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Media Release: Design unveiled for the National Memorial for Victims and Survivors of Institutional Child Sexual Abuse

The Canberra National Memorials Committee has approved the selected design for the National Memorial for Victims and Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse allowing construction to commence later this year.

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Media Release: New Cashless Debit Card Support Hub in Kalgoorlie-Boulder to help participants get on pathways to employment

The City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder is today opening a Cashless Debit Card Support Hub as part of the Morrison Government’s Jobs Fund and job ready initiative to help participants get on pathways to employment.

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Media Release: More parenting support for culturally and linguistically diverse families

The Morrison Government is supporting culturally and linguistically diverse Australians in the Geelong area to adapt to parenting in Australia and give their children the best start in life.

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Media Release: More support for young mothers to finish school and children to thrive

The Morrison Government is supporting young mothers under 25 in the Frankston area to finish their Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning and give their children the best start in life.

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Media Release: Delivering more jobs for people with disability

Australian businesses will share in $20 million to increase the confidence and capacity of employers to recruit and retain people with disability through targeted initiatives including industry-specific training and paid internships.

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Media Release: Telstra Health secures five-year contract to deliver 1800RESPECT

The Morrison Government is pleased to announce Telstra Health as the successful provider to deliver 1800RESPECT – the national family, domestic and sexual violence counselling service, following an extensive open and competitive procurement process.

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Media Release: Ensuring child support is paid to care for young Australians

The Morrison Government is introducing new measures to drive down unpaid child support, targeting child support owed by more than 18,000 parents to ensure children, and young people have access to the financial support they deserve.

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Media Release: Labour Force December 2021: Employment hits another record high, more people in work than pre-COVID

Labour force figures released today by the ABS show that seasonally adjusted employment increased by 64,800 (or 0.5 per cent) in December, to stand at a record high of 13,242,000. Employment is now 246,600 (or 1.9 per cent) above the level recorded in March 2020 (when Australia recorded its 100th case of COVID-19). 

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Media Release: National Plan to End Violence Against Women and Children 2022-32 draft released for public comment

The draft National Plan to End Violence against Women and Children 2022-2032 outlines a shared long-term commitment to a future free from all forms of gender-based violence in Australia built on four pillars: Prevention, Intervention, Response and Recovery.

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Media Release: Supporting women on temporary visas experiencing family, domestic and sexual violence

The Morrison Government continues to support women and children on temporary visas who are experiencing family, domestic or sexual violence.

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