The Albanese Government is partnering with the Jumbunna Institute for Indigenous Education and Research to assist in formal consultation on the National Justice Reinvestment Program and establishing a National Justice Reinvestment Unit.
In our first Budget the Albanese Government made a historic $81.5 million commitment in justice reinvestment, the largest funding package in justice reinvestment ever committed by the Commonwealth.
TOM CONNELL, HOST: Welcome back. Well, there has been furious debate over superannuation. This was after a speech by the Treasurer last week. Labor Ministers lined up to talk about whether or not this would be a broken election promise and how major these changes might be. Joining me live, Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister Patrick Gorman and former Liberal MP Jason Falinski. Thanks very much, both for your time. Patrick, we better start with you, given that position you have as Anthony Albanese’s right-hand man, we might call it.
The Albanese government is providing funding certainty to frontline organisations in Alice Springs to support the community-led response to the urgent challenges facing the region.
The government is providing $25 million to extend funding for safety and community services to give certainty to organisations and their employees to ensure critical work continues beyond 30 June 2023.
10 community organisations will receive funding to deliver 20 grant activities ranging from residential rehabilitation programs to well-being and violence prevention programs.
The Australian Government is providing $300,000 for social and emotional wellbeing support for Aboriginal communities in the flood ravaged Kimberley region of Western Australia.
Cyclone Ellie struck last month leading to record flooding, leaving thousands of people displaced, isolated and experiencing trauma.
Funding for a trusted local community organisation, the Kimberley Aboriginal Medical Services (KAMS) will provide support to people affected by flooding over the coming months.
The work the Committee for Perth does is vital.
Some of you know that I sent your Boorloo Kworp 'Perth is Good' report to all of my Labor colleagues after its release.
So it is appropriate that I speak to you this week.
A week where Perth and WA are truly on the national agenda.
A week where we had 20 ministers here in WA.
We hosted the first Cabinet meeting ever in regional Western Australia.
And my colleagues saw first-hand the WA economy in full force.
I marched for Aboriginal land rights before I could walk.
My mum and dad, Wendy and Ron, would take me along in the pram to regular marches through the streets of Perth in the 1980s.
I am proud of having used my voice for reconciliation.
I am proud of our State’s recent history on the road to reconciliation. A land of 45,000 years of continuous Aboriginal culture.
Western Australia has provided leadership in acknowledging our Aboriginal history.
Each time it has brought the people, and politicians, of our state closer together.
The Australian Government has announced the appointment of Dr Vivienne Thom AM as the Independent Expert Chair of the Parliamentary Leadership Taskforce.
Dr Thom will lead the taskforce overseeing the implementation of the recommendations of the Sex Discrimination Commissioner, Ms Kate Jenkins, in the Set the Standard report. Ms Jenkins’ report highlighted an unacceptably high rate of bullying and sexual harassment in parliamentary workplaces.
Linda Burney, Minister for Indigenous Australians: Good morning everyone. Ballumb Ambul Ngunnawal yindamarra. Ngadu – yirra bang marang. I pay my respects to the Ngunnawal people – and honour your custodianship and care for country.
The Minister for Indigenous Australians, the Attorney‑General, the Special Envoy for Reconciliation and the Implementation of the Uluru Statement from the Heart, and the Assistant Minister for Indigenous Australians met with the Referendum Working Group at Parliament House in Canberra.
The Working Group received an update on recent developments, including on the progress of the Referendum (Machinery Provisions) Amendment Bill 2022.
PATRICK GORMAN, ASSISTANT MINISTER TO THE PRIME MINISTER: What we have seen this week is a Coalition who only rocked up to vote no. They rocked up to vote no to more affordable housing. They rocked up to vote no on climate action. They rocked up to vote no on manufacturing in the future manufacturing in this country. And while it does feel like we are back to the old days of the No-alition, what we saw from the Greens was something even more interesting, which is that they didn't rock up to vote at all.