Ambassadors for the 2024 International Day of People with Disability (IDPwD) have officially been confirmed. A total of eight Australians with a diverse range of…
The Albanese Government is trialling a new approach to paying for disability supports to ensure National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) participants receive high quality supports…
The National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) will pilot two new initiatives under the Agency’s new Quality Supports program, to deliver high quality services to vulnerable…
Minister for NDIS the Hon Bill Shorten MP has established an Independent Pricing Committee (the Committee) to review the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) pricing…
The Australian Government is working closely with the South Australian Government to support tomato industry workers stood down due to the impacts of tomato brown…
Minister for Government Services the Hon. Bill Shorten visited the Services Australia service centre in Bankstown today, in the same shopping centre where former Prime…
The Albanese Labor Government is continuing to support inclusion and a sense of belonging in communities for Autistic Australians, with the commitment of $359,000 to…
Young men and boys at risk of engaging in family, domestic and sexual violence will be supported through the establishment of a national early intervention…
The Albanese Labor Government is reinforcing its commitment to inclusion and accessibility with the launch of a new pilot, delivered in partnership with Deaf Connect…
The Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) and Government Services, the Hon. Bill Shorten MP, is today announcing civil penalty proceedings have been…
The Albanese Labor Government is strengthening its commitment to accountability and transparency in delivering landmark disability reforms through the release of the Disability Reform Roadmap…
The Albanese Labor Government has commissioned a national survey of the family, domestic and sexual violence workforce to improve supports for victim-survivors. A total of…
New parents will now receive important superannuation contributions when they take time off to care for their babies, bringing Paid Parental Leave in line with…
The Australian Government is investing $4.3 million for a new program to ensure that victim-survivors of family, domestic and sexual violence or child sexual abuse…
A pilot program giving community legal advocates a secure and streamlined channel through to Services Australia to support their most vulnerable clients is being lauded…
Today, Ray Griggs AO CSC, Secretary of the Department of Social Services has announced his retirement from the Australian Public Service. Mr Griggs has had…
Vision Australia Seeing Eye Dogs held its annual graduation ceremony today to celebrate the life-changing connections between 42 handlers and their Seeing Eye Dogs who…
Today, the Secretary of my Department Ray Griggs AO CSC has announced his retirement. Mr Griggs has had an exemplary career, with 46-years of public…
The Albanese Government is progressing a new registration system for the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) that will better support participants through stronger regulation of…
The Albanese Labor Government has further progressed its commitment to addressing family violence experienced by First Nations women and children, with public consultation opening on…
The Australian Government has today announced the appointment of Dr Ian James Watt AC to the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) Board. Minister for the…
The Albanese Government has delivered a Medicare Urgent Care Clinic (Medicare UCC) in Maribyrnong to give provide better access to high quality and free, bulk-billed…
The Albanese Labor Government is building on its significant investments to prevent family, domestic and sexual violence against women and children, and support those who…
Women escaping family, domestic and sexual violence in the Illawarra will now have access to crucial new support, with the opening of a landmark healing…
The Albanese Labor Government is supporting communities across Australia to be strong and resilient. Waminda South Coast Women’s Health and Wellbeing Aboriginal Corporation will receive…