The Albanese Labor Government is providing increased financial support to help maintain a strong community services sector with fair wages and reduced cost of living…
Disability Ministers came together in Canberra last Friday to set collective priorities for the year ahead, focused on improving the lives of people with disability.…
The Albanese Labor Government will continue its commitment to those who give up their time to help improve their communities through an additional $4 million…
The Albanese Labor Government is continuing to deliver on its commitment to reform Income Management through the introduction of the new SmartCard. Following the abolishment…
Last week, Family and Domestic Violence leave became a reality. A long overdue safeguard and one of the first bills Labor introduced into Parliament. More…
E&OE TRANSCRIPT SUBJECTS: IMF comments on NDIS funding; Robodebt Royal Commission; Reserve bank; interest rates and cost-of-living TOM CONNELL, HOST: Welcome back. There’s been a…
The Albanese Labor Government took another step towards advancing gender equality today with legislation to enhance the Paid Parental Leave scheme passing the House of…
E&OE Topic: Alice Springs, cashless debit card and Government’s Early Years Summit. TOM CONNELL, HOST: Well, after resisting calls to reimpose alcohol bans in central…
Commonwealth, state and territory Community Services Ministers met in-person at Parliament House, Canberra on 31 January 2023. Since the launch of Safe and Supported: the…
The Albanese Labor Government is delivering on its commitment to develop an Early Years Strategy with public consultation now underway ahead of the major Early…
The Albanese Labor Government will continue its commitment to leaving no one behind and holding no one back by progressing a National Autism Strategy and…
E&OE Topics: New funding for Autism CRC, domestic violence leave, Commonwealth rent assistance and social housing LORETTA RYAN, HOST: Do you know someone or do…
*Check against delivery* Good afternoon and thank you Andrew for that warm introduction. I would like to start by acknowledging the traditional owners of the…
The Albanese Government will today progress its commitment to Australia’s children by launching the first Action Plans under Safe and Supported: The National Framework for…
E&OE Topics: Launch of Safe and Supported Action Plans SABRA LANE, HOST: It’s not just Alice Springs where young people are vulnerable. You might be…
*Check against delivery* Good afternoon everyone and thank you for joining us today to launch two important Action Plans that will help us deliver the…
The Minister for Social Services, Amanda Rishworth, today awarded funding of $797,587 to Children and Young People with Disability Australia (CYDA) to deliver a new…
E&OE Topic: National Roundtable on Online Dating Safety KARL STEFANOVIC, HOST: Welcome back. There are growing concerns about the safety of online dating. So how…
E&OE PATRICIA KARVELAS, HOST: Have you used a dating app? While it’s a far cry from the organic encounters or blind dates of the past,…
Minister for Communications, the Hon Michelle Rowland MP and Minister for Social Services, the Hon Amanda Rishworth MP will convene the National Roundtable on Online…
E&OE SUBJECTS: Albanese Government’s National Roundtable for Online Dating Safety MICHELLE ROWLAND, MINISTER FOR COMMUNICATIONS: Good afternoon. I want to start by thanking the participants…
Australia and the Republic of Serbia have signed a new social security agreement that will improve access to retirement benefits for eligible people who have…
The Albanese Labor Government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Business Council of Australia (BCA) to create and implement a new disability employment…
E&OE TRANSCRIPT GARY ADSHED, HOST: The New Year, of course we know this is only a few days away and with that comes legislative changes…
Placing people living with disability at the centre of the services they receive is a key pillar of a discussion paper on the proposed Disability…