Press conference - Auburn
SUBJECTS: Mobile phone ban in schools; Vaping reforms; Social media ban for children under 16; Australian Research Council; Reserve Bank of Australia; Australians worse off under Peter Dutton; Cost…
School behaviour improving after mobile phone ban and vaping reforms
As students have returned back to school, new data shows student behaviour has improved after the Albanese Labor Government worked with states and territories to ban mobile phones in schools.
Press conference - Fairfield Connect
SUBJECTS: Suburban University Study Hubs; School funding; Early Education 3 Day Guarantee; Deepfakes
Five more University Study Hubs coming to the outer suburbs
The Albanese Labor Government has announced the locations of the next five new Suburban University Study Hubs (SUSHs), bringing university closer to where people live in the outer suburbs.
Interview - ABC Afternoon Briefing with Patricia Karvelas
SUBJECTS: Federal Opposition’s proposition to revoke citizenship from citizens; Chinese fighter aircraft releasing flares in front of an Australian military plane in the South China Sea; Three Day…
Second Reading Speech - Early Childhood Education And Care (Three Day Guarantee) Bill 2025
Ask any parent, and they'll tell you early education and care is an essential service. It helps them get back to work and helps their children get ready for school. Under
Commonsense changes to help more Australians into a home
Financial regulators will update their guidance to make it easier for Australians with a HELP debt to responsibly take out a mortgage and buy a home, and also unlock the construction of more units,…
New resources to help teachers manage classroom behaviour
The Albanese Labor Government is supporting teachers with a new range of free resources to help them manage classroom behaviour.
Cost-of-living help for students visiting nation’s capital
The Albanese Government is taking the pressure off family budgets by boosting travel rebates for students who visit the nation’s capital in 2025.
Interview - Afternoon Briefing with Patricia Karvelas
SUBJECTS: Middle East Conflict; Antisemitism; Three Day Guarantee.
Second Reading - Universities Accord (National Higher Education Code to Prevent and Respond to Gender-Based Violence) Bill 2025
This week the new National Student Ombudsman opened its doors.It has the powers of a Royal Commission to investigate complaints made against a university.
Legislation to establish National Code to prevent and respond to sexual violence in Higher Education
The Albanese Labor Government has today introduced legislation to establish a mandatory National Higher Education Code to Prevent and Respond to Gender-based Violence.