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NDS policy roundup: February 2024

NDS CEO Laurie Leigh with NDS Director of Policy and Advocacy Emily Forrest in Canberra

21/02/2024

The year has gone off with a bang, with so much policy work already underway. We have made submissions on the Royal Commission, the May federal budget and the release of this year’s Annual Price Review.

Given the scale of the reform agenda ahead of us and the number of competing priorities that government is grappling with, an important focus for the NDS team this year will be making sure member priorities are kept front of mind with decision makers in federal government.

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