Press Conference in Sydney
Transcript by The Hon Amanda Rishworth MPSUBJECTS: Ban on use of credit cards for online wagering. MICHELLE ROWLAND, MINISTER FOR COMMUNICATIONS: Good morning. The top priority of the Albanese Government…
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Central coast youth to benefit from community program funding boost
Media Release by The Hon Amanda Rishworth MPThe Albanese Labor Government is investing more than $700,000 in two organisations to deliver innovative projects to improve the lives of young people on the Central…
Doubling support for young carers to continue their education
Media Release by The Hon Amanda Rishworth MPA funding boost of almost $10 million by the Albanese Labor Government will allow Carers Australia to increase financial assistance to young carers so they…
Economic development funding boost for Cape York communities
Media Release by The Hon Amanda Rishworth MPCape York First Nations communities are the latest to benefit from the Albanese Labor Government’s investment of up to $23 million to support greater economic…
Minister Rishworth interviewed on ABC Far North Breakfast with Charlie Mckillop
Transcript by The Hon Amanda Rishworth MPE&OE TRANSCRIPT Topics: Economic development funding for Cape York, Cashless Debit Card program, JobSeeker, Economic Inclusion Advisory Committee CHARLIE MCKILLOP, HOST: The Cape York peninsula…
East Kimberley communities to receive economic development funding boost
Media Release by The Hon Amanda Rishworth MPThe 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.…
Minister Rishworth interviewed on ABC Kimberley Breakfast with Vanessa Mills
Transcript by The Hon Amanda Rishworth MPE&OE TRANSCRIPT Topics: Funding boost for East Kimberley communities VANESSA MILLS, HOST: Two Kununurra organisations will get almost four and a half million dollars to…
Ceduna communities to benefit from funding boost
Media Release by The Hon Amanda Rishworth MPThe 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.…
Minister Rishworth interviewed on ABC Eyre Peninsula Breakfast with Emma Pedler
Transcript by The Hon Amanda Rishworth MPE&OE TRANSCRIPT Topics: Funding boost for former cashless debit card communities EMMA PEDLER, HOST: Back when the cashless debit card wrapped up in October last…
Extra relief for flood-affected Queensland and Western Australian communities
Media Release by The Hon Amanda Rishworth MPThe Albanese Labor Government is today announcing an additional $4.4 million to 83 Emergency Relief and Food Relief providers across Queensland and Western Australia to…
Funding boost to make workplaces more accessible
Media Release by The Hon Amanda Rishworth MPThe Albanese Labor Government will continue its commitment to boosting employment for Australians with disability by increasing funding for Auslan services and building modifications that…
Minister Rishworth interview on Radio National Drive with Kathryn Robinson
Transcript by The Hon Amanda Rishworth MPE&OE TRANSCRIPT KATHRYN ROBINSON, HOST: If you weren’t aware, today is National Auslan Day and today the Federal Government has announced workplaces will be provided…
Australian Child Maltreatment Study
Media Release by The Hon Amanda Rishworth MPThe 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…
Action plans and extra support for former Cashless Debit Card communities
Media Release by The Hon Amanda Rishworth MPThe Albanese Labor Government has committed to extending existing support services and delivering a range of new initiatives in former Cashless Debit Card program communities…
Government responds to findings of Standing Committee inquiry into family, domestic and sexual violence
Media Release by The Hon Amanda Rishworth MPThe Albanese Labor Government has tabled the official response to the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Social Policy and Legal Affairs Inquiry into family,…
Fairer child support for separated families
Media Release by The Hon Amanda Rishworth MPThe Albanese Labor Government will take the first step to make the child support system fairer for children in separated families with the introduction of…
Latest ANROWS research shines light on community attitudes towards violence against women
Media Release by The Hon Justine Elliot MPThe 2021 National Community Attitudes towards Violence against Women Survey (NCAS) released today reaffirms why the Albanese Labor Government’s continued commitment to ending gender-based violence…
Minister Rishworth interview on ABC RN Drive with Andy Park
Transcript by The Hon Amanda Rishworth MPE&OE TRANSCRIPT ANDY PARK, HOST: The National Community Attitudes towards Violence Against Women Survey has found nearly half of Australians incorrectly believe that women and…
Jobs secured for hundreds of workers with disability after successful takeover of Activ Foundation worksites
Media Release by The Hon Amanda Rishworth MPThe employment future of hundreds of people with disability in Western Australia has been secured today with Activ Foundation to transition their large-scale worksites to…
New research reveals extent of gambling harm to Australian families
Media Release by The Hon Amanda Rishworth MPResearch released today by the Australian Institute of Family Studies has revealed the extent of harm gambling is causing to Australians. Most survey participants believed…
Recognition of ten years since the National Apology for Forced Adoptions
Speech by The Hon Amanda Rishworth MPI rise to acknowledge the tenth anniversary of the National Apology for Forced Adoptions. On 21 March 2013, in front of an audience of over…
Government marks ten year anniversary of the National Apology for Forced Adoptions
Media Release by The Hon Amanda Rishworth MPOn the tenth anniversary of the National Apology for Forced Adoptions, the Albanese Labor Government will remember the mothers and families affected by forced adoptions…
New report underscores importance of Early Years Strategy
Media Release by The Hon Amanda Rishworth MPThe latest report card into the wellbeing of Australian children by UNICEF Australia and the Australian Research Alliance for Children and Youth (ARACY) has reinforced…
Minister Rishworth press conference interview with Sally Sitou, Nicole Breeze, and Penny Dakin
Transcript by The Hon Amanda Rishworth MPE&OE TRANSCRIPT Topics: Launch of UNICEF and ARACY’s Wellbeing Of Australia’s Children Index SALLY SITOU, MEMBER FOR REID: It is great to be here today…
Reflecting on safety this International Women’s Day
Media Release by The Hon Justine Elliot MPToday marks International Women’s Day, a day to celebrate the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women across Australia and the world. Minister for…