Media Releases by Senator the Hon Zed Seselja
NSW leading the way with adoptions
Adoption numbers are on the rise, for the first time in a decade, thanks in no small part to the incredible work being undertaken by…
ACT new adoption resources a step in the right direction
Assistant Minister for Social Services and Multicultural Affairs, Senator the Hon. Zed Seselja, today welcomed the release of new information resources by the ACT Government,…
$2.7 million investment to improve the wellbeing of Logan’s families and children
Australia’s future depends on our children’s long-term wellbeing, and that’s why the Coalition Government is joining with the Queensland Government and Logan City Council to…
Community Services Ministers’ Meeting Communique
Community Services Ministers met in Darwin today and unanimously agreed more needs to be done at all levels of government to improve the safety and…
National Permanency reform for children in out of home care
Assistant Minister for Social Services and Multicultural Affairs, Senator Zed Seselja, welcomed the unanimous agreement amongst the states and territories at today’s Community Services Ministers…
Skilled new arrivals take steps towards resuming their careers
Newly arrived humanitarian entrants have started to access a new pilot program designed to help them use their professional or trade skills and qualifications in…
Australian Government committed to world-class refugee settlement program
The Australian Government completely rejects the tenor of the ABC report published on Monday (31 July) in relation to alleged mistreatment of refugees in Fairfield.…
Better focus on employment, English and outcomes under new humanitarian settlement program
The Turnbull Government announced today the organisations that will deliver Australia’s redesigned settlement services supporting newly arrived refugees and humanitarian entrants. The new Humanitarian Settlement…
Australia’s refugee settlement success story continues
Australia’s successful refugee settlement story has reached another milestone with communities ready to welcome the last families of the additional intake of 12,000 Syrian and…
States welcome new housing and homelessness reform
Assistant Minister for Social Services and Multicultural Affairs, Senator Zed Seselja, welcomed constructive discussions on housing affordability measures in the Federal Budget during today’s Housing…
Government-Thunder partnership eyes more runs on the board
The Australian Government has provided an additional $50,000 to extend its partnership with the Sydney Thunder’s Cricket Leadership Program, the Assistant Minister for Social Services…
Celebrating our cultural diversity on Harmony Day
Today is Harmony Day – Australia’s largest multicultural celebration. Across the nation in schools, workplaces, community centres and sporting clubs, Australians will be celebrating our…
Multicultural Australia: United, Strong, Successful
Today the Australian Government reaffirms our commitment to multicultural Australia with the release of the statement Multicultural Australia: United, Strong and Successful. This statement outlines…
Child protection crisis worsening
The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) report released today, Child protection Australia 2015-16, shows the number of children in the out-of-home care system…
Increasing the emphasis on English, Education and Employment
Over the past six months, the Australian Government has undertaken significant reforms to change the way we approach the humanitarian settlement process. Today, the final…
ACT adoption reform good on paper, but the proof will be in the pudding
Assistant Minister for Social Services and Multicultural Affairs, Senator Zed Seselja, today welcomed recommendations outlined in the domestic adoption report released by the ACT Government,…
Festival celebrates our diversity and national identity
The Assistant Minister for Social Services and Multicultural Affairs, Senator Zed Seselja, joined thousands of people at one of Australia’s largest multicultural festivals in Canberra…
Innovative business partnerships creating jobs for new arrivals
Assistant Minister for Social Services and Multicultural Affairs, Senator the Hon Zed Seselja, today visited a meatworks in Biloela, Queensland to see how an innovative…
Harmony Day event registrations now open
Australia’s annual celebration of our rich cultural diversity, Harmony Day, is now open for event registrations, the Assistant Minister for Social Services and Multicultural Affairs,…
Adoption needs to be a priority
Adoptions have dropped to the lowest level on record, according to the AIHW report: Adoptions Australia 2015-16 released today. “Around 30,000 Australian children have been…
Tasmania welcomes newly arrived Syrian and Iraqi refugees
The Assistant Minister for Social Services and Multicultural Affairs, Senator Zed Seselja, and Tasmanian Premier Will Hodgman, joined newly arrived Syrian and Iraqi refugee families…
Commonwealth and states agree to work together
Assistant Minister for Social Services and Multicultural Affairs, Senator Zed Seselja, welcomed constructive discussion during today’s Community Services Ministers meeting in Sydney around improving the…
Celebrating Deepavali and Australia’s linguistic diversity
The Assistant Minister for Social Services and Multicultural Affairs, Senator the Hon Zed Seselja last night celebrated Deepavali and Australia’s diversity of languages along with…
Adoption awareness week – Change the process, change the facts
National Adoption Awareness Week (NAAW) was launched by Assistant Minister for Social Services and Multicultural Affairs, Senator Zed Seselja, in conjunction with Adopt Change today…
Contribution of women from all backgrounds recognised
The Assistant Minister for Social Services and Multicultural Affairs, Senator Zed Seselja, today paid tribute to the outstanding contribution women from culturally and linguistically diverse…