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The Albanese Government is strengthening the standards universities must meet to improve governance, transparency and action against racism.From today (Monday, 13 July), the University Governance Principles will become part of the standards and we are establishing a new standard on preventing and responding to racism.Strengthening governanceAustralian universities receive over $22...[ Read more ]

CLENNELL: I'll talk to you about antisemitism in a moment. Let's start with the Telstra outage the other day. What's your latest information on it and what consequences will the company be facing given the Minister, Anika Wells suggested that Telstra must "face the music"? Are they going to cop...[ Read more ]

CLARE: Thanks for coming along. Every week the Government provides an update on fuel reserves. Minister Bowen's away on leave this week, so I'm going to provide you with the update. Australia currently has 41 days’ worth of petrol on hand, and that's unchanged from last week, we've got 37...[ Read more ]

I acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the land you’re meeting on today.And I acknowledge Her Excellency the Honourable Sam Mostyn.Thank you for hosting this important event.You have been a champion of respect, belonging and kindness long before you assumed the highest office in the land.And you continue that work today.Thank...[ Read more ]

I acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the land you’re meeting on today and I pay my respects to elders past and present.Thank you for what you do.Being a teacher is the most important job in the world.Paul Keating used to say a good education was like having the “keys to the...[ Read more ]

The Albanese Government has confirmed there will be no increase to the National Planning Level (NPL) for international student commencements in 2027, providing stability and certainty for the international education sector. This maintains the NPL at the same level as 2026, at 295,000, which is 8 per cent below the immediate...[ Read more ]

I acknowledge the Ngunnawal and Ngambri peoples, the Traditional Owners of the land on which we gather today.  I thank Sam Page and ECA for their leadership and for inviting me to speak today, and thanks to the Parliamentary Friends of Early Childhood for hosting this event, co-chaired by my colleagues Senator Marielle Smith from South Australia and Senator Andrew Bragg from NSW. I'd also like...[ Read more ]

PATRICIA KARVELAS: Today you announced that you’ve cut funding to a service in Victoria that’s been warned and continued to not meet the standard. What were they doing? Can you explain what standards they weren’t meeting?JASON CLARE: Safety hazards in the centre. So this is a family day care centre;...[ Read more ]

The Albanese Government today launched the Social Cohesion Education Hub which is a new national online platform bringing together existing antisemitism and social cohesion resources to support schools and educators to combat antisemitism and other forms of discrimination.It brings together existing resources from across the country in one place. This...[ Read more ]

Graduate rates of employment remained strong last year, while the barriers between university and vocational education continue to come down, according to the 2025 Graduate Outcomes Survey released today.New data shows 75.4 per cent of undergraduates were employed full-time within four to six months of completing their studies – an...[ Read more ]

The Albanese Government is strengthening the standards universities must meet to improve governance, transparency and action against racism.From today (Monday, 13 July), the University Governance Principles will become part of the standards and we are establishing a new standard on preventing and responding to racism.Strengthening governanceAustralian universities receive over $22...[ Read more ]

CLENNELL: I'll talk to you about antisemitism in a moment. Let's start with the Telstra outage the other day. What's your latest information on it and what consequences will the company be facing given the Minister, Anika Wells suggested that Telstra must "face the music"? Are they going to cop...[ Read more ]

CLARE: Thanks for coming along. Every week the Government provides an update on fuel reserves. Minister Bowen's away on leave this week, so I'm going to provide you with the update. Australia currently has 41 days’ worth of petrol on hand, and that's unchanged from last week, we've got 37...[ Read more ]

I acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the land you’re meeting on today.And I acknowledge Her Excellency the Honourable Sam Mostyn.Thank you for hosting this important event.You have been a champion of respect, belonging and kindness long before you assumed the highest office in the land.And you continue that work today.Thank...[ Read more ]

I acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the land you’re meeting on today and I pay my respects to elders past and present.Thank you for what you do.Being a teacher is the most important job in the world.Paul Keating used to say a good education was like having the “keys to the...[ Read more ]

The Albanese Government has confirmed there will be no increase to the National Planning Level (NPL) for international student commencements in 2027, providing stability and certainty for the international education sector. This maintains the NPL at the same level as 2026, at 295,000, which is 8 per cent below the immediate...[ Read more ]

I acknowledge the Ngunnawal and Ngambri peoples, the Traditional Owners of the land on which we gather today.  I thank Sam Page and ECA for their leadership and for inviting me to speak today, and thanks to the Parliamentary Friends of Early Childhood for hosting this event, co-chaired by my colleagues Senator Marielle Smith from South Australia and Senator Andrew Bragg from NSW. I'd also like...[ Read more ]

PATRICIA KARVELAS: Today you announced that you’ve cut funding to a service in Victoria that’s been warned and continued to not meet the standard. What were they doing? Can you explain what standards they weren’t meeting?JASON CLARE: Safety hazards in the centre. So this is a family day care centre;...[ Read more ]

The Albanese Government today launched the Social Cohesion Education Hub which is a new national online platform bringing together existing antisemitism and social cohesion resources to support schools and educators to combat antisemitism and other forms of discrimination.It brings together existing resources from across the country in one place. This...[ Read more ]

Graduate rates of employment remained strong last year, while the barriers between university and vocational education continue to come down, according to the 2025 Graduate Outcomes Survey released today.New data shows 75.4 per cent of undergraduates were employed full-time within four to six months of completing their studies – an...[ Read more ]