Media Release

Helping more Australians into home ownership

Media Release by The Hon Julie Collins MP

The Albanese Labor Government will help more Australians into home ownership sooner through a significant expansion of criteria for the Home Guarantee Scheme. Eligibility criteria…

Billions to boost social and affordable rental homes

Media Release by The Hon Julie Collins MP

The Albanese Labor Government is taking a number of actions in next month’s Budget to improve the supply of rental housing, including to support more…

National Cabinet commits to a sustainable NDIS

Media Release by The Hon Bill Shorten MP

National Cabinet has committed to efforts to reboot the National Disability Insurance Scheme. This will ensure the NDIS can continue to provide life-changing outcomes for…

Ceduna communities to benefit from funding boost

Media Release by The Hon Amanda Rishworth MP

The Albanese Labor Government is investing funding to support job opportunities, economic development and promote self-determination and choice in former Cashless Debit Card program sites.…

Use of debt collectors for social welfare abolished

Media Release by The Hon Bill Shorten MP

The Albanese Government will ensure Robodebt never happens again. The cessation of outsourcing social security welfare payment debts to external collection agents (ECAs) is one…

Funding boost to make workplaces more accessible

Media Release by The Hon Amanda Rishworth MP

The Albanese Labor Government will continue its commitment to boosting employment for Australians with disability by increasing funding for Auslan services and building modifications that…

NDIA to strengthen participant safety

Media Release by The Hon Bill Shorten MP

The National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) is improving participant safety, through the release of a new NDIA Participant Safeguarding Policy.   This Policy marks the…

Australian Child Maltreatment Study

Media Release by The Hon Amanda Rishworth MP

The findings of the Australian Child Maltreatment Study are shocking. These aren’t just statistics. These are children. This is a wake-up call to all of…

Series of firsts in new NDIA Board appointments

Media Release by The Hon Bill Shorten MP

Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) Bill Shorten today announced the appointment of two new members of the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA)…

Medicare card now available in the myGov app

Media Release by The Hon Bill Shorten MP

People can now add a digital version of their Medicare card to the myGov app for secure and convenient access on the go. Minister for…

Fairer child support for separated families

Media Release by The Hon Amanda Rishworth MP

The Albanese Labor Government will take the first step to make the child support system fairer for children in separated families with the introduction of…