Media Releases
Nearly $40 million boost to protect Australians from gambling harms
The Albanese Labor Government is strengthening support to protect Australians from gambling harms with around $40 million of investment into critical services that help people rebuild their financial security and recover from the impacts of gambling.&n
Albanese government advancing reforms to combat financial abuse
The Albanese Government is strengthening protections for victim‑survivors of financial abuse through reforms across superannuation, tax, corporate accountability, and child support.
Landmark funding to address historic gender undervaluation in care sectors
The Albanese Government is investing $630 million to deliver fairer pay to over 460,000 health, disability and community services workers following the Fair Work Commission’s findings that these industries have been undervalued.
Major funding boost to support important relief work
The Albanese Labor Government is delivering a $4.7 million boost to critical services supporting Australians doing it tough, including more funding and support for frontline organisations providing food, clothes and other essential services to those who need it most.
Ready, SEDI, Go: New funding for social enterprises to deliver bigger community impact
The Albanese Labor Government is delivering $600,000 in funding to further support social enterprises across Australia, recognising their impact on local communities.
Preventing tech-based abuse of women and children
The Albanese Government is investing $3.5 million in 12 innovative projects designed to address technology-facilitated abuse.
Crisis Housing for those that need it most
The Albanese Labor Government is delivering safe, stable housing for young people experiencing or at risk of homelessness and women escaping domestic and family violence across New South Wales.
Strengthening supports for our children and families
The Albanese Labor Government is taking the next step in its reforms to support Australian families, opening the grant round for the new $1.8 billion Children and Family Support (CaFS) Program.
Legislation to protect families from the weaponisation of child support
The Albanese Labor Government will today introduce legislation to make the child support system safer and help more children get the support they are owed.
New funding for crisis housing
The Albanese Labor Government is backing those that help our most vulnerable Australians with $300 million in new grant funding for crisis and transitional housing.
Construction begins on the National Memorial for Victims and Survivors of Institutional Child Sexual Abuse
Victim and survivors have today helped to break ground on the National Memorial for Victims and Survivors of Institutional Child Sexual Abuse in Canberra.
Funding boost delivering stronger financial wellbeing support for First Nations Australians
The Albanese Labor Government will double its funding for Mob Strong Debt Help, investing an additional $6 million in the national First Nations-led financial counselling service.
Robodebt compensation payments to be exempt from tax, recovery arrangements and income testing
The Australian Government will make sure people get their full compensation payment under the new Robodebt class action appeal settlement.
New expert advisory council to guide Australia’s mission to end domestic, family and sexual violence
The Albanese Labor Government has appointed 14 leading voices to the newly established Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence Advisory Council.
Funding boost to keep more Queenslanders safe from gender-based violence
The Albanese Labor Government is delivering $67.2 million over the next four years to strengthen Queensland’s response to gender-based violence and ensure more victim-survivors can access the support they need, when they need it.
Backing frontline workers, breaking cycles of violence in Western Australia
The Albanese Labor Government is boosting its response to family, domestic and sexual violence in Western Australia, with a $31.7 million investment to support victim-survivors and hold perpetrators to account.
September indexation to deliver more cost-of-living relief
From 20 September, more than 5.3 million of Australians will see a boost to their payment as indexation delivers increases to a range of rates, thresholds and limits across the social security system.
New crisis housing to support more than 22,000 women and children
The Albanese Labor Government is delivering safe, secure homes for women and children escaping family and domestic violence.
Women and Women’s Safety Ministerial Council Communique
The Women and Women’s Safety Ministerial Council (the Council) was convened virtually today, bringing together Commonwealth and state and territory governments to drive national progress on gender equality and ending gender-based violence.
Major funding boost for the Northern Territory’s domestic, family and sexual violence response
The Albanese Labor Government is strengthening support for victim-survivors with an almost $17 million funding boost to strengthen frontline services, prevent violence, and save lives in the Top End.