Media Releases
Women and Women’s Ministerial Council
The Women and Women’s Safety Ministerial Council (the Council) was convened virtually today to bring together Commonwealth and state and territory governments to drive national progress on gender equality and gender-based violence.
Negotiations commence for an Australia-Brazil social security agreement
The Albanese Labor Government is entering negotiations with the Brazilian Government on a bilateral social security agreement.
15th anniversary of the Apology to Forgotten Australians and Former Child Migrants
The Albanese Labor Government today acknowledges the 15th anniversary of the National Apology to Forgotten Australians and Former Child Migrants who as children were abandoned by, or removed from, their families and placed into institutionalised care.
Investment Dialogue for Australia’s Children – 15 November 2024 Roundtable Outcomes
Leaders from philanthropy, government and community met on Kaurna Country in Adelaide on 15 November 2024 for the second roundtable of the Investment Dialogue for Australia’s Children.
Building a better future for families and their children
The Albanese Labor Government wants all children in Australia to be given the opportunity to thrive, regardless of where they grow up.
Building the Foundation for Equity in the Arts
The Albanese Labor Government has today released Equity: the Arts and Disability Associated Plan to address barriers for artists, arts workers and audiences with disability.
New Changing Place opens in South Australia
The Albanese Labor Government is proud to be partnering with the South Australian Government and the City of Marion to have opened a new accessible changing place for people with disability today
Redress payments exempt from aged care services means testing
The Albanese Labor Government is continuing to improve the National Redress Scheme and support for survivors by excluding redress payments from the residential aged care means test.
Dating app users vulnerable to sexual violence
New research highlights the need for dating apps to protect Australians against sexual predators.
Albanese Labor Government to cut a further 20 per cent off all student loan debts
The Albanese Labor Government will cut a further 20 per cent off all student loan debts, wiping around $16 billion in student debt for around three million Australians.
Albanese Labor Government to make student loan repayments fairer
The Albanese Labor Government will raise the minimum repayment threshold for student loans and cut repayment rates to make the repayment system fairer for all Australians with a student debt – around 3 million people.
Government and philanthropy partner to empower communities
The Albanese Labor Government is co-investing alongside philanthropy to develop a national, independent, not-for-profit organisation dedicated to supporting the needs and aspirations of local communities and addressing entrenched disadvantage.
More support for communities to address child sexual abuse
The Albanese Government is investing $12.8 million to better equip existing specialist and community support services to respond to child sexual abuse and children displaying harmful sexual behaviours.
More housing for vulnerable women with New Generation Catherine House
More women in South Australia will be assisted to access crisis accommodation and recovery services, with confirmation that a New Generation Catherine House is to be built in Adelaide’s CBD.
National Children’s Week highlights Australia’s commitment to kids
National Children’s Week marks an important opportunity for the Albanese Labor Government to reiterate its commitment to a brighter future for Australia’s children.
Supporting community-led action to protect Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children
The Albanese Labor Government is investing $10.89 million for nine Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community-Controlled Organisations to support campaigns and services that help children to develop healthy relationships to prevent gender-based violence before it starts.
Review of BetStop launched
The Minister for Communications has appointed Mr Richard Eccles to lead the first statutory review of BetStop – the National Self-Exclusion Register.
$150 million in grant funding to ease financial pressures for Aussies doing it tough
The Albanese Labor Government has committed around $150 million each year to supporting Australians experiencing financial hardship with the opening of multiple grant rounds today for Financial Wellbeing and Capability programs.
Sixth anniversary of the National Apology to Victims and Survivors of Institutional Child Sexual Abuse
Today marks the sixth anniversary of the National Apology to Victims and Survivors of Institutional Child Sexual Abuse.
New advertising campaign calls for more young people to volunteer
The Albanese Labor Government has launched an awareness campaign today to encourage young people to consider taking up a volunteer role to strengthen the nation’s volunteering sector.