Role
The EAG provides advice to the Australian Government to guide the development of Australia’s first 10-year National Action Plan for the health and wellbeing of LGBTIQA+ people (Action Plan).
The EAG is chaired by the Assistant Minister for Health and Aged Care, the Hon Ged Kearney MP. The EAG provides a forum for the LGBTIQA+ sector to be heard by the Australian Government.
The EAG advises on:
- health and wellbeing issues that impact people in the LGBTIQA+ community
- consultation materials
- the development of the Action Plan and co-design process.
Members
Member |
Background and experience |
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The Hon Ged Kearney MP (Chair) |
Assistant Minister for Health and Aged Care, Member for Cooper |
Professor Adam Bourne |
Director, Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society |
Mr Alexander Teh |
President, Australian GLBTIQ Multicultural Council |
Professor Ashleigh Lin |
Program Head, Mental Health and Youth |
Ms Carolyn Gillespie |
Director of Services, Thorne Harbour Health |
Dr Clara Tuck Meng Soo |
Practice Principal, East Canberra General Practice |
Adjunct Professor Darryl O’Donnell |
CEO, Healthy Equity Matters |
Jax Brown OAM |
Co-Chair, Inclusive Rainbow Voices |
Mr Jeremy Wiggins |
CEO, Transcend Australia |
Mr Joe Ball |
CEO, Switchboard Victoria |
Ms Kedy Kristal |
Executive Officer, GLBTI Rights in Ageing Inc. (GRAI) |
Mr Milo Bronleigh |
Chair, Trans Folk of WA |
Mr Morgan Carpenter |
Executive Director, Intersex Human Rights Australia |
Ms Nicky Bath |
CEO, LGBTIQ+ Health Australia |
Mr Nicolas Parkhill AM |
CEO, AIDS Council of NSW (ACON) |
Dr Ruth McNair AM |
Honorary Associate Professor, Department of General Practice, University of Melbourne |
Mr Shane Sturgiss |
CEO, BlaQ Aboriginal Corporation |
Meetings
The first meeting for the LGBTIQA+ EAG took place on 23 June 2023 at Australian Parliament House in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory. Meetings take place approximately every 3 months. Additional meetings may be held if needed.