National Cabinet is Australia’s premier interjurisdictional body, providing the Prime Minister, Premiers and Chief Ministers with a forum to work collaboratively on issues of national significance. National Cabinet is a dynamic forum, responding to matters requiring national coordination as they arise. Accordingly, it’s priorities are refreshed on an ongoing basis. National Cabinet’s current priorities are set out below.
Addressing gender-based violence
Actions towards achieving the shared goal of ending violence against women and children.
Disability reform
Reforms to improve the experience of National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) participants and restore the original intent of the scheme, including designing a new foundational supports system.
Health reform
Actions to embed long-term, system-wide structural health reforms including a new National Health Reform Agreement.
Housing reform
National reforms to improve housing affordability and supply, and to strengthen renters’ rights.
Intergovernmental cooperation
Overseeing the development of, and commitment to, Intergovernmental Agreements to achieve national objectives across priority areas including education, housing, skills and workforce and infrastructure.
Closing the Gap
The objectives outlined in the National Agreement on Closing the Gap, agreed by all Australian Governments and the Coalition of Peaks, remains a commitment across all priority areas.
Ministerial Councils responsible for delivering these priorities will report regularly to National Cabinet on their progress, ensuring First Ministers continue to drive these reforms.