The Albanese Government has appointed Mr Charlie Kaddy as CEO of the Torres Strait Regional Authority (TSRA) for a three-year term.

Mr Kaddy has been acting in the position since 2024 and previously was acting CEO with the Gur A Baradharaw Kod Torres Strait Sea and Land Council.

A proud Dauareb man from the Meriam Nation, Mr Kaddy has extensive experience in governance and leadership programs for the TSRA and brings a wealth of knowledge to the role.

The Albanese Labor Government is building Australia’s future and strengthening Medicare, today announcing $573.3 million to deliver more choice, lower costs and better health care for women.

The package of measures includes:

The Albanese Labor Government is building Australia’s future by investing in training, with new data showing there have been more than 3,700 enrolments across the ACT since the Free TAFE program began in January 2023.

We are continuing to deliver cost of living relief while encouraging more Australians into construction courses.

That’s why we’re making Free TAFE permanent.

It’s also why we’ve announced a $10,000 incentive payment for Australians in construction apprenticeships.

Good morning and thank you Aunty Caroline for welcoming us.

It’s my deepest pleasure to be here with all of you and to see so many familiar faces, but also meeting some new ones and listening to your stories.

You are our leaders as far as I'm concerned, as a Yanyuwa Garrwa woman.

You mob, your stories, you lead us and guide us, as generations that are following behind you.

And so many of all the Aunties and Uncles from the Northern Territory and Aunty Maisie, so many of you here, as well as from right across the country.

The Albanese Government is supporting new ways to help make workplaces safer, more respectful and more equitable for women in traditionally male-dominated sectors, through a new tripartite pilot program.

Workplace and industry-level initiatives aimed at creating more inclusive workplaces will launch in 2025 through a $16.4 million grants program.

The Albanese Labor Government has announced reforms to strengthen the Indigenous Procurement Policy (IPP) to provide more opportunities for First Nations businesses and entrepreneurship.

Under new criteria, businesses will need to be 51 per cent or more First Nations owned and controlled (or registered as an Indigenous Corporation) to access these Commonwealth procurement contracts.

TOM CONNELL, HOST: HELP loans will also not be treated as debt for reporting purposes. We're joining the panel now, Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister, Patrick Gorman, thank you as ever for your time. So housing, I mean, the supply side is still struggling. Here's another log on the fire of demand that'll do one thing to prices, won't it send them up?

Subjects: Closing the Gap, food security in remote communities, economic empowerment of First Nations communities, Anniversary of the National Apology to Stolen Generations, Northern Territory Government discontinuing treaty process.

MALARNDIRRI McCARTHY, MINISTER FOR INDIGENOUS AUSTRALIANS: Hi, it's Senator McCarthy here, Minister for Indigenous Australians.

HARRISON PEDERSEN, JOURNALIST: How will Monday's announcement help close the gap?

First Nations arts and language organisations across the country will receive significant funding to support vital cultural practices thanks to the Albanese Labor Government. 

83 First Nations-owned art centres, fairs, regional hubs and industry service organisations will receive a share of more than $38 million in funding over four years through the Government’s Indigenous Visual Arts Industry Support (IVAIS) program.

The Albanese Labor Government has today updated the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Act 2005 (ATSI Act) to support greater investment in First Nations businesses and communities.

This reform will give Indigenous Business Australia (IBA) the ability to borrow and raise funds to pursue investment opportunities that drive First Nations economic empowerment.

It will allow IBA to pursue co-investment and partnership opportunities with government and private entities and will deliver benefits that make a real difference to First Nations people.