Media Releases
Consultation on Foundational Supports for Australians with disability
The Albanese Labor Government is continuing to strengthen the disability ecosystem and improve the availability of supports outside the NDIS, with consultations around the design of Foundational Supports commencing this month.
Indexation and Commonwealth Rent Assistance boost to deliver timely cost of living relief for millions
More than five million Australians will benefit from an increase to their income support payment when latest indexation takes effect on 20 September 2024.
More support for communities and Australians doing it tough
The Albanese Labor Government is bolstering its support for Australians doing it tough with more than $10.3 million in funding to help build strong and resilient communities across the country.
BetStop helps thousands of Australians stop betting
BetStop – the National Self-Exclusion Register – has reached its first anniversary with over 28,000 self-exclusions.
$3.7 million towards new Changing Places facilities
People with disability are set to benefit from 31 new accessible bathroom facilities, thanks to the Australian Government’s $3.7 million investment into the next stage of the Changing Places initiative.
Building more Safe Places in Bendigo for women and children experiencing family and domestic violence
The Albanese Labor Government is continuing to deliver on its commitment to ending violence against women and children with the funding of another Safe Places Emergency Accommodation project in Bendigo.
Improving the digital skills of refugee and migrant women
The Albanese Labor Government is partnering with 55 community organisations across Australia to improve the digital inclusion of refugee and migrant women.
Report of the Rapid Review of Prevention Approaches to End Gender-Based Violence
Today the Albanese Labor Government is releasing the report from the independent Rapid Review of Prevention Approaches to help stop gender-based violence.
Paying Superannuation on Paid Parental Leave
The Albanese Labor Government is continuing to deliver on its commitment to provide greater support to Australian families by introducing legislation today which will pay superannuation on Government-funded Paid Parental Leave.
New Chair and Funding for National Disability Research Partnership
The Albanese Labor Government is committed to better supporting people with disability to develop and lead research through the establishment of the National Disability Research Partnership (NDRP) as an independent entity.
Discussion Paper on the National Carer Strategy
The Albanese Labor Government is continuing its commitment to better support the three million unpaid carers in Australia, with consultation on a discussion paper about the new National Carer Strategy open today.
Movember partnership to advance initiatives to help young men to have healthy, respectful relationships
The Albanese Labor Government is partnering with the Movember Institute of Men’s Health in a transformative commitment to advance work to help young men and boys foster healthy, respectful relationships as part of efforts to end gender-based violence.
Empowering migrants with information about family and sexual violence
The Albanese Labor Government is underscoring the importance of reliable, safe, and consistent information for migrants with the launch of new web-based family, domestic, and sexual violence information, available in 20 languages on the MyAus app.
Enriching the evidence base to better prevent sexual violence
The Albanese Labor Government is bolstering its efforts to end gender-based violence in Australia within a generation by investing $8.3 million to learn more about effective interventions that work to prevent sexual violence.
Have your say on Australia’s Disability Strategy
The Albanese Labor Government is calling for public feedback as part of the review of Australia’s Disability Strategy 2021–2031.
Shared Decision-Making Committee Communique
On 30 July 2024, the Safe and Supported Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Leadership Group (Leadership Group) came together with Community Services Ministers from across Australia in Canberra for the second Safe and Supported Shared Decision-Making Committee (the Committee) meeting.
Community Services Ministers’ Meeting Communique
Community Services Ministers met in Canberra on the morning of 30 July 2024.
Investing in play for First Nations families and children
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and their families will be supported to learn and thrive through play, with the announcement of the Albanese Labor Government’s First Nations Playgroup Pilot.
Investing in more support for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people experiencing family and sexual violence
The Albanese Labor Government is delivering on its commitment to fund more family, domestic and sexual violence services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
Preventing sexual violence in LGBTIQA+ communities
The Albanese Labor Government is increasing support for LGBTIQA+ people who are at risk of family, domestic, or sexual violence.