On Wednesday 4 December 2024 the Minister for Social Services, the Hon Amanda Rishworth MP, chaired a meeting of the Ministers’ Redress Scheme Governance Board…
The Albanese Labor Government is committed to improving the employment outcomes of Australians with disability and has today released new scorecards to help better monitor…
The Albanese Labor Government has today launched the Helping Children Heal program in inner west Sydney, to strengthen support for children affected by family and…
The Albanese Labor Government is supporting communities across Australia to be strong and resilient. Assistant Minister for Social Security, Ageing and Women, Kate Thwaites, and…
Today, people across Australia and the world are coming together for International Day of People with Disability – a United Nations observed day that promotes…
The Albanese Labor Government is establishing the new Forced Marriage Specialist Support Program and is investing over $9.3 million in the not-for-profit organisation Life Without…
The Albanese Labor Government has committed $5.8 million for more women and children experiencing domestic and family violence to access emergency accommodation and support with…
The Albanese Labor Government is strengthening its commitment to ending gender-based violence in one generation through $23 million to establish 12 national trial sites supporting…
The Australian Government is proposing a range of improvements to Centrepay, to ensure the free bill paying service helps Australians and reduces the risk of…
The Albanese Labor Government is investing $2.6 million to trial a new approach to support First Nations women, children and families at risk of, or…
The Albanese Government is making Adelaide and its surrounds even better places to live, rolling out an urban community infrastructure program to elevate South Australian…
National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) participants receiving support through the world-leading reform are now better protected thanks to further $110.4 million investment from the Albanese…
More than 500 students around the country have participated in the Stop it at the Start campaign’s Respect Competition to help foster greater awareness about…
Australia’s 3 million unpaid carers deserve to be seen and deserve to be valued. That’s why the Albanese Government is funding the Australian Bureau of…
The Albanese Labor Government has launched a new International Disability Equity and Rights Strategy, to drive meaningful improvements for people with disability through Australia’s international…
Today the Albanese Labor Government introduced legislation to make Commonwealth workplaces safer for workers and the Australian community. The new Commonwealth Workplace Protection Orders Bill…
Australians have taken advantage of quicker, simpler, and more accessible digital statutory declarations more than 22,000 times in the first five months of the new…
The Albanese Labor Government is hosting the first meeting of the new Parents and Carers Reference Group (PCRG), bringing together parents, carers and representatives of…
The Albanese Government’s significant investment in the National Disability Insurance Scheme Quality and Safeguards Commission (NDIS Commission), more than doubling its workforce and fixing the…
The Albanese Labor Government is reaffirming its ongoing commitment to a safer, violence-free Australia for all women and children today in recognition of the International…
The Albanese Government has tabled its response to the Senate Inquiry into Missing and Murdered First Nations Women and Children. The Government acknowledges the First…
A new program which trials recycling disability support equipment aims to help save hundreds of millions of dollars in government funding each year. Minister for…
The Women and Women’s Safety Ministerial Council (the Council) was convened virtually today to bring together Commonwealth and state and territory governments to drive national…
The Fraud Fusion Taskforce (FFT) has revolutionised the fight against criminals who try to steal government payments from those who need it most. In the…
The Albanese Labor Government is entering negotiations with the Brazilian Government on a bilateral social security agreement. An agreement would enhance access to certain Australian…