A consultation report taking in the views of almost 500 experts and advocates urged a more inclusive understanding of the groups affected by gender-based violence.
The summit will bring unions,employers and interest groups together to reach “common ground” on enterprise bargaining,gender equality,migration and other issues.
The first meeting of women’s safety ministers since the election of the Albanese government may finalise a 10-year plan to reduce domestic and family violence.
Catherine Fitzpatrick was appointed to a key role two days before the election was called. The new government says she can reapply in a new transparent process.
National cabinet has agreed to extend a COVID-19-era hospital funding deal for three months while premiers find ways to better integrate parts of the health system.
A Labor government would bring responsibility for early childhood policies together into a single strategy,as it seeks to make childcare an election battleground.
There was a 23 per cent increase in the number of people who said they were not returning to work because of the cost of childcare between 2019 and 2020.
The halls of Parliament House have never been quieter and meetings typically held over coffee have been relocated to Zoom.
Childcare fees will grow by more than 4 per cent a year over the next four years,with savings from the new subsidy expected to disappear within a year.
Dozens of early learning centres in Victoria have closed due to infections or as a precaution,and it is feared many will not reopen unless the federal government steps up financial support.
The government faces criticism for apparent delays in processing of payments under the childcare subsidy system.