• local government policies and programs, and • community sector policies and programs funded by the Federal Government. The research team conducted 21 semi-structured interviews with key stakeholders and identified over 280 pieces of information. This breakdown is as follows: • 11 Federal Government interviews involving 21 representatives: – Federal stakeholders included departmental staff from four agencies targeted via advice from the Race Discrimination team and the desktop review findings and seven from the community and academic sectors. – Approximately 130 pieces of information were identified. • Three state government and non-government organisation (NGO) interviews involving six representatives: – Representative breakdown included one government agency and two NGOs funded by state government entities. – Approximately 120 pieces of information were identified. • Six local government stakeholders including local councils, peak bodies and organisations funded by local government. Further, one interview was conducted with a First Nations stakeholder from a local community-controlled organisation and reference was made to working with First Nations people across all seven interviews. – Approximately 31 pieces of information were identified. Further information about the interviews can be found in Appendix A, Appendix B and Appendix C. 3.2 Limitations The data collected to inform the research presented a number of limitations for analysis undertaken for this project. These are listed here. Limited participation in interviews The original aim of the research was to conduct up to 30 individual or small group depth interviews with stakeholders across three government tiers. Despite the efforts of the research team and the Race Discrimination team to engage stakeholders, limited number of interviews took place. This meant that overall, there was limited engagement with the research, particularly by state/territory and local government stakeholders. Barriers to engaging with First Nations stakeholders The unsuccessful Voice Referendum in October 2023 seriously impeded the ability of the research team (a First Nations-led team itself) to engage First Nations stakeholders 9