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The Albanese Government is expanding the successful Connected Beginnings program, ensuring more First Nations children thrive in the crucial early years. Minister for Early Childhood Education Dr Anne Aly today announced $2.2 million for Winnunga Nimmityjah Health and Community Services to deliver the Connected Beginnings program in Canberra’s south.The program connects...[ Read more ]

MONIQUE WRIGHT: For more on those fires and whether Australia could be ready if a similar situation happened here, let's bring in Education Minister Jason Clare and Deputy Opposition Leader Sussan Ley. Welcome to you both. Good to see you. Jason, we'll start with you. Look, we know how much...[ Read more ]

JASON CLARE, MINISTER FOR EDUCATION: Happy New Year, everybody. I hope everyone had a great Chrissie and got to spend the last few days with family and with friends. And to everybody that's had to work over the Christmas period, doctors and nurses and ambos and truckies and hospitality workers, journalists...[ Read more ]

The Albanese Labor Government is committed to ensuring the quality, integrity and sustainability of Australia’s international education sector.Peter Dutton and the Liberals’ efforts to increase migration and help dodgy education agents and dodgy providers will not succeed.Following the Liberal Party’s decision to oppose international student caps, the Government will ensure...[ Read more ]

The Albanese Labor Government is delivering major structural reforms to help more Australians get a university qualification, as recommended by the Australian Universities Accord.The Accord is the most significant review of Australia’s tertiary education sector in 15 years, and its recommendations provide a blueprint for reform over the next decade and...[ Read more ]

The Albanese Government is continuing to work directly with young people on policies and programs that matter to them.Today, Minister for Youth Dr Anne Aly appointed young people from across Australia to the Government’s 2025 Youth Advisory Groups. The Groups will work across a range of topics including civic engagement, climate...[ Read more ]

This week’s announcement that a re-elected Albanese Labor Government will expand access to quality early education has received widespread endorsement from advocacy groups, industry and unions.The Government’s Building Early Education Fund and a 3 Day Guarantee for subsidised early education have been described as “momentous” by groups representing parents and...[ Read more ]

The Albanese Government is ensuring young Australians can connect with government and access the information and support they need.Minster for Youth Dr Anne Aly today launched a new Digital Youth Hub, to help young people navigate government services, share ideas with the Government and get involved in government decision-making.The Hub...[ Read more ]

JOURNALIST: So, in terms of these country university centres, what would you say success looks like in numbers, given that we do have a much smaller population?ANTHONY CHISHOLM [ASSISTANT MINISTER]: What I’ve seen in centres like this across the country is some have as few as 20, some have up to 70,...[ Read more ]

DANNY KENNEDY [HOST]: Well, earlier this year we heard a regional study hub would be coming to western Queensland. And one in Longreach is officially opening today with Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers and Senator Anthony Chisholm in town for the occasion. And before the big opening, they've dropped by to...[ Read more ]

The Albanese Government is expanding the successful Connected Beginnings program, ensuring more First Nations children thrive in the crucial early years. Minister for Early Childhood Education Dr Anne Aly today announced $2.2 million for Winnunga Nimmityjah Health and Community Services to deliver the Connected Beginnings program in Canberra’s south.The program connects...[ Read more ]

MONIQUE WRIGHT: For more on those fires and whether Australia could be ready if a similar situation happened here, let's bring in Education Minister Jason Clare and Deputy Opposition Leader Sussan Ley. Welcome to you both. Good to see you. Jason, we'll start with you. Look, we know how much...[ Read more ]

JASON CLARE, MINISTER FOR EDUCATION: Happy New Year, everybody. I hope everyone had a great Chrissie and got to spend the last few days with family and with friends. And to everybody that's had to work over the Christmas period, doctors and nurses and ambos and truckies and hospitality workers, journalists...[ Read more ]

The Albanese Labor Government is committed to ensuring the quality, integrity and sustainability of Australia’s international education sector.Peter Dutton and the Liberals’ efforts to increase migration and help dodgy education agents and dodgy providers will not succeed.Following the Liberal Party’s decision to oppose international student caps, the Government will ensure...[ Read more ]

The Albanese Labor Government is delivering major structural reforms to help more Australians get a university qualification, as recommended by the Australian Universities Accord.The Accord is the most significant review of Australia’s tertiary education sector in 15 years, and its recommendations provide a blueprint for reform over the next decade and...[ Read more ]

The Albanese Government is continuing to work directly with young people on policies and programs that matter to them.Today, Minister for Youth Dr Anne Aly appointed young people from across Australia to the Government’s 2025 Youth Advisory Groups. The Groups will work across a range of topics including civic engagement, climate...[ Read more ]

This week’s announcement that a re-elected Albanese Labor Government will expand access to quality early education has received widespread endorsement from advocacy groups, industry and unions.The Government’s Building Early Education Fund and a 3 Day Guarantee for subsidised early education have been described as “momentous” by groups representing parents and...[ Read more ]

The Albanese Government is ensuring young Australians can connect with government and access the information and support they need.Minster for Youth Dr Anne Aly today launched a new Digital Youth Hub, to help young people navigate government services, share ideas with the Government and get involved in government decision-making.The Hub...[ Read more ]

JOURNALIST: So, in terms of these country university centres, what would you say success looks like in numbers, given that we do have a much smaller population?ANTHONY CHISHOLM [ASSISTANT MINISTER]: What I’ve seen in centres like this across the country is some have as few as 20, some have up to 70,...[ Read more ]

DANNY KENNEDY [HOST]: Well, earlier this year we heard a regional study hub would be coming to western Queensland. And one in Longreach is officially opening today with Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers and Senator Anthony Chisholm in town for the occasion. And before the big opening, they've dropped by to...[ Read more ]

The Albanese Government is expanding the successful Connected Beginnings program, ensuring more First Nations children thrive in the crucial early years. Minister for Early Childhood Education Dr Anne Aly today announced $2.2 million for Winnunga Nimmityjah Health and Community Services to deliver the Connected Beginnings program in Canberra’s south.The program connects...[ Read more ]

MONIQUE WRIGHT: For more on those fires and whether Australia could be ready if a similar situation happened here, let's bring in Education Minister Jason Clare and Deputy Opposition Leader Sussan Ley. Welcome to you both. Good to see you. Jason, we'll start with you. Look, we know how much...[ Read more ]

JASON CLARE, MINISTER FOR EDUCATION: Happy New Year, everybody. I hope everyone had a great Chrissie and got to spend the last few days with family and with friends. And to everybody that's had to work over the Christmas period, doctors and nurses and ambos and truckies and hospitality workers, journalists...[ Read more ]

The Albanese Labor Government is committed to ensuring the quality, integrity and sustainability of Australia’s international education sector.Peter Dutton and the Liberals’ efforts to increase migration and help dodgy education agents and dodgy providers will not succeed.Following the Liberal Party’s decision to oppose international student caps, the Government will ensure...[ Read more ]

The Albanese Labor Government is delivering major structural reforms to help more Australians get a university qualification, as recommended by the Australian Universities Accord.The Accord is the most significant review of Australia’s tertiary education sector in 15 years, and its recommendations provide a blueprint for reform over the next decade and...[ Read more ]

The Albanese Government is continuing to work directly with young people on policies and programs that matter to them.Today, Minister for Youth Dr Anne Aly appointed young people from across Australia to the Government’s 2025 Youth Advisory Groups. The Groups will work across a range of topics including civic engagement, climate...[ Read more ]

This week’s announcement that a re-elected Albanese Labor Government will expand access to quality early education has received widespread endorsement from advocacy groups, industry and unions.The Government’s Building Early Education Fund and a 3 Day Guarantee for subsidised early education have been described as “momentous” by groups representing parents and...[ Read more ]

The Albanese Government is ensuring young Australians can connect with government and access the information and support they need.Minster for Youth Dr Anne Aly today launched a new Digital Youth Hub, to help young people navigate government services, share ideas with the Government and get involved in government decision-making.The Hub...[ Read more ]

JOURNALIST: So, in terms of these country university centres, what would you say success looks like in numbers, given that we do have a much smaller population?ANTHONY CHISHOLM [ASSISTANT MINISTER]: What I’ve seen in centres like this across the country is some have as few as 20, some have up to 70,...[ Read more ]

DANNY KENNEDY [HOST]: Well, earlier this year we heard a regional study hub would be coming to western Queensland. And one in Longreach is officially opening today with Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers and Senator Anthony Chisholm in town for the occasion. And before the big opening, they've dropped by to...[ Read more ]