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Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled
Health Organisation (VACCHO)
Tasmania
Tasmanian Aboriginal Centre (TAC)
Western Australia
Aboriginal Health Council of Western Australia
(AHCWA)
Northern Territory
Aboriginal Medical Services Alliance Northern
Territory (AMSANT)
South Australia
Aboriginal Health Council South Australia
(AHCSA)
New South Wales
Aboriginal Health and Medical Research Council
(AH&MRC)

Responsibilities
All members are required to:
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•  Identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, where possible.
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governments. Health Collaboration members commit to working with their
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander partners in their respective
jurisdictions to guide the work of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
Health Collaboration.
Consultation
The Health Collaboration will consult, partner, and influence other
organisations as required.
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The outcomes of this work will
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4.  Cultural safety Develop measures that report on
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Territory to lead,
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Queensland and
access by Aboriginal and Torres
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Strait Islander peoples to
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culturally safe health services.
5.  Health
Seek to partner with the Health
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workforce
Workforce Taskforce
New South Wales
Collaboration to progress
workforce priorities identified at
the Health Ministers Roundtable
including:
Workforce Planning for
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workforce
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Next Collaboration meeting
As agreed, we will look at scheduling the next Collaboration meeting following HMM. We have
included voting buttons in this email so that you can indicate a preference for Thursday, 27 July
or Friday, 28 July 2023.

Governance of First Nations Health Priorities
Finally, in March 2023 the Commonwealth sought feedback on how the Collaboration can best
include the perspectives of the First Nations health sector in the work of the Collaboration
moving forward. Please have another look over the attached paper, and we will discuss at the
next meeting and hopefully land a position.

I look forward to our next meeting.

Thanks,
Mel

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Melinda Turner
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First Nations Health Division | Health Strategy, First Nations and Sport Group
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Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care
I acknowledge the Ngunnawal people whose land I live and work on, and the other traditional owners of country
throughout Australia, and their continuing connection to land, sea and community

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Opening
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ran through the changes based on feedback, noting:
•  Focus areas were reduced to three rather than four. Noting session timing has been expanded based on
feedback and interest in encouraging deeper discussions.
•
s47F
has been invited to participate for the duration of the Roundtable and  s47F encouraged
the extension of invitation to other Elders.
•
s47F
noted that opening remarks enable greater flexibility for participants to arrive and prepare.
•  Encouragement that opening addresses acknowledge progress on outcomes from the 2022 Health
Roundtable, noting there wil  no longer be a dedicated session.
   s47F  aleviated members queries on the number of opening addresses stating that there is the potential the
number may be limited as some speakers have not been finalised.

Session 1 – Closing the Gap
•  Inclusion of an address from the
s47F
to cover key findings from the Productivity Commission and
how to deliver on commitments.
•  Presentation from
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on implementation of priority reforms.

Members noted the changes and flagged that jurisdictions are at varied stages of implementation and discussion of
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MT noted that papers wil  be circulated prior to provide members with backgro
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Members were notified that a scribe wil  be situated
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influence the Roundtable Report.

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varied opinions on how the sessions should be structured.

Session 3 – The National Health Reform Agreement
   s47F  acknowledged the large amount of feedback received on this topic and ran through nominated keynote
speakers and the intended outcomes which wil  be determined based on the framing of presentations.
   s47F noted that Institute for Urban Indigenous Health Institute has been invited to participate at the Health
Roundtable and encouraged other jurisdictions to extend the invitation to other peaks or organisations to encourage
robust discussions, particularly during session 3.

Members queried whether the Roundtable wil  be the only mechanism where First Nations feedback would be
sought and highlighted there is an appetite for broader feedback opportunities. MT noted that session 3 wil  be used
as part of the consultation process, noting there wil  be various opportunities for consultation on the NHRA. It was
highlighted that there wil  be opportunities for everyone to provide input and negotiations and consultation wil  be a
timely process.

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3  Members to put forward a list of potential attendees for the Roundtable.
Members
4  Commonwealth to provide members a timeline of tasks that wil  need to be  Commonwealth
complete in the lead up to the Roundtable.
5  Lowitja to seek members final endorsement of Roundtable agenda.
Members and The Lowitja
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6  Lowitja to seek members suggestions of keynote speakers for the
Members and The Lowitja
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7  Col aboration to hold fortnightly meetings in the lead up to the Roundtable.  Members
8  Members to provide updates on the Workplan.
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Circulation of revised Terms of Reference for endorsement post 2024
Commonwealth (Secretariat)
Health Roundtable.

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