The Lowitja Institute has identified significant economic benefits for Australia, including the potential for up to $10 billion-a-year savings in health, from a constitutionally embedded Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice to Parliament.

This report finds the Voice would provide a permanent channel for the Federal Parliament and Executive Government to hear expert advice from First Nations communities across the country, including through:

• proactive identification of issues and solutions
• sharing ‘what works’ in programs across the country so learnings can be tested in other communities
• supporting earlier, more consistent and effective Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander input into every stage of policy development
• monitoring outcomes more effectively by measuring what really matters to First nations communities
• overcoming government policy silos where separate portfolio issues do not always connect effectively
• improving the coordination of grants and service delivery.