Media Releases by The Hon Amanda Rishworth MP
South Australia leading the way to address violent perpetrators
The Albanese and Malinauskas Labor governments are working together to deliver on their shared commitment to addressing family, domestic and sexual violence perpetrator behaviour. Through…
Working to end violence against women with rapid review into prevention approaches
The Albanese Labor Government is working to end violence against women and children in one generation and has appointed an Expert Panel to conduct a…
New campaign encourages respectful relationships across Australia
The Albanese Labor Government is today launching a new campaign to help reduce the incidence of sexual violence in Australia by improving community understanding and…
Strengthening support for redress applicants
The Albanese Labor Government is increasing support for survivors of institutional child sexual abuse by investing $33.3 million in new and expanded services for National…
National Partnership delivers $47.8 million in funding to prevent family and domestic violence
Services providing frontline support to women and children experiencing domestic and family violence (DFV) will receive a share of $47.8 million in Commonwealth Government funding…
Keeping more older Australians safe online with Be Connected
The Albanese Labor Government is ensuring older Australians can confidently and safely use the internet and digital technology, through an extension to the Digital Literacy…
Strengthening financial counselling supports for Australians facing hardship
The Albanese Labor Government is strengthening support for Australians experiencing financial hardship by boosting funding for financial counselling services, including targeted support for communities affected…
Increased funding for financially vulnerable people and communities
The Albanese Labor Government is boosting funding to support Australians in financial distress and to build financial resilience over the longer term. The Government will…
Budget delivers for people with disability
The Albanese Labor Government will continue delivering better outcomes for the more than one in six Australians with disability by boosting investments in disability employment…
Relieving cost of living pressures for pensioners and income support recipients
The Albanese Labor Government is committed to responsible cost of living relief for Australians, delivering targeted support for pensioners and income support recipients. We want…
Working to keep women safe
The Albanese Labor Government will continue our commitment to ending family, domestic and sexual violence in one generation with further investments to accelerate our efforts.…
Valuing our nation’s volunteers and the organisations they support
The Albanese Labor Government is continuing its commitment to the volunteering sector with close to $10 million in grant funding to support volunteers to do…
Retirement of Director of Australian Institute of Family Studies
Today, the Honourable Dr Sharman Stone AM has announced her decision to retire from her role as the Director of the Australian Institute of Family…
More than $10 million to champion the rights and freedoms of people with disability
The Albanese Labor Government is championing the rights and freedoms of people with disability and has doubled systemic disability advocacy funding over the next four…
Early Years Strategy to provide Australia’s children with the best start possible
Children’s policy, funding and programs should no longer be siloed, with better integration and coordination needed to give all children in Australia the best start…
Removing barriers to employment for Australia’s carers
The Albanese Labor Government will enable carers to work more flexibly and progress their study while still keeping their Carer Payment under changes to be…
Tackling online harms
Ending men’s violence against women and tackling misogyny and the harm it creates requires concerted action from all levels of government and all parts of…
Helping women leave a violent partner payment
The Albanese Labor Government is committed to ending family, domestic and sexual violence in a generation. This is a national crisis. We want women to…
Joint statement
The Australian Institute of Criminology’s National Homicide Monitoring Program has found 34 women were killed by an intimate partner in 2022-23, an increase of 28…
Supporting the most vulnerable in our community
Today we are releasing the Economic Inclusion Advisory Committee’s second report as well as a progress update on the Albanese Government’s actions to tackle disadvantage…
New Changing Places initiative unveiled
The Albanese and South Australian Governments have opened a new accessible changing place, marking a key step towards ensuring every Australian can equally access their…
Labor continues to deliver on its commitment to community sector organisations
The Albanese Government recognises the significance of government funding to community sector organisations and is mandating that agencies pass on indexation to grant recipients where…
New initiatives to drive better supported employment outcomes
Australians with disability with high support needs will benefit from a $26 million boost to help build confidence and better facilitate control over their employment…
Former Cashless Debit Card program communities have support services extended
The Albanese Labor Government is extending a range of support services and programs in former Cashless Debit Card communities with $17.5 million in additional funding.…
Making some noise for safer vehicles
Pedestrians will soon be safer around quiet cars, trucks and buses travelling at low speeds with the Albanese Government introducing a new design rule to…