Media Releases

Media release: Streamlining Norfolk's Employment and Vet Services

The Australian Government is committed to supporting Norfolk Islanders build their future, with a new streamlined employment and VET assistance program to roll out from July 1 next year.

Boost to family violence training for frontline responders

Everyone deserves a safe, secure life free from gender-based violence and the Albanese Labor Government is committed to our shared goal of ending violence against women and children in one generation.

Supporting young men and boys in Victoria to end gender-based violence

The Albanese Labor Government is highlighting the importance of early intervention to end gender-based violence with the commitment of more than $23 million for programs across the country.

World-first data asset to improve outcomes for people with disability

Australia will now have a clearer research picture of people with disability aimed at improving their life outcomes, with the release of the first data from the National Disability Data Asset between Commonwealth, state and territory governments.

Boosting work and training programs for young people with mental ill health

The Albanese Labor Government is committed to supporting young people with mental ill health by further funding two proven programs that help those struggling find and keep a job, along with achieving study goals.

Funding community-led solutions to increase social and economic inclusion

The Albanese Labor Government is continuing to fund projects that can deliver real and lasting change for communities with the opening of the latest grant round under the Strong and Resilient Communities Activity.

Community-led initiatives to improve employment outcomes for Aboriginal Victorians

The Albanese Labor Government is partnering with the Victorian Government to deliver several community-driven Aboriginal employment initiatives in Victoria.

Funding boost to improve information, inclusion and connection for people with disability in Tasmania

The Australian Government has announced that two organisations delivering disability services in Tasmania will share in $1 million in grants, as part of the Government’s recent $31 million investment under the Information, Linkages and Capacity Building (ILC) program.

Investing to overcome disadvantage in South Australian communities

The Albanese and Malinauskas Labor Governments are partnering to invest in two key projects to tackle disadvantage across South Australian communities.

More than $31 million to improve information, inclusion and connection for people with disability

The Government has provided more than $31 million to 26 experienced organisations under the Information, Linkages and Capacity Building (ILC) program to support valuable and important community-based capacity building activities for people with disability, their families and carers.

New leadership for the Australian Institute of Family Studies

The Albanese Labor Government has appointed Ms Elizabeth Neville as the new Director of the Australian Institute of Family Studies for a 5-year term.

Supporting Australia’s unpaid carers with a National Carer Strategy

Australia’s three million unpaid carers will be better recognised, respected, valued and supported under the Albanese Labor Government’s new ten-year National Carer Strategy.

National education resource for the justice sector on sexual assault

The Australian Government has published a national educational resource for the justice sector to improve the experience of victims and survivors in the justice system.

New emergency accommodation supporting women and children in Perth

The Albanese Labor Government continues to deliver on its commitment to ending family and domestic violence against women and children, with the delivery of new emergency accommodation for victim-survivors in Perth’s CBD.

Payment indexation to put more in the pockets of over one million Australians

More than one million Australians receiving youth, student and carer support will receive an increase when indexation takes effect from 1 January 2025.

More Safe Places open for Tasmanian women and children experiencing family and domestic violence

The Australian and Tasmanian Governments are delivering more emergency accommodation to provide greater support to women and children experiencing family and domestic violence in Hobart.

Boosting belonging and mental wellness for people with disability in Tweed

The Albanese Labor Government is delivering on its commitment to support better outcomes for people with disability, with an investment of $360,000 for a new project to build the skills and social connections of people with disability on the North Coast of New South Wales.

Uplifting the Murwillumbah community through a one-stop social inclusion and services hub

The Albanese Labor Government is investing in community-led solutions to target disadvantage with $360,000 in funding for a one-stop hub to empower vulnerable members of the Murwillumbah community.

Ministers’ Redress Scheme Governance Board Communique

On Wednesday 4 December 2024 the Minister for Social Services, the Hon Amanda Rishworth MP, chaired a meeting of the Ministers’ Redress Scheme Governance Board (the Board) via video conference, attended by Ministers responsible for the National Redress Scheme for Institutional Child Sexual Abuse (the Scheme) in each state or territory.

Helping children affected by violence to heal and thrive

The Albanese Labor Government has today launched the Helping Children Heal program in inner west Sydney, to strengthen support for children affected by family and domestic violence.