The Morrison Government is pleased to announce Telstra Health as the successful provider to deliver 1800RESPECT – the national family, domestic and sexual violence counselling…
The Morrison Government is introducing new measures to drive down unpaid child support, targeting child support owed by more than 18,000 parents to ensure children,…
The draft National Plan to End Violence against Women and Children 2022-2032 outlines a shared long-term commitment to a future free from all forms of…
E&OE… LEIGH RADFORD: We’re going to move on now to trying to address the questions around preventing violence against women. Now the federal government has…
E&OE DANICA DE GIORGIO: Critical industry groups held crisis meetings with the federal government last night over fears Omicron induced staff shortages could cripple the…
The Morrison Government continues to support women and children on temporary visas who are experiencing family, domestic or sexual violence. In March last year the…
The $260 million National Partnership on Family, Domestic and Sexual Violence is being rolled out today with states and territories now having received their first…
Frontline responders will be offered training to help identify and support women and children who are experiencing family and domestic violence during natural disasters and…
The Morrison Government has committed an additional $4.1 million over two years to The Fathering Project so that fathers across the country can connect through…
The Morrison Government is ensuring Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students receiving ABSTUDY who are boarding have financial support to travel home during emergencies. Minister…
Disability representative organisations will receive more than $5.3 million over two years, a new national advocacy secretariat will be established to streamline advice and increase…
The Morrison Government is rebranding the Pension Loans Scheme to be known as the Home Equity Access Scheme and reducing the interest rate from 4.50…
E&OE… GARETH PARKER: The Federal Government are going to revamp a scheme. I’ll call it a reverse mortgage scheme. But I’ll introduce the Minister for…
Community Services Ministers (CSM) met via videoconference on 8 December 2021. After endorsement from the Commonwealth and all state and territory governments and the Aboriginal…
From today, Cashless Debit Card holders who bank through Indue will be able to make payments using their smartphone device. Minister for Families and Social…
The Morrison Government, in partnership with SNAICC – the National Voice for our Children, has today released the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Early…
Traditional Credit Union has now begun issuing Cashless Debit Cards in the Northern Territory to new program participants. Minister for Families and Social Services Anne…
More than 1 million recipients of youth, student, and carer allowances will receive a boost to their payments from 1 January 2022 to help them…
A transformative new strategy supported by targeted action plans and a robust outcomes framework will help drive change for people with disability over the next…
In a huge boost for Australia’s volunteers, the Morrison Government has today announced more than $18 million as part of the 2021 Volunteer Grants, which…
The Morrison Government will invest $2.8 million over three years to deliver the final stage of the Wiyi Yani U Thangani (Women’s Voices) Project. This…
More survivors of institutional child sexual abuse will now be eligible to receive redress as the Morrison Government delivers on its commitment to expand Funder…
One Friday night earlier this month emergency services attended a fire at a residence in the Hidden Valley Town Camp in the Northern Territory. Most…
The Morrison Government will invest $22.4 million over five years to establish a Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence Commission to oversee the implementation of the…
Today marks the 12th anniversary of the National Apology for Forgotten Australians and Former Child Migrants. This day is a solemn reminder of the terrible…