| Inquiry status: Completed | Date started: 02 November 2023 | Submissions close: 23 February 2024 | Reporting date: 27 August 2024 |
The inquiry is now complete.
The Committee's report was released on 27 August 2024 and is available under the "Reports" tab above.
The Government Response to the report, when published, will be available under the "Government Responses" tab above.
The Committee thanks all those who contributed to the inquiry by making submissions or participating in hearings.
For further information, please contact the Secretariat:
- By email (preferred): LAcommitteeECI@parliament.act.gov.au
- By post: Standing Committee on Education and Community Inclusion, ACT Legislative Assembly, GPO Box 1020, Canberra ACT 2601
Terms of reference
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| Terms of Reference - Inquiry into Loneliness and Social Isolation in the ACT |  PDF (217.3 KB) |
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| Submission 39 - Toni Hassan | PDF (464.6 KB) |
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| Submission 38 - Robert Altamore | PDF (372.9 KB) |
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| Submission 37 - Christian Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses (Australia) | PDF (638.6 KB) |
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| Submission 36 - Migrant and Refugee Settlement Services (MARSS) | PDF (421.6 KB) |
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| Submission 35 - Centre for Ageing Research and Translation (University of Canberra) | PDF (590.1 KB) |
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| Submission 35 - Attachment A - SPICE Program Update Jan 2024 | PDF (227.1 KB) |
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| Submission 34 - ACT Government | PDF (627.4 KB) |
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| Submission 33 - ClubsACT | PDF (663.2 KB) |
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| Submission 32 - Mental Health Community Coalition ACT | PDF (1.7 MB) |
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| Submission 31 - Carers ACT | PDF (2.5 MB) |
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| Submission 30 - The Men's Table | PDF (380.5 KB) |
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| Submission 30 - Att B - The Men's Table - Ripple Effect 2023 compressed | PDF (1.4 MB) |
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| Submission 29 - Community Sport Alliance ACT | PDF (826.7 KB) |
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| Submission 28 - Women with Disabilities ACT (WWDACT) | PDF (471.4 KB) |
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| Submission 27 - ACT Mental Health Consumer Network | PDF (660.4 KB) |
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| Submission 26 - VolunteeringACT | PDF (697.1 KB) |
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| Submission 25 - Discrimination, Health Services, Disability & Community Services Commissioner | PDF (520.2 KB) |
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| Submission 24 - Dr Gunter Brandstetter | PDF (310.0 KB) |
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| Submission 24 - Attachment 1 - Speaking notes on social isolation presentation | PDF (195.0 KB) |
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| Submission 23 - Alcohol Tobacco and Other Drug Association ACT (ATODA) | PDF (967.1 KB) |
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| Submission 22 - Friends for Good | PDF (405.2 KB) |
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| Submission 21 - Health Research Institute University of Canberra | PDF (591.7 KB) |
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| Submission 21 - Attachment 2 - Cover Letter - Health Research Institute UC | PDF (184.2 KB) |
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| Submission 21 - Attachment 1 - ACT Living Well Survey Loneliness data - UC |  PDF (46.5 KB) |
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| Submission 20 - The Salvation Army | PDF (1.2 MB) |
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| Submission 19 - Early Morning Centre | PDF (471.1 KB) |
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| Submission 18 - Relationships Australia (National) and Relationships Australia Canberra and Region | PDF (739.0 KB) |
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| Submission 17 - Lived Experience Australia | PDF (12.4 MB) |
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| Submission 16 - Advocacy for Inclusion | PDF (552.8 KB) |
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| Submission 15 - ACT Council of Social Services | PDF (953.6 KB) |
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| Submission 14 - Children and Young People Commissioner | PDF (586.5 KB) |
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| Submission 13 - Meridian | PDF (575.0 KB) |
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| Submission 12 - Health Care Consumers Association Inc | PDF (514.2 KB) |
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| Submission 11 - Humans Connecting | PDF (2.0 MB) |
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| Submission 10 - Orygen | PDF (543.4 KB) |
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| Submission 09 - ACT Youth Advisory Council | PDF (504.2 KB) |
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| Submission 08 - St Vincent de Paul Society Canberra-Goulburn | PDF (707.1 KB) |
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| Submission 07 - Suicide Prevention Australia | PDF (532.9 KB) |
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| Submission 06 - Lara Kaput | PDF (655.3 KB) |
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| Submission 05 - Ending Loneliness Together | PDF (659.0 KB) |
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| Submission 04 - Roundabout Canberra | PDF (1.1 MB) |
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| Submission 03 - Dementia Australia | PDF (576.7 KB) |
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| Submission 02 - Name Withheld | PDF (423.3 KB) |
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| Submission 01 - Name Withheld | PDF (366.6 KB) |
Public hearings
Day 1 - Tuesday, 7 May 2024 - 12:30pm to 3:20pm (Prince Edward Island Room)
Day 2 - Tuesday, 21 May 2024 - 11:30am to 3:00pm (Prince Edward Island Room)
Day 3 - Tuesday, 28 May 2024 - 11:00am to 3:00pm (Prince Edward Island Room)
Witness List - TBC (Please see below table for available witness list).
View current public hearings schedule and click here to read transcripts from these hearings.
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| Public Hearing Schedule - Inquiry into Loneliness and Social Isolation in the ACT - 7 May 2024 | PDF (195.6 KB) |
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| Public Hearing Schedule - Inquiry into Loneliness and Social Isolation in the ACT - 28 May 2024 | PDF (196.8 KB) |
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| Public Hearing Schedule - Inquiry into Loneliness and Social Isolation in the ACT - 21 May 2024 | PDF (196.2 KB) |
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| ECI QTON Answer 12 - Volunteering ACT - Impact of AI on the Community Directory - LAWDER | PDF (215.4 KB) |
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| ECI QTON Answer 11 - Suicide Prevention Australia - Learnlink portal conversation practice - NUTTALL | PDF (223.0 KB) |
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| ECI QTON Answer 10 - Suicide Prevention Australia - Suicidal ideation data - PETTERSSON | PDF (202.6 KB) |
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| ECI QTON Answer 09 - ACT Government - Loneliness data by time period - LAWDER | PDF (341.3 KB) |
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| ECI QTON Answer 08 - ACT Government - Wellbeing framework use for data analysis - LAWDER | PDF (233.7 KB) |
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| ECI QTON Answer 07 - ACT Government - Social prescribing - PETTERSSON | PDF (180.6 KB) |
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| ECI QTON Answer 06 - Salvation Army - Disclosure and relationship length - LAWDER | PDF (90.8 KB) |
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| ECI QTON Answer 05 - St Vincent de Paul - LGBTQIA+ social connection data - NUTTALL | PDF (294.4 KB) |
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| ECI QTON Answer 04 - Salvation Army - Volunteer demographics - LAWDER | PDF (95.1 KB) |
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| ECI QTON Answer 01 - HRI UC - Role of link workers - NUTTALL | PDF (236.9 KB) |
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| Report 13 - Inquiry into Loneliness and Social Isolation in the ACT | PDF (1.5 MB) |
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| Government Response - Report 13 - Inquiry into Loneliness and Social Isolation in the ACT | PDF (261.0 KB) |
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| Volunteering ACT (Submission 26) - Supplementary information | PDF (248.8 KB) |
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| The Salvation Army (Submission 20) - Supplementary information - Outcomes-based reporting | PDF (6.7 MB) |
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| The Salvation Army (Submission 20) - Supplementary information - NILS | PDF (111.8 KB) |
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| Men's Table (Submission 30) - opening statement and supplementary information | PDF (239.0 KB) |
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| Media Release - Report tabled - Inquiry into Loneliness and Social Isolation in the ACT - 27 Aug 2024 | PDF (187.2 KB) |
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| Media Release - Public hearing for Inquiry into loneliness and social isolation in the ACT - 7 May 2024 | PDF (160.8 KB) |
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| Media Release - New inquiry into Loneliness and Social Isolation in the ACT | PDF (162.4 KB) |
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| Correspondence from Carers Australia (Submission 31) | PDF (187.2 KB) |