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?

SALLY SARA, HOST: To Canberra now and at least 27 women have been killed this year, allegedly by men personally known to them. That’s 11 more deaths than were killed at the same time last year. There’s now growing pressure on state and federal governments to do something. The Prime Minister has organised a National Cabinet meeting for Wednesday and as many of you would have seen, there were rallies around the country in the past few days, not only in the capital cities and in Canberra but also in parts of regional Australia, where this issue is hitting very hard.

TOM CONNELL, HOST: The former Prime Minister Scott Morrison has detailed his struggles with depression and anxiety during his time as Prime Minister. Let's discuss that and the big issues of the week. Joining me now, Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister, Patrick Gorman, and the former Liberal MP, Jason Falinski. Gentlemen, thanks both for your time, I guess to you, first of all, Jason, you had a bit to do with Scott Morrison. Do these revelations surprise you at all?

LIZ TREVASKIS, HOST: Now, I have been keeping you up to date with the situation in the remote Top End community of Yarralin over the last few weeks. The roadside impassable for many weeks. Small amounts of food were being flown in at huge expense to keep a small amount of food on the shelves. And as we were hearing from locals, people were turning to fishing, hunting to make sure that they had enough food to eat.

OLIVER PETERSON, HOST: Joining me in the studios this afternoon is the Member for Perth and the Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister, Patrick Gorman. It's good to see you.

PATRICK GORMAN, ASSISTANT MINISTER TO THE PRIME MINISTER AND ASSISTANT MINISTER FOR THE PUBLIC SERVICE: Good to see you, Oly, and good chat to your listeners.

PETERSON: The Anzac Day commemorations are already underway. I think you've been to Morley Primary School this afternoon?