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Governments release joint strategy seeking to end violence against women and children within a generation

The commitment is at the centre of a new, 10-year national strategy released by Social Services Minister Amanda Rishworth, designed to coordinate federal and state action to eliminate gender-based violence.

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Labor unveils plan to expand paid parental leave scheme to 26 weeks

The federal government announces a plan to gradually increase paid parental leave entitlements until parents have six months of paid leave per family by 2026.

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Federal government to extend paid parental leave to six months

The federal government will boost paid parental leave for families by an additional six weeks, taking it to a total of six months.

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Cashless debit card participants exit in droves following Labor decision to abolish program

More than 5,000 people in four trial sites transition off the federal government's cashless debit card program after legislation allowed them to opt out from October 4, but critics say it will lead to a "tsunami" of alcohol-fuelled violence in remote communities.

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200,000 Outstanding Robodebts Will Finally Be Wiped After Years Of Cruelty And 2000 Deaths

200,000 robodebts will finally be wiped by the Federal Government two years after the Coalition agreed to settle a $1.2 billion lawsuit.

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Morning mail: 200,000 robodebt reviews wiped, G7 leaders warn Putin over nuclear threat, Bali bombings remembered

Wednesday: The federal government has scrapped robotdebt investigations that were on hold for three years. Plus: the rise of men’s netball

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Certainty for 200,000 robodebt victims

Hundreds of thousands of robodebt victims with debts hanging over their heads have had their cases wiped.

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Robodebt cases dumped and debts wiped amid royal commission into controversial scheme

Social Services Minister Amanda Rishworth says the outstanding "Robodebt" cases will be ended, as the federal government tries to clear the final remnants of the highly criticised system.

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Volunteers are needed more than ever, but the recruitment system is on the brink of collapse

A national network of volunteer recruitment centres says more than half its branches have closed or are likely to close within the financial year, warning of dire consequences for people who rely on charities.

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Home violence toll on kids with disability

Children with disabilities are much more likely than others to experience family and domestic violence, Australian research has shown.

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Fears over impact of welfare card removal

Coalition members with close connections to Indigenous communities fear a spike in alcohol-fuelled violence once the cashless welfare card is abolished.

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Government to cut up cashless welfare card

The federal government is moving to dump the cashless welfare debit card and make income management voluntary in the communities where it was trialled.

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Albanese government turns to super funds to help address social housing shortfall

The federal government is seeking to entice the superannuation sector to invest in social and affordable housing as part of its plan to tackle a ballooning supply shortage.

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Job-match trial for people with disability

Jobseekers with a disability will be connected with tourism operators in a 12-month trial as the federal government sets up its new jobs and skills body.

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Tourism jobs for Aussies with a disability

A 12-month program trial aims to connect people with a disability and tourism businesses looking for workers in a bid to close the employment gap.

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Consumer watchdog will crack down on petrol price gouging when tax cut ends, Labor says

Federal government also confirms pension and jobseeker will rise 4% in line with consumer price index, as parliament returns

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Discrimination holds back economy: summit

Employers are being urged to tackle discrimination and change community attitudes to increase workforce participation and boost Australia's economy.

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Employers headed to jobs summit urged to consider people with a disability to solve farm worker shortage

Employers headed to the national jobs and skills summit in Canberra are urged to stop overlooking jobseekers with a disability as they attempt to solve farm worker shortages.

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Women experience sexual violence at greater rates than previously thought, new Australian report finds

Most women in their 20s and more than a third of women in their 40s have experienced sexual violence, according to the findings of a new report.

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Research sheds light on sexual violence

New research has revealed a rate of sexual violence against Australian women that is disturbingly higher than previously reported.

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No dole rise in federal budget: minister

The Albanese government won't be responding to calls for a rise in JobSeeker in the October budget, a senior minister says.

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Lawyer reveals dementia diagnosis after guilty verdict – as it happened

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Violence prevention focus needed: Dutton

Peter Dutton is calling for measures to reduce violence in Indigenous communities as Labor pursues a voice to parliament and ends the cashless welfare card.

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Job agency criticised for disability barista program loses contracts in shake-up

AimBig one of 52 providers to lose market share in $1bn a year Disability Employment Services program

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Struggling disabled job providers culled

Australians living with disability will have access to better employment services after a review of providers, the social services minister says.

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