The Albanese Labor Government is delivering $11 million in grants to strengthen Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander language education in primary schools as part of its commitment to Closing the Gap.

More than 40 communities across Australia will benefit from 26 projects under the First Nations Languages Education Program through community-driven collaborations to teach local languages.

The initiative recognises that each community will have different aspirations and needs for teaching and sustaining First Nations languages.

Subjects: National Strategy for Food Security in remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities

MANUEL BROWN, MEMBER FOR ARAFURA: Hello, everyone. Member for Arafura here, Manuel Brown, and we're in beautiful Maningrida. So excited to have Minister Malarndirri McCarthy next to me, Marion Scrymgour and Mayor James Woods. And I thank them for coming out today.

The Albanese Government today welcomes the report of the Community Broadcasting Sector Sustainability Review which provides findings and recommendations to government and industry on supporting this vital media sector into the future.

An election commitment, the Sustainability Review forms part of the Government’s efforts to work with the sector to identify a sustainable funding basis – recognising the important role of community broadcasters in contributing to local stories and media diversity.

GARY ADSHEAD, HOST: Patrick Gorman, welcome to the studio.

PATRICK GORMAN, ASSISTANT MINISTER TO THE PRIME MINISTER: G'day, Gary. G'day, to your listeners.

The Albanese Labor Government has released a 10-year National Strategy to improve food security in remote First Nations communities and increase access to affordable and nutritious food.

The National Strategy has been developed in partnership with State and Territory Governments, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community-Controlled Health Organisations and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.

SENATOR THE HON KATY GALLAGHER, MINISTER FOR WOMEN: It’s lovely to be here with Mary Wooldridge, the Chief Executive Officer of the Workplace Gender Equality Agency and before I begin, I’d like to thank Mary and her team for the extraordinary amount of work that goes into these big publications of data. As you will have seen in the briefings you’ve had and the release today, this is a significant release of data about what’s going on in Australian workplaces and in particular what’s going on in relation to addressing the gender pay gap.

The Workplace Gender Equality Agency has today published individual employer gender pay gaps for the second time, showing improvements on last year’s results.

The new data covers 7,800 individual employers and 1,700 corporate groups, with over half improving their gender pay gap compared to last year.

Despite this positive progress, half of all employers still pay men over 12 per cent more than women and, nationally, women still earn an average of $28,425 per annum less.

TOM CONNELL, HOST: We're almost there, aren't we? An election campaign -  we think we're on the cusp of it. Joining me now, Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister, Patrick Gorman and former Liberal MP Jason Falinski, who this time, can just watch on. Are you feeling more relaxed, Jason? Or is FOMO kicking in right now?

JASON FALINSKI, FORMER LIBERAL MP: Definitely FOMO, Tom. I'm missing the cut and thrust of it all, I have to admit.

The Albanese Labor Government has driven significant, and overdue, progress in women’s equality, including:

The Australian Government is continuing to support our valued defence and veteran families, with applications now open for a leadership development program designed for spouses.

The Women in Leadership Development program will be delivered by the Families of Veterans Guild and support its new “Rise Together Initiative”, which aims to build the career confidence of defence and veteran partners. The program will empower defence and veteran spouses to kickstart their leadership journey with tailored support, including workshops and coaching.