Standing Committee on Social Policy - Thursday, 16 October 2025

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Standing Committee on Social Policy - Inquiry into Men's Suicide
Commenced
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Mr Thomas Emerson, MLA, Chair
Chair
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Ms Stacy Leavens, CEO, Capital Health Network
Ms Leavens / Chair
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Ms Chiaka Barry MLA, Deputy Chair
Ms Barry / Ms Leavens
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Ms Caitlin Tough MLA, Committee Member
Ms Tough / Ms Leavens
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Miss Laura Nuttall MLA, Committee Member
Miss Nuttall / Ms Leavens
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End of session
Chair
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(PAUSE)
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Ms Elizabeth Neville, Director, Australian Institute of Family Studies (via Webex)
Chair / Ms Neville
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Dr Sean Martin, Program Lead; Ten to Men (via Webex)
Dr Martin / Chair
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(via Webex)
Ms Neville / Dr Martin
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End of session
Chair
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(PAUSE)
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Miss Sahana Sriharan, Undergraduate Researcher
Chair / Miss Sriharan
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Mr Shaneeq Scherobin Syed, Undergraduate Researcher
Mr Syed
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Miss Nirmidha Sankar Kumara Suriyar, Submissions Manager, South ASian Research and Advocacy Hub (SARAH)
Miss Suriyar / Chair
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/ MS BARRY (3)
Miss Suriyar Miss Sriharan
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End of session
Chair
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(PAUSE)
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Ms Amy Herbert, Manager, Policy and Engagement, Alcohol and Drug Foundation
Chair / Ms Herbert
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Mrs Allison Reid, State Manager NSW/ACT, Alcohol and Drug Foundation (via Webex)
Mrs Reid / Chair
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(via Webex)
Mrs Reid / Chair
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/ CHAIR (3)
Ms Tough / Ms Herbert
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Hearing adjourned 11.30 am
Chair
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Professor Rebecca Louise Giallo, Co-Deputy Director, SEED Centre for Lifespan Research
Chair / Professor Giallo
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(via Webex)
Ms Barry / Professor Giallo
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End of session
Chair / Professor Giallo
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(PAUSE)
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Dr Vik Fraser, Executive Director, A Gender Agenda
Chair / Dr Fraser
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Mr Joshua Anlezark, Meridian
Mr Anlezark / Chair
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/ CHAIR (3)
Dr Fraser / Mr Anlezark
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/ CHAIR (3)
Dr Fraser / Mr Anlezark
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(PAUSE)
Break
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Sanding Committee on Social Policy - Inquiry into Men's Suicide
Resumed
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Mr Benjamin Fitzgerald, Team Leader, Street to Home program, St Vincent de Paul Society Canberra/Goulburn
Chair / Mr Fitzgerald
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Ms Chiaka Barry MLA, Deputy Chair
Ms Barry / Mr Fitzgerald
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Ms Caitlin Tough MLA, Committee Member
Ms Tough / Mr Fitzgerald
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Miss Laura Nuttall MLA, Committee Member
Miss Nuttall / Mr Fitzgerald
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Mr Thomas Emerson MLA, Chair
Chair / Mr Fitzgerald
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Hearing adjourned to 3 pm
Chair
Break
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Sanding Committee on Social Policy - Inquiry into Men's Suicide
Resumed
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Mr Thomas Emerson MLA, Chair
Chair
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Mr Glen Collins, Co-Founder & Board Member, Running for Resilience
Mr Collins
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Mr Joshua Vaughan, CEO / Manbassador, The Right Direction Australia / Kinnections Australia
Mr Vaughan / Chair
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Ms Chiaka Barry MLA, Deputy Chair
Ms Barry / Mr Vaughan
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Ms Caitlin Tough MLA, Committee Member
Mr Collins / Ms Tough
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Miss Laura Nuttall MLA, Committee Member
Miss Nuttall / Mr Vaughan
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End of session
Chair
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(PAUSE)
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Mr Josh Hewitt, Manager, Everyman Australia
Chair / Mr Hewitt
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Mr Gregory Aldridge OAM, CEO, Everyman Australia
Mr Aldridge
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Mr Ben Gathercole, CEO, Menslink
Mr Gathercole / Chair
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Hearing adjourned
Chair