Policy & Advocacy – National Rural Health Alliance

The National Rural Health Alliance develops health policy with the guidance of our Council, made up of representatives of our 57 member bodies, a representative of friends and co-opted members with special expertise.

We promote our views on health policy through news and media releases and in our publications.

Policy documents

July 31, 2026

Submission to the Inquiry into the Support at Home Program

Submission

July 17, 2026

NRHA Submission – Health Insurance Amendment (Incentive Payments and Other Measures) Bill 2026

Submission

June 12, 2026

Submission to the Independent Health and Aged Care Pricing Authority Consultation Paper: Pricing Framework for Australian Public Hospital Services 2027–28

Submission

May 29, 2026

Submission to the Senate Community Affairs Legislation Committee on the National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Securing the NDIS for Future Generations) Bill 2026

May 15, 2026

Submission to the Inquiry into Epilepsy in Australia

Submission

April 10, 2026

Submission to the Independent Health and Aged Care Pricing Authority Consultation on the Pricing Framework for Australian Support at Home Aged Care Services 2027–28

Submission

April 7, 2026

Submission to the Inquiry into the Universal Outdoor Mobile Obligation Bill 2025

Submission

March 26, 2026

NRHA response to the Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee’s Inquiry into Rural, regional and remote Medicare access and funding

Submission

March 6, 2026

NRHA response to the Select Committee on Productivity in Australia

Submission

February 16, 2026

NRHA response to the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Health, Aged Care and Sport Inquiry into the Health Impacts of Alcohol and Other Drug Use in Australia

Submission

January 30, 2026

2026-27 Pre-Budget Submission – Establishing the Rural Health Innovation and Evidence Hub

Submission

January 30, 2026

2026-27 Pre-Budget Submission – Defining Optimal Levels of Access to Primary Health Care in Rural and Remote Australia

Submission

December 18, 2025

Point of Care Testing Standard Consultation

Submission

December 17, 2025

Submission to the New South Wales Inquiry into the splitting of the Murrumbidgee Local Health District

Submission

December 5, 2025

Response to the National Clinical Trials Governance Framework consultation

Submission

October 17, 2025

Responses to the Draft National Health and Medical Research Strategy consultation

Submission

October 7, 2025

Submission on the Jobs and Skills Roadmap for Regional Australia – Phase 1 (the Roadmap)

Submission

October 6, 2025

Submission to the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Health, Aged Care and Disability Inquiry into the Thriving Kids initiative

Submission

October 2, 2025

Submission to the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care: Consultation on the National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards (third edition)

Submission

September 15, 2025

NRHA response to the Productivity Commission’s interim report on the inquiry into Delivering Quality Care More Efficiently

Submission

August 22, 2025

Consultation Paper on the Pricing Framework for Australian Residential Aged Care Services 2026–27

Submission

July 31, 2025

NRHA responses to Ahpra’s public consultation on the review of the supervised practice framework

Submission

July 17, 2025

Consultation Paper: (IHACPA) Pricing Framework for Australian Support at Home Aged Care Services 2026-27

Submission

June 23, 2025

Second Edition National Consensus Framework for Rural Maternity Services

Submission

June 12, 2025

Consultation Paper: The Pricing Framework for Australian Public Hospital Services 2026-2027

Submission

June 6, 2025

National Rural Health Alliance Survey Response to the Productivity Commission’s Inquiry into Delivering Care More Efficiently

Submission

May 30, 2025

National Rural Health Alliance Survey Response to the Review of the Remoteness Classification System for Aged Care

Submission

May 12, 2025

National Health and Medical Research Strategy – Webinar 2 Survey

Submission

April 18, 2025

Public Consultation on an Emerging Mental Health Curriculum Framework for Undergraduate Health Degrees

Submission

April 4, 2025

NGPA Scheme – Public consultation: Potential changes to the accreditation of general practices consultation responses

Submission

April 3, 2025

Submission to the Productivity Commission Final Review of the National Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Agreement

Submission

March 6, 2025

Survey Responses to the Draft National Allied Health Workforce Strategy

Submission

February 7, 2025

Submission to the Joint Select Committee on Northern Australia Inquiry into energy, food and water security

Submission

January 22, 2025

National Rural Health Alliance submission to the Review of Primary Health Network (PHN) Business Model & Mental Health Flexible Funding Model

Submission

December 12, 2024

2025-26 pre-Budget submission

Submission

November 25, 2024

Cancer Australia: Consultation on the National Cancer Data Strategy

Submission

November 8, 2024

The Select Committee on Remote, Rural and Regional Health: Inquiry into the Implementation of Portfolio Committee No 2 Recommendations Relating to Cross- Jurisdictional Health Reform and Government Consultation with Remote, Rural and Regional Communities

Submission

October 29, 2024

Consultation on the updated National Heart Foundation of Australia and the Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand’s: Australian clinical guidelines for diagnosing and managing Acute Coronary Syndromes

Submission

October 24, 2024

House of Representatives Standing Committee on Health, Aged Care and Sport Inquiry into the Health Impacts of Alcohol and Other Drug Use in Australia. Response by the NRHA

Submission

October 18, 2024

Department of Health and Aged Care Consultation on the Draft National Nursing Workforce Strategy

Submission

September 22, 2024

Response to the Discussion Paper on the National Carer Strategy

Submission

September 12, 2024

Review of General Practice Incentives – Comments on consultation briefing

Submission

July 30, 2024

Submission to the 2024 Regional Telecommunications Independent Review

Submission

June 4, 2024

Feedback from the National Rural Health Alliance: draft National Guidelines for including mental health and wellbeing in early childhood checks

Submission

May 31, 2024

Inquiry into Local Government Sustainability

Submission

May 30, 2024

Submission to the Senate Standing Committee on Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Inquiry into the Shutdown of the 3G Mobile Network (the Inquiry)

Submission

May 28, 2024

Unleashing the Potential of our Health Workforce, Scope of Practice Review Response to Issues Paper 2

Submission

May 22, 2024

National Rural Health Alliance Submission Senate Standing Committees on Community Affairs Community Affairs References Committee Inquiry into Excess Mortality

Submission

April 26, 2024

Submission…Inquiry into the implementation of Portfolio Committee No. 2 recommendations relating to the delivery of specific health services and specialist care in remote, rural and regional NSW

Submission

April 8, 2024

National Rural Health Alliance response to questions in the Health Consult Paper: Review of Section 19AB and District of Workforce Shortage (DWS) Classification System Discussion Paper

Submission

March 15, 2024

National Rural Health Alliance: Response to Department of Health and Aged Care Public Consultation on Feasibility Study Options to Limit Unhealthy Food Marketing to Children

Submission

March 8, 2024

Joint Standing Committee on the National Disability Insurance Scheme Inquiry NDIS participant experience in rural, regional and remote Australia

Submission

March 1, 2024

National Rural Health Alliance Survey Responses to the Working better for Medicare Review

Submission

January 25, 2024

2024-25 Pre-Budget Submission

Submission

January 12, 2024

Consultation on the National Nursing Workforce Strategy

Submission

December 20, 2023

Submission to the NSW Special Commission of Inquiry intoHealthcare Funding

Submission

December 20, 2023

Inquiry into the Implementation of Portfolio Committee No 2 recommendations relating to workforce issues…SUPPLEMENTARY QUESTION RESPONSE

Submission

December 18, 2023

Effectiveness Review of General Practice Incentives

Submission

December 17, 2023

Comment to the Supporting women into careers through Vocational Education and Training (VET) pathways

Submission

December 14, 2023

Submission to the COVID-19 Response Inquiry

Submission

December 12, 2023

Submission to the Medical Board of Australia on recognition of Rural Generalist Medicine as a new field of specialty practice within the current specialty of General Practice

Submission

October 25, 2023

Unleashing the Potential of our Health Workforce – Scope of practice review Response to Phase 1 stakeholder consultation survey

Submission

October 13, 2023

Submission to the NSW Legislative Assembly Select Committee

Submission

August 31, 2023

Senate Standing Committees on Community Affairs Community Affairs References Committee Inquiry into equitable access to diagnosis and treatment for individuals with rare and less common cancers, including neuroendocrine cancer

Submission

August 31, 2023

The House of Representatives Standing Committee on Health, Aged Care and Sport – Inquiry into Diabetes

Submission

August 28, 2023

Improving Alignment and Coordination Between the Medical Research Future Fund and NHMRC’s Medical Research Endowment Account – NRHA’s comments

Political Advocacy

July 27, 2023

Submission to the Joint Standing Committee on Migration Inquiry into Migration, Pathway to National Building

Submission

July 24, 2023

Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care National Health and Climate Strategy consultation

Submission

June 23, 2023

The Joint Select Committee on Northern Australia Inquiry into Northern Australia’s workforce development

Submission

June 22, 2023

Evidence base for additional investment in rural health in Australia

Position

June 9, 2023

National Health Reform Agreement Addendum mid-term review: submission by the National Rural Health Alliance

Submission

June 2, 2023

Senate Select Committee into the Provision of and Access to Dental Services in Australia

Submission

June 2, 2023

Design and Early Implementation of Aged Care Reforms

Political Advocacy

March 8, 2023

Submission to the independent review of health practitioner regulatory settings

Submission

March 3, 2023

Productivity Commission – Inquiry into the effectiveness of Part 3 of the Future Drought Fund Act 2019

Submission

February 9, 2023

Submission to Senate Standing Committees on Community Affairs Inquiry into the extent and nature of poverty in Australia

Submission

January 26, 2023

National Rural Health Alliance – 2023–24 Pre-Budget Submission

Submission

January 15, 2023

Senate Community Affairs References Committee inquiry into the universal access to reproductive healthcare

Submission

December 9, 2022

Submission to the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Agriculture Inquiry into Food Security in Australia

Submission

October 19, 2022

Submission to Productivity Commission: 5-year Productivity Inquiry – Australia’s data and digital dividend Interim Report

Submission

October 14, 2022

Submission to the Independent Health and Aged Care Pricing Authority (IHACPA): Towards an aged care pricing framework – public consultation

Submission

October 11, 2022

Submission to the Joint Standing Committee on the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) Inquiry into the capability and culture of the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA)

Submission

July 15, 2022

National Rural Health Alliance Contribution to the Australian National Audit Office – Audit of expansion of telehealth services

Submission

March 29, 2022

Australian Cancer Plan consultation submission

Submission

January 28, 2022

National Rural Health Alliance—2022–23 Pre-Budget Submission

Submission

December 19, 2021

Nurse Practitioner 10 Year Plan Consultation

Submission

December 13, 2021

Draft National Healthcare Interoperability Plan

Submission

September 30, 2021

Regional Telecommunications Review 2021

Submission

September 29, 2021

Inquiry into the provision of general practitioner and related primary health services to outer metropolitan, rural, and regional Australians

Submission

August 27, 2021

Addendum to the Submission to the Parliament of Tasmania: Rural Health Services

Submission

August 24, 2021

Submission to the Joint Select Committee on Road Safety

Submission

May 18, 2021

House Select Committee on Mental Health and Suicide Prevention

Submission

March 12, 2021

Submission – Parliament of Tasmania: Rural Health Services

Submission

January 28, 2021

National Rural Health Alliance—2021–22 Pre-Budget Submission

Submission

January 27, 2021

Position paper: Rural health policy in a changing climate three key issues

Position

January 15, 2021

Submission – Inquiry into health outcomes and access to health and hospital services in rural, regional and remote New South Wales

Submission

November 26, 2020

National Pancreatic Cancer Roadmap Consultation Submission

Submission

November 2, 2020

Submission to Consumer Safeguards Review—Part C: Consultation Paper

Submission

July 16, 2020

NRHA Position Statement: Government support for individuals and communities affected by the COVID-19 pandemic

Position

July 3, 2020

Submission to inquiry into food pricing and food security in remote Indigenous communities

Submission

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