The Albanese Labor Government will continue its positive agenda to boost economic inclusion and tackle disadvantage by establishing an Economic Inclusion Advisory Committee. Treasurer Jim…
E&OE ANDREW CLENNELL, HOST: From Adelaide, the Minister for Social Services, Amanda Rishworth. Thank you for your time. What is your reaction to the Victorian…
Today marks the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women and the beginning of the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence. In Australia,…
Legislation passed in Parliament today will reduce the financial impact on pensioners looking to downsize their principal home and free up housing stock for younger…
The Albanese Labor Government has today announced that up to $17 million will be made available to support employment pathways – including funding infrastructure projects…
Today I rise to speak to acknowledge the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, which we will mark this Friday – the…
One thousand regional Australians have already taken advantage of the Albanese Government’s Regional First Home Buyer Guarantee just weeks after its launch on 1 October. The…
E&OE TRANSCRIPT Topics: Economic abuse, National Plan to End Violence Against Women and Children 2022-2032, NDIS and Australia’s Disability Strategy, Aged care worker’s pay TOM…
The Albanese Labor Government is committed to giving older Australians more choice and flexibility to participate in the workforce through legislation passed in the Parliament.…
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.…
E&OE TRANSCRIPT Topic: Early Years Summit and Strategy PETER STEFANOVIC, HOST: The Federal Government has announced that it will launch an Early Years Summit…
E&OE TRANSCRIPT Topics: Early Years Summit, Early Years Strategy, Industrial Relations NIKOLAI BEILHARZ, HOST: There has been a lot of focus on early learning…
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…
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…
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…
E&OE JAYNE AZZOPARDI, HOST: Now onto more serious matters and the latest in the Medibank data breach. The Albanese Government launching a new joint task force…
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…
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…
E&OE MATT DORAN, HOST: More than $190 million of Commonwealth funds will be spent over two years providing emergency relief to Australians struggling to make ends…
E&OE MATTHEW DORAN, HOST: Housing Minister Julie Collins joins us now in studio. Julie Collins, welcome to Afternoon Briefing. The concern here is now around the HomeBuilder program for…
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…
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…
Good evening and thank you for the opportunity to speak to you tonight. It is great to be back at the National Press Club to…
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…
Good afternoon and thank you to the National Press Club of Australia for inviting me here today to speak. I’m grateful to have a platform…