NATSIAACC has made a submission to the Senate Inquiry examining the transition from the Commonwealth Home Support Program (CHSP) to the Support at Home (SaH) Program, emphasising the importance of reform that strengthens, rather than disrupts culturally safe access to care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Elders and Older People. Our submission highlights the critical role CHSP currently plays … Read More
Submission: Aged Care Review 1
NATSIAACC has provided a submission to the statutory review of the Aged Care Rules to ensure that funding reforms operate in ways that are equitable, culturally safe and grounded in the lived realities of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Elders and Older People. Our submission highlights concerns that current co-contribution arrangements risk creating financial and cultural barriers to accessing care, … Read More
Resource: UnderstandingIGAC’s Findings on My Aged Care 2025 – Key Impacts for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples
Understanding the Inspector-General’s Findings on My Aged Care 2025 NATSIAACC has released a new sector resource examining the Inspector-General of Aged Care’s Review of My Aged Care (2025) through the lens of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Elders, Older People, families, communities and Providers. The Inspector-General’s review confirms what Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities and NATSIAACC have long raised: … Read More
Submission: Consultation – Residential Aged Care Accommodation Pricing Review
NATSIAACC has made a submission in response to the government consultation on the Residential Aged Care Accommodation Pricing Review. As the national peak body for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ageing and aged care, our submission calls for accommodation pricing reform to actively address structural inequity and embed cultural safety, place-based design and community control within residential aged care funding … Read More
Submission: Engagement on the Establishment of a National Family, Domestic and Sexual Violence Peak Body
NATSIAACC has made a submission in response to government engagement on the establishment of a National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Family, Domestic and Sexual Violence (FDSV) Peak Body. As the national peak body for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ageing and aged care, our submission emphasises that Elders and Older People must be explicitly recognised within the design, leadership … Read More
Submission: Feedback on the Draft Fee Waiver Application Form
NATSIAACC has made a submission to the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission providing feedback on the Draft Fee Waiver Application Form for aged care registration. As the national peak body for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ageing and aged care, our submission calls for the fee waiver process to embed cultural safety, self-determination, and community-led governance while reducing unnecessary … Read More
Submission: Reviewing the safety and regulatory oversight of unapproved medicinal cannabis product
NATSIAACC has made a submission to the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) in response to its consultation on the safety and regulatory oversight of unapproved medicinal cannabis products. As the national peak body for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ageing and aged care, our submission calls for culturally safe, Elder and Older Person-informed governance and trauma-aware, healing-informed approaches to be embedded … Read More
NATSIAACC Annual Report 2024-2025
NATSIAACC is proud to release our 2024–2025 Annual Report, highlighting a year of strengthening cultural authority, national advocacy and sector leadership to improve Ageing and Aged Care outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Elders and Older People. This year’s report reflects our continued commitment to ensuring Elders and Older People remain at the centre of Aged Care reform, amplifying … Read More
Submission: National Safety and Quality Health Services Standards (Third Edition)
NATSIAACC has made a submission to the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care for the third edition of the National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) Standards. As the national peak body for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ageing and aged care, our submission calls for cultural safety, Elder and Older Person-led governance, and trauma-aware, healing-informed approaches … Read More
Submission: Aged Care Quality Safety Commission – Draft Regulatory Strategy 2025-2026
The National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Ageing and Aged Care Council (NATSIAACC) has made a formal submission to the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission’s Draft Regulatory Strategy 2025–2026. Our submission calls for cultural safety to be embedded as a core regulatory principle, alongside rights and risk, and for Aboriginal Community-Controlled Organisations (ACCOs) to be recognised as formal regulatory … Read More