry into the 2019-20 Victorian fire season – Victorian Inspector General for Emergency Management – April 2020
• Independent review into the South Australian 2019-20 bushfire season – South Australian Fire and Emergency Services Commission – March 2020
• Inquiry into support for drought affected communities in New South Wales– New South Wales Legislative Assembly Committee on Investment, Industry and Regional Development – November 2019

Family and Domestic Violence

• Inquiry into options for legislating against coercive control and the creation of a standalone domestic violence offence – Queensland Women’s Safety and Justice Taskforce – July 2021
• Inquiry into Family Violence Reforms – Victorian Family Violence Implementation Reform Monitor– July 2020
• Inquiry into family, domestic and sexual violence - House of Representatives Standing Committee on Social Policy and Legal Affairs– July 2020
• Northern Territory domestic, family and sexual violence workforce and sector development plan – Territory Families– June 2020
• Northern Territory domestic, family and sexual violence workforce and sector development plan – Territory Families – June 2020
• Inquiry into Australia’s family law system– Joint Select Committee on Australia’s Family Law System – December 2019

 Financial Hardship and Inclusion

• Inquiry into the purpose, intent and adequacy of the Disability Support Pension – Senate Standing Committee on Community Affairs – June 2021
• Social Services Legislation Amendment (Strengthening Income Support) Bill 2021– Senate Community Affairs Legislation Committee - March 2021
• Consumer Credit Reforms – Senate Economic Affairs Committee– February 2021
• South Australian Payday Lending Reform – The South Australian Attorney-General’s Department– November 2020
• National Consumer Credit Protection Amendment (Small Amount Credit Contract and Consumer Lease Reforms) Bill 2019– Senate Standing Committee on Economics Legislation – February 2020
• Social Security (Administration) Amendment (Income Management to Cashless Debit Card Transition) Bill 2019– Senate Standing Committee on Community Affairs Legislation – October 2019
• Inquiry into the adequacy of Newstart and related payments and alternative mechanisms to determine the level of income support payments in Australia– Senate Standing Committee on Community Affairs – September 2019
• CP316 ‘Using the product intervention power: Short term credit’ consultation paper– Australian Securities and Investment Commission – July 2019

Homelessness

• Inquiry into the financial administration of homelessness services in Western Australia – WA Legislative Council Standing Committee on Estimates and Financial Operations – March 2022
• Northern Territory Community Housing Growth Strategy 2021-2030 – Northern Territory Department of Territory Families, Housing and Communities– May 2021
• Ten-Year Social and Affordable Housing Strategy for Victoria – Victorian Department of Families, Fairness and Housing– April 2021
• Consumer Credit Reforms Consultation - The Australian Treasury- November 2020
• Response to the New South Wales Housing Strategy Discussion Paper  – New South Wales Department of Planning, Industry and Environment – July 2020
• Inquiry into Homelessness in Australia – House of Representatives Committee on Social Policy and Legal Affairs– June 2020
• Inquiry into homelessness in Victoria– Victorian Legislative Council Committee on Legal and Social Issues – January 2020
• Residential Tenancies Regulation 2019 – New South Wales Department of Consumer Services – August 2019*

Mental Health

• Inquiry into Social Isolation and Loneliness in Queensland – Queensland Legislative Assembly Community Support and Services Committee – September 2021
• Inquiry into Mental Health and Suicide Prevention – House Select Committee on Mental Health and Suicide Prevention- March 2021
• Mental health inquiry draft report – Productivity Commission – January 2020
• Royal Commission into Victoria’s Mental Health System– July 2019

Modern Slavery and Decent Work

• Inquiry into job Security - Senate Select Committee on Job Security – March 2021
• Inquiry into Queensland Criminal Code and Other Legislation (Wage Theft) Amendment Bill 2020 – Queensland Legislative Assembly Education, Employment and Small Business Committee – July 2020
• Working Holiday Maker Inquiry - Joint Standing Committee on Migration– July 2020
• International strategy on human trafficking and modern slavery – Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade – May 2020
• (Joint submission with the Uniting Church in Australia, Synod of Victoria and Tasmania) Impact of temporary migration on the Australian economy, wages and jobs, social cohesion and workplace rights and conditions– Senate Select Committee on Temporary Migration – March 2020
• (Joint submission with the Uniting Church in Australia, Synod of Victoria and Tasmania) National Action Plan to Combat Modern Slavery 2020-24: Public Consultation– Department of Home Affairs – February 2020
• (Joint submission with Good Shepherd Australia New Zealand) National Action Plan to Combat Modern Slavery 2020-24: Public Consultation– Department of Home Affairs – February 2020
• Inquiry into the Modern Slavery Act 2018 and associated matters– New South Wales Legislative Council Standing Committee on Social Issues – October 2019
• (Joint submission with the Uniting Church in Australia, Synod of Victoria and Tasmania) Inquiry into improving protections of employees' wages and entitlements: strengthening penalties for non-compliance– Attorney-General’s Department – October 2019

Youth

• Inquiry into age verification for online wagering and online pornography– House of Representatives Standing Committee on Social Policy and Legal Affairs – October 2019