New Horizon for Australian research and innovation

The Australian Government is set to begin treaty negotiations on association to Horizon Europe, which will give Australian organisations access to the world’s largest pooled research fund in 2027…

Release type: Joint Media Release

Date: 24 March 2026

Ministers:

  • The Hon Anthony Albanese MP
  • The Hon Jason Clare MP
  • Senator the Hon Tim Ayres

Youth Meets Parliament Week Welcome Speech

I’d like to start today by acknowledging the Traditional Owners of the land on which we meet, the Ngunnawal and Ngambri peoples.

Release type: Speech

Date: 23 March 2026

Ministers:

  • Senator the Hon Dr Jess Walsh

49 young people appointed to 2026 Youth Advisory Groups

Forty-nine young Australians will come together in Canberra this week to begin working with and advising the Albanese Labor Government on key policy issues as part of the 2026 Youth Advisory…

Release type: Media Release

Date: 23 March 2026

Ministers:

  • Senator the Hon Dr Jess Walsh

‘Continuity and change’: the year ahead for international education in Australia

‘Continuity and change’ is the comically ridiculous political slogan that the odious, though captivating, character Selena Meyers ran for US President on in the hit TV show ‘VEEP’.

Release type: Op-Ed

Date: 19 March 2026

Ministers:

  • The Hon Julian Hill MP

Address to the opening of the UOW Liverpool campus

I start by acknowledging the traditional owners of the land on which we're meeting today and pay my respects to Elders past, present, emerging. Thank you, Aunty Dorothy, for that truly beautiful…

Release type: Speech

Date: 19 March 2026

Ministers:

  • The Hon Jason Clare MP

Press Conference - Five Dock Public School

SUBJECTS: Improvements in phonics; fuel supply in NSW; Protests in NSW; Iran

Release type: Transcript

Date: 16 March 2026

Ministers:

  • The Hon Jason Clare MP
  • Ms Sally Sitou MP
  • The Hon Prue Car MP
  • Premier of NSW Chris Minns

2026 NAPLAN Tests Begin for Years 3, 5, 7 and 9

More than 1.3 million students will begin sitting the 2026 NAPLAN tests in schools across Australia from today.

Release type: Media Release

Date: 11 March 2026

Ministers:

  • The Hon Jason Clare MP

Press Conference - Dickson College

SUBJECTS: More students finishing high school; Public schools funding agreement; Childcare subsidy.

Release type: Transcript

Date: 10 March 2026

Ministers:

  • The Hon Jason Clare MP
  • Ms Yvette Berry MLA
  • Ms Alicia Payne MP

New round of university places for future Australian doctors

The Albanese Government is continuing its investment in future GPs, with another competitive grant round now open to allocate government‑funded university medical places. 

Release type: Joint Media Release

Date: 10 March 2026

Ministers:

  • The Hon Jason Clare MP
  • The Hon Mark Butler MP

Quicker, Cheaper Degrees: More TAFE-University Pathways

The Albanese Labor Government is making it quicker and cheaper for Australians to get the skills and qualifications they need. 

Release type: Joint Media Release

Date: 9 March 2026

Ministers:

  • The Hon Jason Clare MP
  • The Hon Andrew Giles MP

More students finishing high school

New data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics released today shows the number of students finishing high school increased for the second year in a row after almost a decade of decline.…

Release type: Media Release

Date: 5 March 2026

Ministers:

  • The Hon Jason Clare MP

Press conference - Narwee, NSW

SUBJECTS: Early childhood education safety reforms; National Early Childhood Worker Register; Mandatory child safety training; Compliance action; Child Supervision Rules; Working with Children Checks…

Release type: Transcript

Date: 27 February 2026

Ministers:

  • The Hon Jason Clare MP
  • Senator the Hon Dr Jess Walsh

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