E&OE TRANSCRIPT Topic: Women in politics and empathy. HELEN MCCABE, HOST: Empathy is a bit like authenticity, a term that is possibly overused on this…
The Albanese Labor Government is continuing its support of First Nations communities and investing in programs to reduce the rate of the over-representation of Aboriginal…
E&OE TRANSCRIPT Topics: Interest rate rises, franking credits, paid parental leave and domestic violence. SHARRI MARKSON, HOST: Joining me now is Social Services Minister Amanda…
More than 4.7 million pension and allowance recipients will receive a boost to their social security payments when indexation of their payments occurs on 20…
The Albanese Labor Government has taken the next step in improving paid parental leave to ensure it is working for modern families. The Senate today…
E&OE TRANSCRIPT Topics: Paid parental leave and superannuation GREG JENNETT, HOST: Now, earlier this afternoon, the Senate passed, with bipartisan support, a number of changes…
More than 10,000 additional older Australians and veterans have had their cost of living pressures reduced after being granted a Commonwealth Seniors Health Card following…
The Albanese Labor Government has underscored its commitment to Australia’s children and their families with the announcement of $700,000 in new funding for Toy Libraries…
The Albanese Labor Government is highlighting its commitment to ending violence against women through two programs that will provide more than $16 million in additional…
Good morning everyone and thank you for inviting me to open this plenary session on the future of place-based change. Unfortunately I’m not able to…
E&OE TRANSCRIPT Topics: Training frontline workers, Roundtable on Domestic and Family Violence, Parliamentary staff hours and Cabinet solidarity. ALI MOORE, HOST: The Federal Government is…
The Albanese Labor Government has ensured continued support for people living with disability through the successful delivery of the Social Security (Tables for the Assessment…
The Albanese Labor Government is delivering on its election commitment to double funding for systemic disability advocacy, with an additional $11.2 million allocated to the…
E&OE TRANSCRIPT Topics: Doubling Disability Reform Organisation funding, Superannuation, National Autism Guideline, NDIS TOM ORITI, HOST: The Federal Government has announced $11.2 million in new…
The Albanese Government is delivering on its commitment to ending violence in one generation with the commencement of the first place-based trial of the Escaping…
The Albanese Labor Government is committed to supporting flood-impacted communities in Central West New South Wales with extra funding to employ more financial counsellors. A…
E&OE Topics: Additional support for flood impacted communities ALEX JAMES, HOST: Hundreds of people across the Central West have been facing very difficult times since…
The Albanese Labor Government has continued its commitment to improving the lives of families and children by providing long-term funding certainty for the Children and…
E&OE Topic: Future-proofing programs to support families and children, cashless debit card ZANETA MASCARENHAS, MEMBER FOR SWAN: Hi my name is Zaneta Mascarenhas and I’m…
Parents and community organisations will join representatives from across government, non-government, academic and business sectors in Canberra today to discuss the development of the Commonwealth…
E&OE TRANSCRIPT Topic: National Early Years Summit, Children’s Commissioner, unemployment PATRICIA KARVELAS, HOST: Think about what kids learn in the first five years. It’s obviously…
E&OE Topic: National Early Years Summit AMANDA RISHWORTH, MINISTER FOR SOCIAL SERVICES: It’s great to be here with Minister Aly for our national Early Years…
Good morning everyone and welcome to the National Early Years’ Summit, here in Parliament House. Nothing focuses the mind more than when you leave the…
The Governor-General, His Excellency General the Honourable David Hurley AC DSC (Retd), has amended the Letters Patent to extend the Royal Commission into the Robodebt…
Autistic children and their families will be better supported with Australia’s first national practice guidelines to promote the early development of autistic children, their participation…