Help for Youpla Group collapse families

Sorry Business is of the deepest cultural importance to First Nations people.

It is vital that traditional mourning practises be allowed to continue despite the collapse of the Youpla Group funeral contribution funds earlier this year.

That is why the Albanese Government intends to resolve the uncertainty for the families of deceased Youpla Group policy holders so they can get on with Sorry Business.

The Government intends making payments to meet unpaid Youpla Group funeral fund claims until November 30, 2023.

Press conference post Women’s Safety Ministers Meeting

SENATOR KATY GALLAGHER, MINISTER FOR WOMEN: Thank you very much for coming today. Amanda Rishworth and I are here just following a very successful meeting of women's ministers and Women's Safety ministers from around the country. This was the first meeting in person of those portfolios on hold, and it was a really important meeting to get everybody together to talk about all of the issues across the women's and women safety portfolio.

Working together with states and territories on gender equality and women’s safety to finalise the National Plan

Today, Commonwealth, state and territory governments agreed on a pathway to finalise the National Plan to End Violence against Women and Children 2022–32.

Minister for Women Senator the Hon Katy Gallagher and Minister for Social Services the Hon Amanda Rishworth MP met with state and territory ministerial counterparts to discuss the important issues affecting women in Australia.

TV interview - ABC Afternoon Briefing

GREG JENNETT, HOST: Katy Gallagher, thanks for joining us. Look, listening to the words and reading some of the statements coming out of your discussions there, particularly on women's safety, we're hearing a lot of aspiration, pathways to finalisation, clear goals and aspirations we're told, but is there some sticking point? Why wasn't more substantial progress made in what I think was going to be an important set of discussions at the first face-to-face in about five years?

Radio interview - RN Breakfast

PATRICIA KARVELAS, HOST: Pleas to block a recently approved billion dollar fertiliser plant in WA have been heard by the federal government. Traditional Owners had been heavily pressuring the Environment Minister to intervene in the construction of the planned Burrup Peninsula plant which they say removes their cultural property, the world's oldest rock art. Here's traditional owner, Raelene Cooper speaking to RN breakfast earlier this week.

Protecting First Nations visual arts and crafts

The Albanese Labor Government is committed to protecting First Nations artists and businesses from the scourge of fake visual arts and crafts.

The Government welcomes the Productivity Commission’s draft report into Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander visual arts and crafts, which has been released today, as an important first step.

Minister for the Arts, Tony Burke, said the Government is committed to ensuring Indigenous artists and businesses benefit from their art and are not undercut by fakes.

Address to the Council of Capital City Lord Mayors

I’ll begin by acknowledging the traditional custodians of the land on which we gather, the Wadjuk people of the Nyoongar nation, and pay my respects to their Elders past, present and emerging.

I extend that respect to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples with us here today.

The plural of cul-de-sac is culs-de-sac, a plural of attorney general is attorneys-general.

Somewhat less exciting, the plural of Lord Mayor is the Council of Capital City Lord Mayors.

But the work you do is exciting.

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