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Inclusive communities

Communities of focus

  • Women
    Improving outcomes for women across safety, health and wellbeing, economic security, leadership and participation.
  • LGBTIQA+
    All Tasmanians have the right to feel safe and equal, regardless of sex, sexuality, gender identity or sex characteristics.
  • Carers
    Recognising and celebrating the important contributions carers make to our communities, our state and our economy.
  • Multicultural
    Tasmania's communities are becoming more culturally and linguistically diverse.

Through life's stages

  • Children and young people
    Tasmanian Government initiatives for children and young people so they are safe, heard and protected from harm.
  • Families
    The Tasmanian Government assists non-government services to provide counselling, community kinship care and parenting advice and support.
  • Older Tasmanians
    Information about A Respectful, Age-Friendly Island: Older Tasmanians Action Plan 2025-2029 and the important role of older Tasmanians in our community.

Local heroes

  • Volunteers
    Find out about Valuing our Volunteers: Tasmania’s Volunteering Strategy 2025-2030, which guides the work of the Tasmanian Government and the volunteer industry.
  • Veterans
    Information about the Tasmanian Veterans' Employment Strategy, the Veteran Wellbeing Voucher Program, as well as grants and education programs.

Support for people with disability

  • People with disability
    Working towards an inclusive community that ensures people with disability, in all their diversity, can reach their full potential as equal members of the community.
  • Office of the Senior Practitioner
    The Senior Practitioner authorises and oversees the implementation of restrictive practices in Tasmania and promotes the human rights of people with disability.
  • Tasmania's Disability Commissioner
    Find out more about the work of Tasmania's independent Disability Commissioner in preventing harm, promoting inclusion and ensuring people with disability are treated with dignity and respect.
The Tasmanian Government acknowledges Tasmanian Aboriginal people as the ongoing custodians of Tasmania’s land, sea, waterways and sky. We respect Aboriginal Elders past and present as leaders and knowledge‑holders. Aboriginal employees are integral to the Tasmanian State Service, bringing leadership, wisdom, knowledge and expertise that strengthen government and improve outcomes for Tasmania.
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We acknowledge Tasmanian Aboriginal people as the traditional owners and ongoing custodians of this land and respect their culture and identity.