Overcoming Indigenous disadvantage

The Social Issues Committee is conducting an inquiry principally focussed on identifying strategies to address the lifetime expectancy gap between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people (currently estimated to be 17 years). The terms of reference for the inquiry were referred by the Minister for Aboriginal Affairs, the Hon Paul Lynch MP.

Legislative Council Minutes of Proceedings No. 16, Tuesday 25 September 2007, Item 24, pp 234-235 Legislative Council Committee Report Debate, 17 June 2009 Legislative Council Committee Report Debate, 3 June 2009 Legislative Council Committee Report Debate, 4 March 2009 Legislative Council Committee Report Debate, 27 November 2008 Legislative Council Committee Report Debate, 26 November 2008 Legislative Council Committee Report Debate, 12 November 2008 Legislative Council Committee Report Debate, 28 August 2008

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Date	Milestone
29 Aug 2007	Referred
12 Feb 2008	Hearing - New South Wales Parliament, Macquarie Street, Sydney, New South Wales Parliament, Macquarie Street, Sydney
13 Feb 2008	Hearing - New South Wales Parliament, Macquarie Street, Sydney, New South Wales Parliament, Macquarie Street, Sydney
14 Feb 2008	Hearing - Jubilee Room, New South Wales Parliament, Macquarie Street, Sydney
14 Feb 2008	Hearing - Bidwill Uniting Church, Bidwill Square, Bidwill, Sydney
14 Feb 2008	Hearing - Bidwill Uniting Church, Bidwill Square, Bidwill, Sydney
11 Mar 2008	Hearing - Kempsey Macleay RSL Club, York Lane, Kempsey, Sydney
12 Mar 2008	Hearing - The Oxley Room, Dubbo Civic Centre, Darling Street, Dubbo, Sydney
13 Mar 2008	Hearing - Meeting Room, Shoalhaven Arts Centre, Berry Street, Nowra, Sydney
29 Apr 2008	Hearing - Jubilee Room, New South Wales Parliament, Macquarie Street, Sydney
30 Apr 2008	Hearing - Jubilee Room, New South Wales Parliament, Macquarie Street, Sydney
30 Apr 2008	Hearing - Redfern Community Centre, Sydney
27 Jun 2008	Interim Report
05 Aug 2008	Hearing - Griffith
06 Aug 2008	Hearing - Broken Hill Centre for Community, 200 Beryl Street, Sydney
07 Aug 2008	Hearing - Quality Hotel Powerhouse (formerly Cattleman's Motor Inn), 31 Marsh Street, Armidale, Sydney
15 Aug 2008	Submissions closed
15 Sep 2008	Hearing - Meeting Room 814-815, New South Wales Parliament, Macquarie Street, Sydney
17 Sep 2008	Hearing - Meeting Room 814-815, New South Wales Parliament, Macquarie Street, Sydney
18 Sep 2008	Hearing - Meeting Room 814-815, New South Wales Parliament, Macquarie Street, Sydney
27 Nov 2008	Final Report
27 Nov 2008	Final Report
27 May 2009	Government Response to Final Report

Date	Venue Details
12/02/2008	New South Wales Parliament, Macquarie Street, Sydney, New South Wales Parliament, Macquarie Street, Sydney	Schedule	Transcript
13/02/2008	New South Wales Parliament, Macquarie Street, Sydney, New South Wales Parliament, Macquarie Street, Sydney	Schedule	Transcript
14/02/2008	Jubilee Room, New South Wales Parliament, Macquarie Street, Sydney	Schedule	Transcript
14/02/2008	Bidwill Uniting Church, Bidwill Square, Bidwill, Sydney	Schedule	Transcript
14/02/2008	Bidwill Uniting Church, Bidwill Square, Bidwill, Sydney		Transcript
11/03/2008	Kempsey Macleay RSL Club, York Lane, Kempsey, Sydney	Schedule	Transcript
12/03/2008	The Oxley Room, Dubbo Civic Centre, Darling Street, Dubbo, Sydney	Schedule	Transcript
13/03/2008	Meeting Room, Shoalhaven Arts Centre, Berry Street, Nowra, Sydney	Schedule	Transcript
29/04/2008	Jubilee Room, New South Wales Parliament, Macquarie Street, Sydney	Schedule	Transcript
30/04/2008	Jubilee Room, New South Wales Parliament, Macquarie Street, Sydney	Schedule	Transcript
30/04/2008	Redfern Community Centre, Sydney	Schedule	Transcript
05/08/2008	Griffith	Schedule	Transcript
06/08/2008	Broken Hill Centre for Community, 200 Beryl Street, Sydney	Schedule	Transcript
07/08/2008	Quality Hotel Powerhouse (formerly Cattleman's Motor Inn), 31 Marsh Street, Armidale, Sydney	Schedule	Transcript
15/09/2008	Meeting Room 814-815, New South Wales Parliament, Macquarie Street, Sydney	Schedule	Transcript
17/09/2008	Meeting Room 814-815, New South Wales Parliament, Macquarie Street, Sydney	Schedule	Transcript
18/09/2008	Meeting Room 814-815, New South Wales Parliament, Macquarie Street, Sydney	Schedule	Transcript

No. 1 Mingaletta Aboriginal Corporation
No. 2 Aboriginal Disability Network NSW
No. 3 Mrs Marjorie Woodrow
No. 4 Confidential
No. 5 Mr Melrose Desmond Donley
No. 6 Charles Sturt University
No. 7 NSW Local Court
No. 8 Public Health Association of Australia
No. 9 Ms Lesley Salem
No. 10 Wirringa Baiya Aboriginal Women's Legal Centre
No. 11 Confidential
No. 12 Barnardos Australia
No. 13 Department of Education and Training
No. 14 Conference of Leaders of Religious Institutes in New South Wales
No. 16 Sisters of St Joseph
No. 17 People with Disability Australia Incorporated
No. 17a People with Disability Australia Incorporated
No. 18 Australasian Faculty of Public Health Medicine, RACP
No. 19 Dharriwaa Elders Group
No. 19a Dharriwaa Elders Group
No. 20 Blue Mountains ANTaR
No. 21 University of New South Wales
No. 22 Sister Mary Macgowan and Sister Esmey Herscovitch
No. 23 YWCA NSW
No. 24 Blue Mountains People for Reconciliation
No. 25 NSW Ecumenical Council
No. 26 Ms Jane Lloyd
No. 27 Council of Social Service of NSW (NCOSS)
No. 27a Council of Social Service of NSW (NCOSS)
No. 28 Dareton Aboriginal community
No. 29 National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Ecumenical Commission (NATSIEC)
No. 30 Crossroads Aboriginal Ministry
No. 31 Homelessness NSW
No. 32 Baha'i Community of NSW and ACT
No. 33 UnitingCare Burnside
No. 33a Uniting Care Burnside
No. 34 Blue Mountains Community Interagency
No. 35 The Cancer Council NSW
No. 36 NSW Sorry Day Committee
No. 37 Australian Institute of Criminology
No. 38 Aboriginal Health & Medical Research Council of NSW
No. 38a Aboriginal Health and Medical Research Council of NSW
No. 39 Mr Simon Longhurst
No. 39a Mr Simon Longhurst
No. 40 Hon Paul Lynch MP
No. 40a Department of Premier and Cabinet
No. 41 REDWatch
No. 42 Koori Aged & Disability Services Advisory Group
No. 43 Bennelong and Surrounds Residents for Reconciliation
No. 44 Mr Ross Smith
No. 45 South Penrith Youth and Neighbourhood Services Inc
No. 46 Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (NSW branch)
No. 46a Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (NSW branch)
No. 47 NSW Aboriginal Education Consultative Group
No. 48 BABANA Aboriginal Mens' Group
No. 49 Liberal Party -The Nationals
No. 50 NSW Police
No. 50a NSW Police Force
No. 51 Australian Bureau of Statistics
No. 52 Combined Community Legal Centres' Group (NSW) Inc
No. 52a Combined Community Legal Centres' Group (NSW) Inc
No. 53 Confidential
No. 54 Redfern Residents for Reconcilation
No. 55 Link-Up (NSW) Aboriginal Corporation
No. 56 Ex Independent for Bennelong, 2007
No. 57 Ms Sally Fitzpatrick
No. 57a University of New South Wales
No. 58 Regional Communities Consultative Council
No. 59 Country Energy
No. 60 City of Sydney Council
No. 61 Mrs Marjorie Anderson
No. 62 Indij Readers Ltd
No. 63 South Eastern Sydney and Illawarra Area Health Service - MERIT
No. 64 Faculty of Medicine, University of Sydney
No. 65 Dubbo Neighbourhood Centre Inc.
No. 65a Dubbo Neighbourhood Centre Inc.
No. 65b Dubbo Neighbourhood Centre Inc.
No. 66 Australians for Native Title & Reconciliation
No. 67 NSW Commission for Children & Young People
No. 68 Inner Sydney Regional Council for Social Development Inc
No. 69 Mr Frank Pearce
No. 70 Public Interest Advocacy Centre
No. 70a Public Interest Advocacy Centre
No. 71 University of New England - Faculty of Science, Agriculture, Business and Law
No. 71a University of New England - Faculty of Science, Agriculture, Business and Law
No. 72 Mr Dipakkumar BHATT
No. 73 Reconciliation Australia
No. 74 Ms Elizabeth Rice
No. 75 Awabakal Newcastle Aboriginal Cooperative Ltd
No. 76 Hornsby Area Residents for Reconciliation
No. 77 University of New England - Faculty of Science, Agriculture, Business and Law
No. 78 NSW Ombudsman
No. 79 New South Wales Local Court, Downing Centre
No. 80 Founder National Elders Council
No. 81 Griffith Aboriginal Community
No. 82 University of Western Sydney
No. 83 Jumbunna Indigenous House of Learning
No. 84 St Vincent's College
No. 85 Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission
No. 86 University of New England - Faculty of Science, Agriculture, Business and Law
No. 87 New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council
No. 88 Broome Campus, University of Notre Dame
No. 89 Department Anthropology, University of Sydney

Report Name	Tabled Date	Government Response
Government response - Report number 41 - Standing Committee on Social Issues - Overcoming Indigenous disadvantage in New South Wales	27/05/2009
Summary of Recommendations - Report number 41 - Standing Committee on Social Issues - Overcoming Indigenous disadvantage in New South Wales	27/11/2008	27/05/2009
Report number 41 - Standing Committee on Social Issues - Overcoming Indigenous disadvantage in New South Wales	27/11/2008
Report number 40 - Standing Committee on Social Issues - Overcoming Indigenous disadvantage in New South Wales	27/06/2008

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DateSort	Date	Type	Title
2009-05-27	27/05/2009	Media Release	Media release - Government response to inquiry
2008-11-27	27/11/2008	Media Release	Media release - Final report
2008-09-17	17/09/2008	Tendered Document	Committee Document - Social Issues - Tabled document: DADHC response, tabled by Ms Robyn Kruk
2008-09-15	15/09/2008	Tendered Document	Committee Document - Social Issues - Tabled document: Mr Geoff Scott speaking notes
2008-09-15	15/09/2008	Tendered Document	Committee Document - Social Issues - Tabled document: Mr Tom Calma Speech Feb 2008
2008-09-15	15/09/2008	Tendered Document	Committee Document - Social Issues - Tabled document: Mr Tom Calma Opening Statement
2008-08-05	05/08/2008	Media Release	Committee Document - Social Issues - Media release: Regional visit
2008-06-27	27/06/2008	Media Release	Media release - Interim report tabled
2008-04-30	30/04/2008	Answers to Questions on Notice	Committee Document - Social Issues - Answers to Questions on Notice: NSW Health
2008-04-30	30/04/2008	Answers to Questions on Notice	Committee Document - Social Issues - Answers to Questions on Notice: Mission Australia
2008-04-30	30/04/2008	Answers to Questions on Notice	Committee Document - Social Issues - Answers to Questions on Notice - Aboriginal Housing Company
2008-04-29	29/04/2008	Answers to Questions on Notice	Committee Document - Social Issues - Answers to Questions on Notice: NSW Department of Premier and Cabinet
2008-04-29	29/04/2008	Answers to Questions on Notice	Committee Document - Social Issues - Answers to Questions on Notice: Redfern Waterloo Authority
2008-04-29	29/04/2008	Answers to Questions on Notice	Committee Document - Social Issues - Answers to Questions on Notice: Australians for Native Title and Reconciliation (ANTaR) 29/04/08
2008-04-29	29/04/2008	Answers to Questions on Notice	Committee Document - Social Issues - Answers to Questions on Notice: NSW Department of Education and Training 29/04/08
2008-04-29	29/04/2008	Answers to Questions on Notice	Committee Document - Social Issues - Answers to Questions on Notice: ANZ 29/04/08
2008-04-29	29/04/2008	Answers to Questions on Notice	Committee Document - Social Issues - Answers to Questions on Notice: Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations 29/04/08
2008-03-31	31/03/2008	Answers to Questions on Notice	Committee Document - Social Issues - Answers to Questions on Notice: Department of Aboriginal Affairs
2008-03-13	13/03/2008	Answers to Questions on Notice	Committee Document - Social Issues - Answers to Questions on Notice: Aunty Jean's Good Health Program 13/03/08
2008-03-13	13/03/2008	Answers to Questions on Notice	Committee Document - Social Issues - Answers to Questions on Notice: Nowra Institute of TAFE
2008-03-12	12/03/2008	Answers to Questions on Notice	Committee Document - Social Issues - Answers to Questions on Notice: NSW Department of Education and Training, Western Region
2008-03-11	11/03/2008	Answers to Questions on Notice	Committee Document - Social Issues - Answers to Questions on Notice: Department of Community Services
2008-03-11	11/03/2008	Media Release	Committee Document - Social Issues - Media release March site visits
2008-02-14	14/02/2008	Answers to Questions on Notice	Committee Document - Social Issues - Answers to Questions on Notice: Australian Bureau of Statistics
2008-02-13	13/02/2008	Answers to Questions on Notice	Committee Document - Social Issues - Answers to Questions on Notice: Committee Document - Social Issues - Answers to Questions on Notice: Committee Document - Social Issues - Answers to Questions on Notice: Committee Document - Social Issues - Answers to Questions on Notice: Committee Document - Social Issues - Answers to Questions on Notice: Committee Document - Social Issues - Answers to Questions on Notice: Committee Document - Social Issues - Answers to Questions on Notice: Committee Document - Social Issues - Answers to Questions on Notice: Committee Document - Social Issues - Answers to Questions on Notice: Committee Document - Social Issues - Answers to Questions on Notice: Committee Document - Social Issues - Answers to Questions on Notice:
2008-02-12	12/02/2008	Answers to Questions on Notice	Committee Document - Social Issues - Answers to Questions on Notice: NSW Police
2008-02-12	12/02/2008	Answers to Questions on Notice	Committee Document - Social Issues - Answers to Questions on Notice: NSW Department of Ageing, Disability and Home Care (DADHC)
2008-02-12	12/02/2008	Answers to Questions on Notice	Committee Document - Social Issues - Answers to Questions on Notice: NSW Health
2008-02-12	12/02/2008	Answers to Questions on Notice	Committee Document - Social Issues - Answers to Questions on Notice: Department of Juvenile Justice
2008-02-12	12/02/2008	Answers to Questions on Notice	Committee Document - Social Issues - Answers to Questions on Notice: Department of Education and Training
2008-02-12	12/02/2008	Answers to Questions on Notice	Committee Document - Social Issues - Answers to Questions on Notice: Department of Housing
2008-02-12	12/02/2008	Answers to Questions on Notice	Committee Document - Social Issues - Answers to Questions on Notice: Department of Corrective Services
2007-11-27	27/11/2007	Other	Committee Document - Social Issues - Social Issues Commitee recommendations containing reference to Aboriginal people, and government responses (term of reference 1(c))
2007-09-10	10/09/2007	Media Release	Committee Document - Social Issues - Media release announcing the inquiry

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Overcoming Indigenous disadvantage

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