Media Releases by The Hon Amanda Rishworth MP
Improved resources to boost employment outcomes for Autistic job seekers
The Albanese Labor Government is committed to supporting Autistic Australians and improving their employment outcomes by investing in the Autism Co-operative Research Centre. Autism CRC…
Helping young men to have healthy, respectful relationships
The Albanese Labor Government is committed to ending violence against women and children in one generation and helping school-aged boys and young men learn to…
Thousands of Australians sign up to the new National Self-Exclusion Register
BetStop – the National Self-Exclusion Register – is making a big difference to Australians at risk of experiencing online gambling harm, with almost 10,000 people…
Connecting over 50s to the digital world
The Albanese Labor Government is committed to ensuring older Australians are connected to and safe in the modern digital world and will today announce $42…
Investing in a National Strategy and increased supports for Australia’s carers
The Albanese Labor Government will deliver a range of initiatives to demonstrate its commitment to ensure Australia’s 2.65 million carers are recognised for the contribution…
Delivering a historic expansion of Paid Parental Leave
The Albanese Labor Government is keeping its commitment to improve the lives of Australian families with the introduction of the Paid Parental Leave Amendment (More…
Strengthening incentives to work for pensioners and income support recipients
The Albanese Labor Government is focused on helping more Australians secure and retain a connection to the workforce with the introduction of the Social Security…
Boosting employment and enhancing decision-making for people with disability
The Albanese Labor Government is committed to improving outcomes for people with disability and has commenced the design consultation process on the role and scope…
Additional support for Community Sector Organisations
The Albanese Labor Government is committed to a strong community sector and will today begin the process of rolling out the first increased indexation and…
New Family and Domestic Violence Initiative to Strengthen Earlier Perpetrator Intervention
Expressions of interest have opened to trial a new initiative to strengthen earlier intervention and hold perpetrators of family and domestic violence to account. The…
Ambassadors for International Day of People with Disability 2023
The Albanese Labor Government is today naming 11 official Ambassadors for this year’s International Day of People with Disability (IDPwD), highlighting the diverse talents of…
Autism Cooperative Research Centre helping to boost inclusive education
Inclusive education will be a core part of teaching degrees in South Australia, helped in part by the Albanese Labor Government’s commitment to the Autism…
Findings of the Disability Royal Commission
The Albanese Labor Government welcomes the final report of the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability. The report –…
Extending support for Melbourne Institute’s HILDA survey into Australian families
The Albanese Labor Government is providing $29.5 million to the Melbourne Institute to continue its research into Australian households. The Household, Income and Labour Dynamics…
Boosting opportunity for Australia’s most disadvantaged through social enterprises
The Albanese Government will work with the social enterprise sector to boost labour force participation and economic development in some of the nation’s most disadvantaged…
Getting more Australians back into work
The Albanese Government is improving incentives to get more Australians into work. As part of the release of the Employment White Paper, the Government…
Innovative perpetrator intervention to stop the cycle of violence
The Albanese Labor Government will provide more than $3.1 million over four years to the Tasmanian Government to deliver two trial programs aiming to break…
Opening of Safe Places Inclusion Round
The Albanese Labor Government is committed to ending violence against women and children and ensuring they have a safe place to go when escaping violence.…
Food relief facility for Tasmanians doing it tough
The Albanese Labor Government is delivering for Tasmanians in need of long-term food relief options through support to Loaves and Fishes to acquire a warehouse…
Supporting victims and survivors of sexual violence – piloting new legal services models
The Albanese Labor Government will fund three new pilot programs aimed at improving our justice system for sexual violence victims and survivors. In the October…
Government demands dating sites do better by Australians
The Albanese Labor Government has made the request to online dating companies in writing as an action following the National Roundtable on Online Dating Safety. …
Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence Commission to facilitate conversation on measuring the impact of the National Plan to End Violence Against Women and Children 2022-2032
The Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence Commission, in partnership with ANROWS, will today convene the first in a series of roundtables bringing together experts from…
Boosting support for Australians with autism
The Albanese Labor Government is supporting Australians with autism by investing in their future with an extension of funding for Autism CRC totalling $4 million…
Better meeting the needs of Australians with disability
The Albanese Labor Government will strengthen supports for people with disability outside the National Disability Insurance Scheme and more easily fund services through the introduction…
Legislation to ban credit cards for online gambling
Australians at risk of online gambling harm will be better protected through a ban on credit card payments and fines of up to $234,750 for…