The Albanese Labor Government is committed to ending family, domestic and sexual violence in a generation. This is a national crisis.
We want women to know if they need to leave they can afford to go.
We understand the insidious links between financial insecurity and stress and vulnerability to family and domestic violence. Too often, financial insecurity can be a barrier to escaping violence.
JO TRILLING, HOST: Patrick Gorman is the Federal Member for Perth. He's also the Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister. He's in the studio to discuss a new strategy that government is hoping will lead to more diversity in the public sector. Good afternoon.
PATRICK GORMAN, ASSISTANT MINISTER TO THE PRIME MINISTER AND ASSISTANT MINISTER FOR THE PUBLIC SERVICE: Good afternoon, Jo. Good afternoon to your listeners.
ROSS SOLLY, HOST: Patrick Gorman is the Assistant Minister for the Public Service, and joins us on the line this afternoon. Patrick Gorman, good to have you on the programme.
PATRICK GORMAN, ASSISTANT MINISTER TO THE PRIME MINISTER AND ASSISTANT MINISTER FOR THE PUBLIC SERVICE: Good afternoon, Ross. Thanks for having me.
SOLLY: So how much work have we got to do to make our public service more fit for purpose in terms of representing more of the community?
OANNE ALFORD, PRINCIPAL OF THE CENTRALIAN SENIOR SCHOOL: I’d just like to welcome the Prime Minister to Centralian Senior College today, we're very proud for this visit. Quite often we get a negative narrative around who our students are, but today they've been able to shine and shine for the Prime Minister and celebrate the funding that we've received through the on country learning money. Those funds have actually been transformational for our outcomes for our young people. So we really wanted to express our gratitude - thank you so much.
SARAH HARRIS, CO-HOST: We’re joined now by federal minister Katy Gallagher. Katy, a lot of my female friends, they’re feeling really afraid at the moment. You’re the Minister for Women, what are you hearing about how women are feeling?
The First Nations Reference Group for the Remote Jobs and Economic Development Program held its third meeting today.
The Remote Jobs and Economic Development program will create 3,000 jobs in remote Australia, to help close the gap in employment outcomes and boost economic opportunities.
The Australian Institute of Criminology’s National Homicide Monitoring Program has found 34 women were killed by an intimate partner in 2022-23, an increase of 28 per cent on the previous year.
The report finds a total of 232 homicides were recorded by police between 1 July 2022 and 30 June 2023, a four per cent rise from the previous year.
While this is Australia’s third lowest homicide rate on record, and the overall rate of 0.87 per 100,000 has halved since 1989-1990, the number of women killed by an intimate partner rose from 26 to 34 victims.
The Albanese Government has today released its plan to increase cultural diversity in the senior leadership ranks of the Australian Public Service (APS).
The Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) Employment Strategy and Action Plan, published by the Australian Public Service Commission, sets out clear standards and expectations that the APS needs to better reflect the community it serves.
The Albanese Government has today released its plan to increase cultural diversity in the senior leadership ranks of the Australian Public Service (APS).
The Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) Employment Strategy and Action Plan, published by the Australian Public Service Commission, sets out clear standards and expectations that the APS needs to better reflect the community it serves.
MICHAEL ROWLAND, HOST: The Prime Minister Anthony Albanese yesterday described gendered violence in Australia as a national crisis at the rally in Canberra. The Finance Minister and Minister for Women, Katy Gallagher, was at that same rally. She joins us now from Parliament House. Katy Gallagher, good morning to you, what did you take away from the Canberra rally?