These consensus-based targets were developed and agreed through an extensive process of future-focused evidence-based workshops and related activities, undertaken in collaboration with experts with relevant lived experience and/or representing key partners in the national response. The process was community driven and embodied the National Strategies’ Guiding Principles, notably partnership and the meaningful involvement of priority populations in all aspects of the response.
The proposed targets balance ambition with feasibility, in pursuit of Australia’s commitment to Elimination by 2030.
This report was submitted to the Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care in December 2022.