Australian Human Rights Commission Information for List of Issues on Australia, 29 September 2017  Information on initiatives to address the particular discrimination faced by women in rural, regional and remote areas, specifically in the areas of violence against women and sexual harassment, and strategies to address economic insecurity.  Information on the Australian Government’s response to the recommendations in the Willing to Work Report.  Information on strategies to address women’s economic insecurity in retirement.  Information on the Australian Government’s implementation of recommendations from the ALRC’s report on Elder Abuse; including the development of a national plan to tackle elder abuse.  Information on the Australian Government’s implementation of the National Action Plan to Combat Human Trafficking and Slavery 2015–2019; including consideration of the development a federal compensation scheme for survivors of human trafficking and slavery; and development of a regulatory regime addressing international surrogacy arrangements.  Information on the development of a National Action Plan on Business and Human Rights, with clear links with the National Action Plan to Combat Human Trafficking and Slavery 2015–2019.  Information on any steps taken to develop a Modern Slavery Act in Australia.  Information on steps taken by the Australian Government of work with Indigenous women to address the challenges facing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women and the justice system.  Information on steps taken by the Australian Government to establish national justice targets aimed at reducing the overrepresentation of Indigenous peoples in the justice system, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women.  Information on steps taken by the Australian Government to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women, children and their families to stay together and to reduce high rates of contact with the child protection system.  Information on State, Territory and Federal Government’s responses to the recommendations of the Royal Commission into the Protection and Detention of Children in the Northern Territory, and the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, particularly as they relate to child protection issues.  Information on consideration of changes to the Cashless Debit Card model to an opt-in welfare income management measure, which is community-led.  Information on measures to prevent family separation resulting from immigration policies.  Information on measures to ensure the welfare of vulnerable women and children seeking asylum who will no longer receive government-funded income support and rental assistance. 17