Media Release - Review of financial counselling services released
The Morrison Government is strengthening our commitment to supporting the financial counselling sector with the release of the Review of the Coordination and Funding for Financial Counselling Services across Australia.
Media Release: Participation in the National Redress Scheme continues to grow
Minister for Families and Social Services Anne Ruston today announced more than 300 additional sites including churches, schools and community groups are now covered by the National Redress Scheme.
Joint Media Release: Official opening of new staircase for iconic Prospect Hill
Visitors to Kangaroo Island are now able to take a tour along the Prospect Hill walking trail for the first time in three years following a substantial redevelopment.
Joint Media Release: Delivering for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students
More than 2000 Indigenous Australian families with children who need to live away from home to access secondary school will benefit from an extra $5900 per year, on average, through changes to Family Tax Benefit that passed Parliament this week.
Media Release: September quarter welfare indexation takes effect
More than 4.8 million Australians will receive an increase to their social security payments from 20 September when indexation takes effect.
Media Release - New appointment to strengthen Disability Royal Commission
Statement on the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability following the signing of letters patent by his Excellency General the Honourable David Hurley AC DSC (retd), Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia this afternoon.
Joint Media Release: Expanding the cashless welfare in Hervey Bay and Bundaberg
The Morrison Government today introduced legislation to allow all welfare payment recipients in Bundaberg and Hervey Bay to volunteer for the Cashless Debit Card trial in the region.
Media Release: Drug testing trials to help welfare recipients become job ready
The Morrison Government will introduce legislation to trial drug testing for new welfare recipients as part of our commitment to remove barriers to employment.
Joint Media Release: A big win for local sport lovers
Local sports lovers have had a huge win with $2.77 million worth of upgrades to local sports venues.
Media Release: $48.5 million investment in innovative trials tackling disadvantage
The Morrison Government is testing innovative ways to assist Australians at-risk of long-term welfare reliance through projects funded under the final round of the Try, Test and Learn Fund.