The Australian government has extended support for a trial program helping low-income families obtain vehicles following a surge in demand. According to the Department of Social Services, the No Interest Loans Scheme for Vehicles program delivered by charity Good Shepherd Australia will receive $500,000 (US$334,000) in extra federal funding to support vulnerable families until June…
More Interest-free Loans to Support Vulnerable Australian Motorists Buy Vehicles
Australian Government Increases Funding to Boost Disability Employment
The Australian government has introduced a funding boost to improve the employment of people with a disability by making workplaces safer and more accessible. On April 13, the Australian government announced changes to the caps of the Employment Assistance Fund (EAF), which provides financial assistance for work-related modifications, equipment, disability awareness training and Auslan (Australian…
‘Extremely Disappointing’: Australia’s Plan to End Violence Ignores One-Third of Victims, Says Advocate Group
The government has continued pursuing its “gendered violence” strategy despite its failure to reduce domestic and family violence in the last decade, the One in Three campaign said. Greg Andresen, the senior researcher at the One in Three campaign, told The Epoch Times that the advocacy group was “extremely disappointed” the Labor government’s new national…
Australia Unveils National Plan to End Violence Against Women ‘In One Generation’
The Australian federal, state, and territory governments released a national plan to end domestic violence against women and children within a generation. The National Plan to End Violence against Women and Children, released on Oct. 17, provides a 10-year blueprint to end “gender-based violence.” Social Services Minister Amanda Rishworth said it was vital that the…
Australian Government Announces Largest Rise to Welfare Payments in Decades
The Australian government will raise support payments for over 4.7 million welfare receivers around the country in an effort to alleviate increasing living cost pressures. Federal Social Services Minister Amanda Rishworth said in a statement that the government would introduce an indexation increase to welfare payments starting from Sep. 20. She also stated that the…
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