Media Release

Centrelink and Medicare claims slashed

Media Release by The Hon Bill Shorten MP

Services Australia has halved its claims backlog and reduced congestion messaging on its phone lines, getting nearly 700,000 outstanding Centrelink and Medicare claims to Australians…

Centrepay reform targeting exploitation

Media Release by The Hon Bill Shorten MP

The Albanese Government has renewed its commitment to Centrepay reform, today announcing a range of short- and long-term priorities to improve the program. Australians who…

Budget delivers for people with disability

Media Release by The Hon Amanda Rishworth MP

The Albanese Labor Government will continue delivering better outcomes for the more than one in six Australians with disability by boosting investments in disability employment…

Delivering on our commitment to a better NDIS

Media Release by The Hon Bill Shorten MP

The Albanese Labor Government continues to deliver on its commitment to a better National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) for Australians with a disability. Like Medicare,…

Investing in Government Services and building a stronger myGov

Media Release by The Hon Bill Shorten MP

The Albanese Labor Government is supporting Australians through a record investment of $2.8 billion to deliver safe, effective and efficient government services for every Australian. Services…

Working to keep women safe

Media Release by The Hon Justine Elliot MP

The Albanese Labor Government will continue our commitment to ending family, domestic and sexual violence in one generation with further investments to accelerate our efforts.…

Tackling online harms

Media Release by The Hon Amanda Rishworth MP

Ending men’s violence against women and tackling misogyny and the harm it creates requires concerted action from all levels of government and all parts of…

Helping women leave a violent partner payment

Media Release by The Hon Amanda Rishworth MP

The Albanese Labor Government is committed to ending family, domestic and sexual violence in a generation. This is a national crisis. We want women to…

CALD Community Co-Design New NDIS CALD Strategy

Media Release by The Hon Bill Shorten MP

Participants of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) have co-designed a new Cultural and Linguistic Diversity (CALD) Strategy 2024-2028 (Strategy). The National Disability Insurance Agency…

Joint statement

Media Release by The Hon Amanda Rishworth MP

The Australian Institute of Criminology’s National Homicide Monitoring Program has found 34 women were killed by an intimate partner in 2022-23, an increase of 28…

500,000 claims slashed from Services Australia backlog

Media Release by The Hon Bill Shorten MP

After a decade of Liberal neglect of Services Australia, the Albanese Government has had a major breakthrough with half a million claims processed for Australians…

Supporting the most vulnerable in our community

Media Release by The Hon Amanda Rishworth MP

Today we are releasing the Economic Inclusion Advisory Committee’s second report as well as a progress update on the Albanese Government’s actions to tackle disadvantage…

New Changing Places initiative unveiled

Media Release by The Hon Amanda Rishworth MP

The Albanese and South Australian Governments have opened a new accessible changing place, marking a key step towards ensuring every Australian can equally access their…