Media Releases by Senator the Hon Anne Ruston
Review of Disability Employment Services to enhance support
The Morrison Government is committed to delivering effective supports to help people with disability into employment and is implementing improvements to the Disability Employment Services…
Suspension of mutual obligations requirements for Victoria
The Morrison Government has suspended mutual obligation requirements for job seekers and participants in Victoria following the announcement of a seven-day lockdown under COVID-19 hotspot…
Waringarri Arts funded to continue building community and culture in Kununurra
The Morrison Government is providing an additional $280,000 over two years to Waringarri Arts Aboriginal Corporation to reduce social harm and improve employment outcomes in…
Scholarship winners announced for emerging content creators with disability
The Morrison Government has partnered with the ABC to offer the Regional Storyteller Scholarship and provide work experience for talented content makers with disability. Minister…
Response to Productivity Commission’s Expenditure on Children in the Northern Territory report
The Morrison Government has today provided its response to the Productivity Commission’s final Expenditure on Children in the Northern Territory report which outlines in-principle support…
Creating better outcomes for communities in the NT
This week, Minister for Families and Social Services and Women’s Safety, Anne Ruston, will meet with community groups, peak bodies and local stakeholders to discuss…
New initiatives to support Australians with disability
The Morrison Government is guaranteeing the essential services Australians rely on in Budget 2021-22. As part of the Budget, we are delivering two tailored programs…
Expanding domestic violence response training for frontline workers
Frontline workers will be offered training to help identify and respond to perpetrators of domestic violence while emergency response personnel and volunteers will receive education…
Extension for Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability
The Morrison Government today announces that it will extend the final reporting date for the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People…
Historic expansion of support for vulnerable Australians
The Morrison Government is delivering an unprecedented boost to services supporting women, children and Australians who rely on our social security safety net, as part…
Budget delivering for Australian women
The Morrison Government has announced a landmark package of around $3.4 billion new measures to improve outcomes for women’s safety, economic security, health and wellbeing…
Pilot program to develop a best practice approach for recruitment of people with disability
A new pilot program will examine barriers and identify initiatives to improve employment prospects and workforce opportunities for Australians with a disability. Minister for Families…
Additional $12.5 million for Emergency Relief across Australia
The Morrison Government is providing an additional $12.5 million to 46 emergency relief providers in areas of urgent need. Minister for Families and Social Services Anne Ruston…
Extension of suspension of mutual obligation requirements for Western Australian regions affected by ex-cyclone Seroja
The Australian Government has extended the suspension of mutual obligation requirements for job seekers in regions affected by Ex-Tropical Cyclone Seroja. This includes the Greater…
Suspension of mutual obligation requirements for Western Australian regions affected by Ex-Tropical Cyclone Seroja
The Australian Government has suspended mutual obligation requirements for job seekers in regions affected by Ex-Tropical Cylone Seroja. This includes the Greater Geraldton Local Government…
Design submissions open soon for the National Memorial for Victims and Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse
Australian design professionals are being asked to submit designs for the National Memorial for Victims and Survivors of Institutional Child Sexual Abuse. The Morrison Government…
Community Services Ministers’ Meeting Communiqué
Community Services Ministers’ (CSM) met in Adelaide and via teleconference on 9 April 2021. Ministers primarily discussed the successor plan to the National Framework for Protecting Australia’s…
Australians invited to help shape a future for women free of violence
The Morrison Government has opened public consultation on the next National Plan to reduce family, domestic and sexual violence in Australia. From tonight, all Australians…
Assistance extended for flood and storm-affected communities in NSW
The Australian Government is extending the period that mutual obligation requirements will be lifted for communities affected by flooding and storms in New South Wales. …
Day one of a stronger social security safety net
From today the rate of working age payments will be permanently boosted following the historic passage of the Strengthening Income Support package through Parliament in…
Supporting Greater Brisbane through COVID-19
The Australian Government will lift mutual obligation requirements for job seekers in Ipswich, Logan, Redlands, Moreton Bay and Brisbane Local Government Areas from today 29 March 2021…
$6 million investment to improve the lives of Australians on the Autism Spectrum
Ahead of World Autism Awareness Day on 2 April, the Morrison Government is granting $6 million to Autism CRC to improve health services and education and…
Temporary pause lifted on new Cashless Debit Card participants
The temporary pause on new income support recipients going on to the Cashless Debit Card program, which was put in place in response to COVID-19,…
Five Fairbridge farm schools to join the National Redress Scheme
Five former Fairbridge farm schools will now be covered by the National Redress Scheme allowing survivors of these institutions to have their applications progressed. The…
Strengthening Australia’s social security safety net
The Morrison Government is delivering on its commitment to enhance Australia’s social security safety net after Parliament today passed the historic Strengthening Income Support package.…