The Albanese Labor Government is providing $166,000 for a new group program to support women affected by violence as part of its investment in community-led…
The Albanese Labor Government is continuing to strengthen the disability ecosystem and improve the availability of supports outside the NDIS, with consultations around the design…
The Albanese Labor Government is supporting local community organisations to make a positive impact in the lives of vulnerable Australians, with new grant funding announced…
A significantly strengthened National Disability Insurance Scheme Quality and Safeguards Commission banned a record number of dodgy providers and received a historic number of complaints…
Minister for Government Services and the National Disability Insurance Scheme Bill Shorten MP is urging Australians to skip the queues in Services Australia service centres…
More than five million Australians will benefit from an increase to their income support payment when latest indexation takes effect on 20 September 2024. A…
The Albanese Labor Government is bolstering its support for Australians doing it tough with more than $10.3 million in funding to help build strong and…
People with disability are set to benefit from 31 new accessible bathroom facilities, thanks to the Australian Government’s $3.7 million investment into the next stage…
BetStop – the National Self-Exclusion Register – has reached its first anniversary with over 28,000 self-exclusions. Australians are able to self-exclude from all online wagering…
Minister for the NDIS the Hon. Bill Shorten MP today announced Louise Glanville as the new Commissioner of the National Disability Insurance Scheme Quality and…
The Housing and Homelessness Ministerial Council (Ministerial Council) met in Parramatta, New South Wales and online on 27 August 2024. The Ministerial Council welcomed the…
A recent series of early morning raids, payment locks and increased prosecutions on suspected fraudulent and criminal National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) providers is showing…
The Albanese Labor Government is continuing to deliver on its commitment to ending violence against women and children with the funding of another Safe Places…
The Albanese Labor Government is partnering with 55 community organisations across Australia to improve the digital inclusion of refugee and migrant women. Overseen by the…
Today the Albanese Labor Government is releasing the report from the independent Rapid Review of Prevention Approaches to help stop gender-based violence. The Government thanks…
Landmark legislation to reform the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) passed Parliament today, fulfilling the Albanese Government’s commitment to legislate important changes called for by…
The Albanese Labor Government is continuing to deliver on its commitment to provide greater support to Australian families by introducing legislation today which will pay…
The Albanese Labor Government and the Council for the Australian Federation (CAF) have in the past 24 hours agreed to significant changes to enhance co-governance…
Today the Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence Commission’s (the Commission) first Yearly Report on the progress of the National Plan to End Violence against Women…
The Albanese Labor Government is committed to better supporting people with disability to develop and lead research through the establishment of the National Disability Research…
The Albanese Labor Government is continuing its commitment to better support the three million unpaid carers in Australia, with consultation on a discussion paper about…
The Albanese Labor Government is partnering with the Movember Institute of Men’s Health in a transformative commitment to advance work to help young men and…
The Albanese Labor Government is underscoring the importance of reliable, safe, and consistent information for migrants with the launch of new web-based family, domestic, and…
Members of the Interim Independent Advisory Board were pleased to make connections with other stakeholders influencing the government service delivery trajectory. Joint meeting with the…
The Australian Government acknowledges Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples throughout Australia and their continuing connection to land, water, culture and community. We pay our respects to the Elders both past and present.