Media Releases
Improved resources to boost employment outcomes for Autistic job seekers
The Albanese Labor Government is committed to supporting Autistic Australians and improving their employment outcomes by investing in the Autism Co-operative Research Centre.
Helping young men to have healthy, respectful relationships
The Albanese Labor Government is committed to ending violence against women and children in one generation and helping school-aged boys and young men learn to have healthy, respectful relationships is key to progressing that goal.
Thousands of Australians sign up to the new National Self-Exclusion Register
BetStop – the National Self-Exclusion Register – is making a big difference to Australians at risk of experiencing online gambling harm, with almost 10,000 people registered since its launch in August 2023.
Connecting over 50s to the digital world
The Albanese Labor Government is committed to ensuring older Australians are connected to and safe in the modern digital world and will today announce $42 million to extend the successful Be Connected program.
Delivering a historic expansion of Paid Parental Leave
The Albanese Labor Government is keeping its commitment to improve the lives of Australian families with the introduction of the Paid Parental Leave Amendment (More Support for Working Families) Bill 2023.
Investing in a National Strategy and increased supports for Australia’s carers
The Albanese Labor Government will deliver a range of initiatives to demonstrate its commitment to ensure Australia’s 2.65 million carers are recognised for the contribution they make to the community.
Strengthening incentives to work for pensioners and income support recipients
The Albanese Labor Government is focused on helping more Australians secure and retain a connection to the workforce with the introduction of the Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Supporting the Transition to Work) Bill 2023 into Parliament today.
Boosting employment and enhancing decision-making for people with disability
The Albanese Labor Government is committed to improving outcomes for people with disability and has commenced the design consultation process on the role and scope of a new Disability Employment Centre of Excellence.
Additional support for Community Sector Organisations
The Albanese Labor Government is committed to a strong community sector and will today begin the process of rolling out the first increased indexation and supplementation payments to more than 700 Community Sector Organisations.
New Family and Domestic Violence Initiative to Strengthen Earlier Perpetrator Intervention
Expressions of interest have opened to trial a new initiative to strengthen earlier intervention and hold perpetrators of family and domestic violence to account.
Autism Cooperative Research Centre helping to boost inclusive education
Inclusive education will be a core part of teaching degrees in South Australia, helped in part by the Albanese Labor Government’s commitment to the Autism Cooperative Research Centre.
Ambassadors for International Day of People with Disability 2023
The Albanese Labor Government is today naming 11 official Ambassadors for this year’s International Day of People with Disability (IDPwD), highlighting the diverse talents of people with disability across Australia.
Findings of the Disability Royal Commission
The Albanese Labor Government welcomes the final report of the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability.
Extending support for Melbourne Institute’s HILDA survey into Australian families
The Albanese Labor Government is providing $29.5 million to the Melbourne Institute to continue its research into Australian households.
Getting more Australians back into work
The Albanese Government is improving incentives to get more Australians into work.
Boosting opportunity for Australia’s most disadvantaged through social enterprises
The Albanese Government will work with the social enterprise sector to boost labour force participation and economic development in some of the nation’s most disadvantaged communities as a key outcome of the Employment White Paper.
Innovative perpetrator intervention to stop the cycle of violence
The Albanese Labor Government will provide more than $3.1 million over four years to the Tasmanian Government to deliver two trial programs aiming to break the cycle of violence against women and children through new programs focused on perpetrator behaviour.
Food relief facility for Tasmanians doing it tough
The Albanese Labor Government is delivering for Tasmanians in need of long-term food relief options through support to Loaves and Fishes to acquire a warehouse in Devonport.
Opening of Safe Places Inclusion Round
The Albanese Labor Government is committed to ending violence against women and children and ensuring they have a safe place to go when escaping violence.
Supporting victims and survivors of sexual violence - piloting new legal services models
The Albanese Labor Government will fund three new pilot programs aimed at improving our justice system for sexual violence victims and survivors.