The Australian Government has adopted a set of principles developed by the Australian Social Inclusion Board to guide the Social Inclusion Agenda.
These principles include a set of aspirations - what we want to achieve - and approaches to help us get there.
Aspirations
- reducing disadvantage
- increasing social, civic and economic participation
- developing a greater voice, combined with greater responsibility
Approaches
- building on individual and community strengths
- building partnerships with key stakeholders
- developing tailored services
- giving high priority to early intervention and prevention
- building joined-up services and whole of government(s) solutions
- using evidence and integrated data to inform policy
- using locational approaches
- planning for sustainability
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Download a summary available on the Resources page.