In an address to the National Press Club in Canberra today, the Minister for Government Services, Bill Shorten, announced the Albanese Government is developing ‘brand…
The Government is recruiting people who are neurodivergent in Adelaide. The Aurora Neuroinclusion Program delivers a supportive and inclusive recruitment process for a range of…
The Albanese Labor Government is bolstering its efforts to end gender-based violence in Australia within a generation by investing $8.3 million to learn more about…
Australians are encouraged to have their say on the future of government services through a new online survey. Responses will inform a Long-term Insights Briefing…
The Australian Government is investing in the future careers of disability workers by announcing $375,000 in grant funding for a recruitment initiative and leadership diploma,…
The Albanese Labor Government is calling for public feedback as part of the review of Australia’s Disability Strategy 2021–2031. We want to build a more…
The Albanese Labor Government is delivering more emergency housing for women and children experiencing family and domestic violence, with the completion of a new Safe…
Communique, Community Services Ministers’ Meeting 30 July 2024 Community Services Ministers met in Canberra on the morning of 30 July 2024. Ministers acknowledged they were…
Communique, Shared Decision-Making Committee 30 July 2024 On 30 July 2024, the Safe and Supported Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Leadership Group (Leadership Group) came…
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and their families will be supported to learn and thrive through play, with the announcement of the Albanese Labor…
A clear definition of NDIS Supports which outlines what will and won’t be funded through the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) will provide greater clarity…
The Albanese Labor Government is delivering on its commitment to fund more family, domestic and sexual violence services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.…
The Australian Government has today published the NDIS Provider and Worker Registration Taskforce’s independent advice to Government on a proposed system of regulation for National…
The Albanese Labor Government is increasing support for LGBTIQA+ people who are at risk of family, domestic, or sexual violence. LGBTIQ+ Health Australia has been…
The Albanese Government is encouraging more people to register as organ and tissue donors this DonateLife Week. About 7.8 million people have already registered, but…
The Albanese Government is encouraging Australian school students to share their ideas of respect and disrespect through a national animation competition. Launching today, the Stop…
The Albanese Labor Government has today released its initial response to the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability. The…
Joint with state and territory disability ministers. On behalf of the Australian Government and all state and territory governments, Disability Ministers have released the Joint…
A new trial site in regional Western Australia is set to provide a foundation for the future commissioning of services delivered under the National Disability…
Hundreds of thousands of Australians are having their Centrelink and Medicare claims processed faster, with wait times slashed across the board. The government has also…
The Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) and Minister for Government Services, the Hon Bill Shorten, has announced the appointment of a new…
The Albanese Labor Government has underscored its commitment to South Australian women facing complex barriers to employment by providing $600,000 in new funding to the…
The Albanese Labor Government is investing up to $14.7 million into new employment pathways for people with intellectual disability and other high support needs. The…
Rural, remote, and very remote communities in Far North Queensland (FNQ) will benefit from a $4.5 million trial to explore a new, connected, and integrated…
On Thursday 25 July 2024 the Minister for Social Services, the Hon Amanda Rishworth MP, chaired a meeting of the Ministers’ Redress Scheme Governance Board…