Good ideas come from all corners of Australia – not just from Canberra. Share your idea and get involved in your democracy.
Public consultations and parliamentary inquiries have always been a part of good government. Through online initiatives the Rudd Government is opening these consultations to more people, making it easier for your voice to be heard.
We will do our best to make sure information about current government blogs, consultations and inquiries are listed here. Check back regularly to see what is happening in your Government.
Current Consultations
Austrade Blogs
Open to anyone wishing to join the conversation with Austrade’s Industry and Market specialists and other Australian exporters, this blog allows Austrade to communicate across a number of content categories and topics relating to export.
Type: Blog
Topic: Trade
http://www.austrade.gov.au/Blogs/
Australian War Memorial Blog
Written by staff at the Memorial, topics will cover exhibitions being worked on and what's happening with particular items in the collections. Also stories about people, places, events and objects, and reports from battlefield tours.
Type: Blog
Topic: Veterans
http://www.awm.gov.au/blog/
YourHealth
The yourHealth blog is an opportunity for you to contribute to Australia’s most important health conversation. Share your health experience story and offer suggestions for future improvements to Australia's healthcare system.
Type: Blog
Topic: Health
http://www.yourhealth.gov.au
National Portrait Gallery, Education Blog
A communication tool for teachers, educators and students to discuss topics related to identity, education, art and of course all things portrait-related.
Type: Blog
Topic: Art Education
http://www.portrait.gov.au/site/blog.php
Australian Youth Forum
It is about engaging young people and the youth sector in ongoing public debate and getting their input to policy and decision making on issues that affect young people’s lives now and in the future. It brings young people, the youth sector and the Australian Government closer together, and gives them an opportunity to be heard.
Type: Blog
Topic: Youth
http://www.youth.gov.au/ayf/home.htm
Gene Patents
The impact of the granting of patents in Australia over human and microbial genes and non-coding sequences, proteins, and their derivatives, including those materials in an isolated form.
Type: Inquiry
Topic: Science
http://www.aph.gov.au/Senate/Committee/clac_ctte/gene_patents/tor.htm
Hearing Health in Australia
An inquiry into the impact of hearing loss, including the extent, causes and cost. Specific focus on access to services, research and awareness programs as well as indigenous communities.
Type: Inquiry
Topic: Health
http://www.aph.gov.au/Senate/Committee/clac_ctte/hearing_health/tor.htm
Suicide in Australia
The impact of suicide on the Australian community, including high risk groups such as Indigenous youth and rural communities.
Type: Inquiry
Topic: Health
http://www.aph.gov.au/Senate/Committee/clac_ctte/suicide/tor.htm
Consumer access to Pharmaceutical benefits
The impact of new therapeutic groups on consumer access to existing PBS drugs, vaccines and future drugs, particularly high cost drugs
Type: Inquiry
Topic: Health
http://www.aph.gov.au/Senate/Committee/clac_ctte/consumer_access_pharm_benefits/tor.htm
Planning options for People Ageing with a Disability
Access to planning options and services for people with a disability to ensure their continued quality of life as they and their carers age, and to identify any inadequacies in the choice and funding of planning options currently available to people ageing with a disability and their carers.
Type: Inquiry
Topic: Health
http://www.aph.gov.au/Senate/Committee/clac_ctte/planning_options_people_ageing_with_disability/tor.htm
