The purpose of this Accreditation Systems Review is to build upon the information collated through the NRAS Review and provide advice to the Ministerial Council on the governance, structure and cost-effectiveness of accreditation systems in the National Scheme.

The Third Action Plan is part of a long term commitment by governments to work together to change Australia’s attitudes to, and tolerance for violence against women and their children.

In December 2013 the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) agreed to a more streamlined council system that focused on its immediate priorities and reduced bureaucracy and unnecessary red tape. The council system aligns with the Commonwealth’s commitment to respect state sovereignty and allow them to get on with policy development and service delivery in areas...

Ice use in Australia is a complex problem, and deeply concerning. In April 2015, the Commonwealth government established a National Ice Taskforce to report on actions needed to address increasing ice use in Australia. This strategy has been prepared by the taskforce.

Australia’s Counter-Terrorism Strategy is a Council of Australian Governments (COAG) document that outlines the current terrorist threat that Australia is facing, and what our governments are doing about it. It focusses on five core elements: challenging violent extremist ideologies, stopping people from becoming terrorists, shaping the global environment to counter terrorism, disrupting terrorist activity within...