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The National Rural Health Alliance develops health policy with the guidance of our Council, made up of representatives of our 34 member bodies, a representative of friends and co-opted members with special expertise.

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Recent Documents

11 January 2018

NRHA Submission to Shadow Health Minister

15 December 2017

National Rural Health Alliance Pre-Budget Submission 2018-19

31 October 2017

Opening Statement Senate Committee - Value and affordability of private health insurance and out...

31 July 2017

Value and Affordability of private health insurance and out‐of‐pocket medical costs

29 June 2017

Why we need a new rural and remote health strategy

31 March 2017

Review of Australian Tax Office Advice on Scholarships

10 March 2017

Cooperative Research Centre priorities

10 March 2017

Submission to Joint Standing Committee on the NDIS - provision of services for people with psych...

23 February 2017

Productivity Commission Inquiry into Transitioning Regional Economies

10 February 2017

Productivity Commission Inquiry into Increased Competition, Contestability and User choices in H...

Submissions

25 January 2016

Letter to MBS Review re Obselete Items

15 January 2016

Health priorities for the 2016 Budget

09 December 2015

Improving access to and linkages between health data sets held by Commonwealth enitities

09 December 2015

Private Health Insurance Consultations 2015-16

04 November 2015

Inquiry into the educational opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students (C...

04 November 2015

Inquiry into the educational opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students

Positions

23 July 2015

Policy proposals endorsed by NRHA - Based on the priority recommendations from 13th National Rur

02 December 2013

Better in the Bush?

18 June 2013

NRHA Priority Recommendations from the 12th National Rural Health Conference

29 August 2012

Locums and short-term contractors in the health workforce

18 June 2012

Wanted: A uniform system for assessing health workforce shortages and targeting programs to at

16 May 2012

The NRHA’s 20-Point Plan for improving health services and health workforce in rural and remote

Policy Development

17 June 2014

Rationalisation of agencies in the Federal health portfolio

06 June 2014

Ensuring that new Primary Health Networks will work well in rural and remote areas. Discussion p...

19 May 2014

Impact of a GP co-payment on out-of-pocket health care costs in rural and remote areas

16 May 2014

Consultation: Getting to Grips with the NDIS in remote areas

10 January 2014

Discussion paper: Access to medicines and pharmacy services

14 October 2013

A snapshot of poverty in rural and regional Australia

Political Advocacy

01 June 2010

2010 Election Charter

01 June 2007

2007 Election Charter

01 January 2004

2004 Election Charter

01 June 2001

2001 Election Charter

01 July 1996

The Journey to Rural Health

01 December 1995

Strategies for Change