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…
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.
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…
‘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’.
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…
Press Conference - Five Dock Public School
SUBJECTS: Improvements in phonics; fuel supply in NSW; Protests in NSW; Iran
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.
Press Conference - Dickson College
SUBJECTS: More students finishing high school; Public schools funding agreement; Childcare subsidy.
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.
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.
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.…
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…