Media Releases by The Hon Amanda Rishworth MP
Early Years Strategy and National Summit to ensure Australia’s children have the best start at life
The Albanese Labor Government is delivering on its commitment to improve the lives of all children in Australia by developing a Commonwealth Early Years Strategy.…
Remembering Forgotten Australians and Former Child Migrants
Today marks the 13th anniversary of the National Apology to the Forgotten Australians and Former Child Migrants. On this day in 2009, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd made…
Maximising parental leave through Government and employer schemes
The Albanese Labor Government is committed to creating a better Australia for families by expanding Paid Parental Leave and complementing employer-led programs to maximise the…
2022 International Day of People with Disability Ambassadors announced
The Albanese Labor Government remains committed to highlighting and improving the lives of people living with disability and has chosen seven prominent Australians as ambassadors…
100 scholarships awarded to Australian disability leaders
The Albanese Labor Government has awarded 100 scholarships as part of its $2 million investment to develop disability leaders across the country. The Disability Leadership Program…
$190 million in emergency relief funding to help Australians in need
The Commonwealth will extend more than $190 million of funding for two-years for Emergency Relief, Food Relief, and Financial Counselling to meet ongoing demand as a…
$15 million boost for National Redress Scheme
The Albanese Labor Government will invest $15 million to ensure the National Redress Scheme is properly resourced and able to process the significant number of applications…
Consultation opens on a modernised Disability Services Act
The Albanese Labor Government will continue its support for people living with disability in Australia by launching the first major review of the Disability Services…
Allowing pensioners to work and keep more of their money
Age and Veterans Pensioners will be supported to work and keep more of their government payments for a full year, after amendments moved in the…
Inaugural Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence Commissioner appointed
The Albanese Labor Government has today announced Micaela Cronin as the inaugural Domestic, Family, and Sexual Violence Commissioner. Following an open and competitive process, Ms…
Universal Paid Leave for Family and Domestic Violence
More than 11 million Australian workers will soon have access to 10 days of paid family and domestic violence leave. The Albanese Labor Government has…
Increased support to end violence against women and children
The Albanese Labor Government is delivering on its election commitment to make women’s safety a national priority and provide the focus and leadership needed to deliver…
Ensuring people living with disability have the support they need
The Albanese Government is continuing its support for people living with disability to improve their opportunity for employment. The Government will strengthen employment services so…
Supporting families to ease cost of living pressures and promote women’s workforce participation
The Albanese Labor Government is delivering for families and children through a Budget that is focused on supporting women’s workforce participation and implementing responsible cost…
Fourth anniversary of the National Apology to Victims and Survivors of Institutional Child Sexual Abuse
Tomorrow (Saturday 22 October) marks the fourth anniversary of the National Apology to Victims and Survivors of Institutional Child Sexual Abuse. Minister for Social Services…
Community Services Ministers Communique
Community Services Ministers met online and in person at the Australian Government Department of Social Services’ Enid Lyons Building, Greenway ACT, on Friday 14 October 2022. The…
National Plan to end violence against women and children 2022-2032
All Australian governments have today agreed to work together to deliver on our shared vision to end gender-based violence within one generation, with the release…
Ensuring 2.65 million carers get the support services and help they need
The Albanese Labor Government is delivering on its election commitment to better assist and support carers, working to raise awareness of Carer Gateway – a…
Service Pension and other pension increases to hit bank accounts today.
Australians on a pension will today be waking up to see a boost in their bank accounts, thanks to the largest pension indexation increase in…
$20 million to help employers hire people living with disability
Businesses will be better supported to break down barriers to employment with $20 million in grant funding to ensure more Australians living with disability, who…
Cashless debit card program to end following passage of legislation
The Albanese Labor Government has today delivered on a key election commitment and secured the passage of legislation to abolish the failed cashless debit card…
Empowering communities with the abolition of the cashless debit card program
The Albanese Labor Government is delivering a long-term plan to ensure certainty, choice and support to communities moving off the cashless debit card program. Following…
Funding the Australian Bureau of Statistics to better collect data on disadvantage
The Australian Bureau of Statistics will receive an additional $4 million to better measure barriers and incentives to labour force participation. Following the successful Jobs and…
Pensioners incentivised to downsize to free up housing stock for young families
The Albanese Labor Government will seek to reduce the financial impact on pensioners looking to downsize their homes in an effort to minimise the burden…
Creating job opportunities for people living with disability in the visitor economy
The Albanese Labor Government will create more employment opportunities for Australians living with disability by connecting them with meaningful work in the visitor economy. Social…