Decorated top cop to lead NDIS Panel of Justice Experts
Media Release by The Hon Bill Shorten MPA team of justice experts will work on a new panel to examine the management of prisoners exiting jails who have been identified as current…
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New national criminal database will build evidence on violent perpetrator reoffenders
Media Release by The Hon Justine Elliot MPThe Albanese Labor Government continues to deliver on its commitment to ending gender-based violence through its investment in the Australian Bureau of Statistics’ (ABS) Criminal…
New Stop it at the Start campaign launches
Media Release by The Hon Justine Elliot MPThe Albanese Government is today launching a new phase of the award-winning, evidence-based Stop it at the Start campaign. The Hidden Trends of Disrespect aims…
Ukraine Peace Summit
Media Release by The Hon Bill Shorten MPOn 15-16 June 2024, Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) and Government Services the Hon Bill Shorten MP will represent Australia at the…
Robodebt hero awarded King’s Birthday honour
Media Release by The Hon Bill Shorten MPThe Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme and Government Services, Bill Shorten, has congratulated outstanding former public servant Colleen Taylor for being recognised on…
Minister Rishworth to represent Australia at OECD Forum
Media Release by The Hon Amanda Rishworth MPThe Minister for Social Services, Amanda Rishworth has accepted an invitation to attend the inaugural OECD Forum on Gender Equality in Paris from 10 June.…
Australians to represent disability community at the United Nations
Media Release by The Hon Amanda Rishworth MPThe Albanese Labor Government is committed to promoting the rights of people with disability and will support Australians with disability to attend the 17th Session…
Funding boost for Australia’s volunteer sector
Media Release by The Hon Amanda Rishworth MPThe Albanese Labor Government is underscoring its commitment to strengthening the nation’s volunteering sector with more than $5 million in funding to support Volunteer Resource…
NDIS reforms boosted by greater involvement in co-design with disability representative organisations
Media Release by The Hon Bill Shorten MPThe National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) has strengthened investment in co-designing key reforms to the NDIS, through a funding boost for Disability Representative and Carer…
Albanese Government invests $140.3 million in community organisations
Media Release by The Hon Amanda Rishworth MPThe Albanese Labor Government is investing $140.3 million in community organisations through the Information, Linkages and Capacity Building (ILC) program to deliver critical projects in…
New Domestic Violence Co-Responder model trial underway in the NT
Media Release by The Hon Justine Elliot MPA new co-responder model trial in Alice Springs has commenced in partnership with the Commonwealth and Territory governments with the aim of offering greater support…
Prison for NDIS fraudster
Media Release by The Hon Bill Shorten MPAn occupational therapist who was found guilty of 22 counts of obtaining financial advantage by deception has been sentenced to six years in prison, with…
Boost to emergency and food relief support for Australians in need
Media Release by The Hon Amanda Rishworth MPThe Albanese Labor Government continues to support Australians experiencing financial crisis with an additional $4.9 million in funding for Emergency Relief and Food Relief services…
Indexation to deliver timely cost of living relief to families and pensioners
Media Release by The Hon Amanda Rishworth MPMore than two million Australians will benefit from the latest round of payment indexation, which comes into effect from 1 July 2024. Around 1.3 million…
Prevention of gender-based violence against older Australians
Media Release by The Hon Amanda Rishworth MPThe Albanese Labor Government is working to combat the prevalence of gender-based violence against older people in Australia through providing education and awareness raising materials.…
Housing and Homelessness Ministerial Council meeting
Media Release by The Hon Julie Collins MPThe Housing and Homelessness Ministerial Council (Ministerial Council) was held on 31 May 2024. The Ministerial Council welcomed the Hon Felix Ellis, the new Tasmanian…
Shovels in ground for Sorell’s new service centre and new one-stop-shop pilot
Media Release by The Hon Bill Shorten MPMinister for Government Services the Hon. Bill Shorten MP today turned the first sod for the new Services Australia Sorell Service Centre in Tasmania. Services…
South Australia leading the way to address violent perpetrators
Media Release by The Hon Justine Elliot MPThe Albanese and Malinauskas Labor governments are working together to deliver on their shared commitment to addressing family, domestic and sexual violence perpetrator behaviour. Through…
Working to end violence against women with rapid review into prevention approaches
Media Release by The Hon Amanda Rishworth MPThe Albanese Labor Government is working to end violence against women and children in one generation and has appointed an Expert Panel to conduct a…
New campaign encourages respectful relationships across Australia
Media Release by The Hon Justine Elliot MPThe Albanese Labor Government is today launching a new campaign to help reduce the incidence of sexual violence in Australia by improving community understanding and…
Protecting the NDIS: Taking action to further tackle scheme growth
Media Release by The Hon Bill Shorten MPThe Australian Government is taking action against some unscrupulous providers who are exploiting the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) by encouraging thousands of participants to…
New multi-million dollar technology protecting the NDIS
Media Release by The Hon Bill Shorten MPThe Albanese Government is further protecting National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) participants by investing $160 million in a technology system. In this month’s federal budget…
Strengthening support for redress applicants
Media Release by The Hon Amanda Rishworth MPThe Albanese Labor Government is increasing support for survivors of institutional child sexual abuse by investing $33.3 million in new and expanded services for National…
National Partnership delivers $47.8 million in funding to prevent family and domestic violence
Media Release by The Hon Amanda Rishworth MPServices providing frontline support to women and children experiencing domestic and family violence (DFV) will receive a share of $47.8 million in Commonwealth Government funding…
New standards to better support victim-survivors in community housing
Media Release by The Hon Justine Elliot MPThe Community Housing Industry Association (CHIA) today launched its Domestic and Family Violence (DFV) Standards and Toolkit, a sector-led initiative to help the community housing…