Responses to Government inquiries

Publication date	Title
24 October 2019	Quality of Care in Residential Aged Care Facilities
4 July 2019	Stillbirth research and education
1 April 2019	Accessibility and quality of mental health services in rural and remote Australia
1 January 2019	The science of mitochondrial donation and related matters
3 December 2018	Value and affordability of private health insurance and out-of-pocket costs
1 November 2018	Red tape – effect of red tape on health services
1 November 2018	Funding for research into cancers with low survival rates
1 October 2018	The number of women in Australia who have had transvaginal mesh implants and related matters
1 August 2018	Complaints mechanism administered under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law
1 August 2018	Diseases have no borders – report on the inquiry into health issues across international borders
1 August 2018	Still waiting to be heard…Report on the inquiry into the hearing health and wellbeing of Australia
2 July 2018	Australian Hearing – too important to privatise
1 June 2018	Effectiveness of the aged care quality assessment and accreditation framework
1 June 2018	Future of Australia’s aged care sector workforce
1 December 2017	Senate Select Committee on Health first interim report
1 December 2017	The prevalence of different types of speech, language and communication disorders and speech pathology services in Australia
1 December 2017	Care and management of Australians living with dementia
1 December 2017	Thinking Ahead – Report on the Inquiry into Dementia: early diagnosis and intervention
1 November 2017	Availability of new, innovative and specialist cancer drugs in Australia
1 October 2017	Medical complaints process in Australia
1 October 2017	Establishment of a national registration system for Australian paramedics to improve and ensure patient and community safety
1 September 2017	Pricing regulation associated with the Prostheses List framework
1 August 2017	Inquiry into beef imports into Australia
1 August 2017	The possible impacts and consequences for public health, trade and agriculture of the government's decision to relax import restrictions on beef (2010)
22 June 2017	National External Breast Prostheses Reimbursement Program – impact evaluation report
1 May 2017	Skin cancer in Australia – our national cancer
1 March 2017	Review of the implementation of the national reform agenda on organ and tissue donation and transplantation
1 November 2016	Inquiry into an emerging tick-borne disease that causes a Lyme-like illness
1 November 2016	The silent disease – inquiry into hepatitis C in Australia
1 November 2016	Practice of sports science in Australia
6 May 2016	Palliative care in Australia
1 May 2016	Review of medicines and medical devices regulation
7 December 2015	Taking action to combat ice
1 December 2015	Review of mental health programmes and services
1 June 2015	Residential and Community Aged Care in Australia
1 November 2014	Discussion paper on the late effects of polio/post-polio syndrome
1 May 2014	Living with the pain of adhesive arachnoiditis
1 May 2014	Senate Community Affairs Legislation Committee report: Annual reports (No.2 of 2012)
1 July 2013	Poly Implant Prothese (PIP) breast implants
1 June 2013	Early intervention programs aimed at reducing youth suicide
1 June 2013	Aged Care (Living Longer Living Better) Bill 2013 [Provisions] and related bills
1 February 2013	Weighing it up – obesity in Australia
1 September 2012	Commonwealth funding and administration of mental health services
1 August 2012	The regulatory standards for the approval of medical devices in Australia
9 July 2012	The government’s administration of the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme
1 July 2012	The social and economic impact of rural wind farms
1 May 2012	Caring for older Australians
20 February 2012	Consumer access to pharmaceutical benefits
1 February 2012	Burns prevention
25 August 2011	Mental health services