Welcome to the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) website

The Council of Australian Governments (COAG) is the peak intergovernmental forum in Australia.

The members of COAG are the Prime Minister, State and Territory Premiers and Chief Ministers and the President of the Australian Local Government Association.

COAG has a strong record of implementing reforms that have improved the lives of all Australians.

COAG is currently pursuing a reform agenda aimed at improving economic and social participation, strengthening the national economy, creating a more sustainable and liveable Australia, delivering better health services and closing the gap in Indigenous disadvantage.

In the period ahead, COAG will continue to drive reforms that are vital to Australia’s future. 

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Delivering better outcomes for all Australians...
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  • Consumer Law reform putting money back into the consumers' pockets

  • Reforms to heavy vehicle regulation worth $30 billion to the national economy over 20 years

  • Reforms to Personal Properties Securities that will save the economy $70 million each year

  • Closing the Gap is everybody’s business

  • Supporting Indigenous families through a network of Children and Family Centres

  • Improving access to government services for Indigenous Australians in remote communities

  • Building 4,200 new homes and upgrading 4,800 existing homes in remote Indigenous communities

  • Working together on the National Disability Insurance Scheme

  • Ensuring all children have access to a great early childhood education

  • A national quality agenda for early childhood education and care

  • Investing an extra $16.4 billion in public hospitals through the National Health Reform Agreement

  • Building a more transparent, efficient and effective mental health system

  • Implementing a nationally consistent and integrated aged care system

  • Making housing more affordable

  • Reducing homelessness

  • More liveable and sustainable cities through strategic planning reforms

  • Nationally coordinated planning of Australa's port and freight infrastructure

  • Helping communities better respond to and recover from disasters

  • Supporting the reconstruction of damaged infrastructure in disaster affected regions in 2010-11

  • A national approach to reduce violence against women and their children

  • We are aiming for 90 per cent Year 12 attainment by 2015

  • A national school curriculum so all Australian students have access to high-quality learning

  • My School 3.0 allows parents and teachers to track improvements in literacy and numeracy

  • Improving the experience for international students

  • We have a new national regulator for the vocational education and training sector and a new standards council

  • The National Water Initiative has been applauded internationally as a model for sound water governance

  • Ensuring 20 per cent of Australia's electricity is provided through renewable resources by 2020

  • Reducing the impact of rising electricity prices

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COAG Meetings



COAG Meeting, 19 April 2013

Friday, 19 April 2013

The Council of Australian Governments (COAG) held its 35th meeting in Canberra today. The Prime Minister, Premiers, Chief Ministers and the President of the Australian Local Government Association (ALGA) participated in today’s meeting. The Leaders welcomed the Victorian Premier, the Hon Dr Denis Napthine MLA and Northern Territory Chief Minister, the Hon Adam Giles MLA to their first COAG meeting.

 

Annoucements

On 23 April 2013 the Prime Minister, the Hon Julia Gillard MP, and Premier of New South Wales, the Hon Barry O’Farrell MP, signed the National Education Reform Agreement . The Agreement incorporates the National Plan for School Improvement and new needs-based funding arrangements to apply to New South Wales schools from 2014-2019.

 

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COAG's Reform Agenda

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