6. Invest in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander workforce development to support the growth of the community controlled sector and communityled service delivery solutions. This will support and strengthen the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Workforce Strategic Framework and Implementation Plan 2021–2031. Support for community-driven, holistic approaches to health and wellbeing policies, programs and services is essential to increase access to health care by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. 7. Develop a comprehensive National Action Plan which outlines the full implementation of recommendations from the landmark Wiyi Yani U Thangani (Women's Voices): Securing Our Rights, Securing Our Future report. This plan should provide a holistic national framework that identifies and addresses the complex needs and intersectional issues that are specific to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women. 8. In partnership with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, evaluate and report on the effectiveness of policy and programs for the prevention of violence against women. Results should be incorporated into reporting activity conducted by the Productivity Commission on progress against Close the Gap targets. The development of a new National Plan to Reduce Violence against Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Women and their Children should also be prioritised. 9. Support strong Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander leadership in the development and implementation of community-designed primary prevention strategies addressing violence against women and their children. This should include the establishment of multi-disciplinary primary prevention networks and workforce across all states and territories. Empowering communities to improve health and wellbeing through equal access Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples have long understood the appropriate practices and policies to address the needs of community and Country. These solutions work to repair and restore Country, and protect it from future harm, as well as to improve the health and wellbeing of all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, in the face of climate change and other critical challenges. Equitable access to national infrastructure, notably in housing, climate 8 Transforming Power: Voices for Generational Change adaptation and digital technology, is critical and should be developed and delivered in partnership with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to ensure the specific needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and communities are identified and addressed. We call on governments to: 10. Develop a whole-of-government national housing strategy or framework that delivers appropriate housing and strategies to reduce overcrowding, poor housing conditions and severe housing shortages in remote communities. Housing and infrastructure planning should include: a. adaptable strategies to mitigate the unique challenges for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, particularly in remote communities b. embedded Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural knowledge and conservation and land management practices c. investment in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanderled research into housing and infrastructure needs, including knowledge translation and research impact d. leadership by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people through the establishment of a national peak body. 11. Invest in IT infrastructure for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities to ensure equal access to the internet, regardless of location for an individual or community. This is essential to ensuring equitable access to health, education and income support services and programs, and to being able to realise the objectives of the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Plan 2021–2031 to improve access to telehealth, digital health, data collection and other technologies. 12. Achieve true energy and climate justice by effectively responding to the climate emergency and the extreme heat and other weather events resulting from climate change in remote communities. Governments must invest in mitigation, prevention and adaptation planning for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.

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