Communiqués
Council of Australian Governments
The Council of Australian Governments (COAG) is the peak inter-government forum in Australia, comprising the Prime Minister, state premiers, territory chief ministers and the President of the Australian Local Government Association.
- Council of Australia Governments' Meeting
- 26 March 2008, Adelaide.
The Council of Australian Governments (COAG) held its 21st meeting today in Adelaide. The Prime Minister, Premiers, Chief Ministers and the President of the Australian Local Government Association, were joined by Commonwealth and State and Territory Treasurers. This meeting followed the successful meeting in Melbourne on 20 December 2007. It was the first COAG meeting ever to be held in Adelaide and was the first of four COAG meetings to be held in 2008. - Council of Australia Governments' Meeting
- 20 December 2007, Melbourne.
The Council of Australian Governments (COAG) held its 20th meeting today in Melbourne. In addition to the Prime Minister, Premiers, Chief Ministers and the President of the Australian Local Government Association (ALGA), Commonwealth and State and Territory Treasurers also attended. - Council of Australia Governments' Meeting
- 13 April 2007, Canberra.
The Council of Australian Governments (COAG) held its 19th meeting today in Canberra. The Council, comprising the Prime Minister, Premiers, the Chief Ministers of Australian Capital Territory and the Northern Territory and the President of the Australian Local Government Association, had detailed discussions on significant areas of national interest. - National action plan on mental health
- 14 July 2006, Canberra.
The Council of Australian Governments (COAG) held its 18th meeting today in Canberra. COAG has agreed to a national action plan on mental health involving a joint package of measures and significant new investment by all governments over five years that will promote better mental health and provide additional support to people with mental illness, their families and their carers. - A new national reform agenda
- 10 February 2006, Canberra.
The Council of Australian Governments (COAG)has today agreed a National Reform Agenda to help underpin Australia’s future prosperity. This new wave of collaborative reform builds on the success of a quarter of a century of national economic and social policy reform, which has fundamentally reshaped the Australian economy and increased living standards. As national demographic trends begin to bite and global competition intensifies, it is vital that all governments work together to deliver the best possible reform outcomes for Australia. Complacency is not an option. - Special meeting on counter-terrorism
- 27 September 2005, Canberra.
The Council of Australian Governments (COAG), comprising the Prime Minister, Premiers, the Chief Ministers of the Australian Capital Territory and the Northern Territory and the President of the Australian Local Government Association, held a special meeting in Canberra today to consider Australia's national counter terrorism arrangements. This communiqué sets out the agreed outcomes of the discussions. - Vocational education and training, health care delivery, infrastructure provision
- 3 June 2005, Canberra.
COAG had detailed discussions on, inter alia, vocational education and training, health care delivery, infrastructure provision and the Review of National Competition Policy. It also discussed workplace relations reform, the National Water Initiative, Native Vegetation and Biodiversity Regulations, Indigenous issues, measures to combat child pornography and climate change. - National Water Initiative (NWI): COAG agrees
- 25 June 2004, Canberra.
COAG noted the continuing national imperative of increasing the productivity and efficiency of Australia's water use and to ensure the health of river and groundwater systems. This will require arrangements that provide greater certainty for investors in the water industry and for the environment, and which will allow Australia's water management regimes to adapt to future changes in water availability responsively and fairly in both rural and urban areas. - Counter-terrorism: The nation's preparedness
- 6 December 2002, Canberra.
COAG noted that generally Australia is well prepared to prevent terrorist attacks but, as 11 September 2001 and 12 October 2002 showed, preventing a determined terrorist attack cannot be assured. It agreed that Australia cannot afford any complacency in counter-terrorist precautions. The NCTC's efforts to strengthen linkages between consequence management and counter-terrorism planning and its development of a national framework for the protection of critical infrastructure were welcomed.
