Senator the Hon Dr Jess Walsh
- Minister for Early Childhood Education
- Minister for Youth
Senator the Hon Dr Jess Walsh was sworn in as Minister for Early Childhood Education and Minister for Youth on 13 May 2025. Content published on this site relates to the Minister’s responsibilities within the Education portfolio.
Filter Dr Jess Walsh's releases
Press Conference: Expanding access to early education in New South Wales
SUBJECTS: Building Early Education Fund; New child care centres for NSW.
Early education boost in Bordertown
The Albanese and Malinauskas Labor Governments are partnering to deliver a significantly expanded early childhood education and care centre in Bordertown, helping to support children and their…
Expanding access to early education in New South Wales
The Albanese and Minns Labor Governments have reached a historic agreement for $59 million in funding to deliver early learning centres across nine public school sites in New South Wales’ suburbs…
Speech - Chifley Research Centre Policy Conference
I acknowledge the Ngunnawal and Ngambri people, the Traditional Owners of the land on which we are gathered today.
Press conference - Gowrie NSW Malabar Early Education and Care
SUBJECTS: Early Education and Care Commission; ISIS Foreign Fighters’ wives.
More kids enrolling in preschool
More children aged four to five were enrolled in preschool last year with a big jump in the percentage of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children enrolled.
More access to early education for Victorian families
The Albanese and Allan Labor governments have announced the next six locations to benefit from new or expanded early childhood education and care centres in Victoria.
Professional development support for teachers and educators
Applications are now open for the Professional Development Subsidy and Paid Practicum Subsidy to support the development and retention of the highly skilled early childhood education and care…
Early educators embrace new safety training
Over 180,000 early educators have now completed new mandatory child safety training within two months of it becoming available, with workers reporting very high satisfaction with the…
Press conference - Brisbane
SUBJECTS: Expanding access to early education in Queensland, $1 billion Building Early Education Fund.
Expanding access to early education in Queensland
The Albanese and Queensland Governments are partnering to deliver five new and expanded not-for-profit early learning services across outer suburban and regional Queensland.
Expanding access to early education in the Huon Valley
The Albanese and Rockliff Governments along with the Huon Valley Council have reached an historic agreement under the $1 billion Building Early Education Fund to deliver a new early childhood…