Committee inquiries and reports

Inquiry into community stores in remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities

Terms of Reference

The Committee shall inquire into and report on the operation of local community stores in remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, with a particular focus on:

• food supply, quality, cost and competition issues;
• the effectiveness of the Outback Stores model, and other private, public and community store models; and
• the impact of these factors on the health and economic outcomes of communities.

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