Policy and Advocacy

CATSINaM is the national peak body that represents, advocates, and supports Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander nurses and midwives at a national level, including nurses and midwives working in the Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services sector. We are a membership driven organisation, governed by a membership elected Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Board.

Our 2023-24 Pre-Budget Submission details targeted, measurable and actionable workforce solutions to increase the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander nursing and midwifery workforces and to promote Cultural Safety in the practice of all nursing and midwifery. The Submission outlines significant challenges to meeting the health needs, rights and expectations of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and presents ways forward to support the Australian Government’s goal of improving Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ health.

CATSINaM Pre-Budget Submission 2023-24

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