Eight nationally significant disaster events since January 2022 have required a turbo charged response to processing government payments. Services Australia has supported some 2.9 million people…
Accessing government services is now easier with the new myGov app. Minister for Government Services the Hon Bill Shorten MP said the app, available to…
The Albanese Labor Government is calling on Australians to recognise this year’s International Day of People with Disability (IDPwD) by working together to help overcome…
From today, pensioners over Age Pension age and eligible Veterans will be able to earn more income from working without reducing their pension, just in…
E&OE SUBJECTS: Medibank data breach, former Government Services Minister, IR PATRICIA KARVELAS, HOST: The government is expecting to pass its controversial IR bill by the…
The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) Review is putting people with disability back at the centre of the NDIS. The Review submission process is based…
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…
More than 360 regional Australians have already taken advantage of the Albanese Government’s Regional First Home Buyer Guarantee just a month after its launch on…
A Taiwanese national suspected of rorting more than $130,000 in COVID-19 support payments has been arrested in Sydney overnight. The arrest of the 34-year-old male…
The Albanese Government is delivering the most significant housing reform agenda in a generation, so that more Australians will have a safe place to call home.…
The Albanese Government is delivering on its election commitment to get the NDIS back on track. The Budget delivers the change Australians voted…
The Albanese Government has honoured its election commitments to boost services and staff numbers at Services Australia offices and undertake a comprehensive audit of the…
Minister for Government Services, the Hon. Bill Shorten, is pleased to announce the Labor Albanese Government will provide an additional $588 million in 2022-23, to…
The Australian Government has extended support to more flood affected areas of Victoria making the one-off, non-means tested Australian Government Disaster Recovery Payment available for…
The Australian Government’s Disaster Recovery Allowance has been extended to eligible individuals in 12 additional local government areas (LGAs) following severe storms and flooding impacting large areas of New…
Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), the Hon. Bill Shorten has today announced that 54 NDIS Specialised Hospital Discharge Planners will work in…
Services Australia’s Mobile Service Centres Golden Wattle and Blue Gum have been deployed to flood affected regions in Victoria and Tasmania. The Australian Government has…
Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), the Hon. Bill Shorten, wants to assure participants they will continue to be supported with proportionate and…
The Australian Government has extended support to more flood affected areas of south-eastern Australia making the one-off, non-means tested Australian Government Disaster Recovery Payment available…
The Albanese Government has today launched an Independent Review into the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) to improve the wellbeing of Australians with disability and…
The Australian Government has moved quickly to support people in Victoria, Tasmania and New South Wales affected by the ongoing extensive flooding, making disaster assistance payments…
The myGov user audit consultation has started with a survey calling for people’s experiences in using Australia’s largest authenticated digital platform. Minister for Government Services…
New data released by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) has revealed a decrease in people returning to homelessness after securing housing. …
The Australian Government will provide funding of $139.9 million to extend 389 projects aimed at building the individual capacity and increasing the social, economic and…
Businesses will be better supported to break down barriers to employment with $20 million in grant funding to ensure more Australians living with disability, who…