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Joint media statement – Landmark partnership to boost outcomes for East Kimberley children
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Joint media statement – Landmark partnership to boost outcomes for East Kimberley children
A landmark agreement under the National Agreement on Closing the Gap has been reached to strengthen services and support for Aboriginal children and families in...
More access to early education for Victorian families
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More access to early education for Victorian families
The Albanese and Allan Labor governments have announced the next six locations to benefit from new or expanded early childhood education and care centres in...
Professional development support for teachers and educators
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Professional development support for teachers and educators
Applications are now open for the Professional Development Subsidy and Paid Practicum Subsidy to support the development and retention of the highly skilled early childhood...
Early educators embrace new safety training
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Early educators embrace new safety training
Over 180,000 early educators have now completed new mandatory child safety training within two months of it becoming available, with workers reporting very high satisfaction...
Expanding access to early education in Queensland
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Expanding access to early education in Queensland
The Albanese and Queensland Governments are partnering to deliver five new and expanded not-for-profit early learning services across outer suburban and regional Queensland. The Albanese...
Address to National Youth Forum
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Address to National Youth Forum
I acknowledge the Ngunnawal and Ngambri peoples, who are the Traditional Owners of the land on which we are gathered today. Welcome to the representatives...
How we are placing children at the centre
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How we are placing children at the centre
I acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the land on which we are gathered today. And pay my respects to their elders past and present – as well as First...
Youth Meets Parliament Week Welcome Speech
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Youth Meets Parliament Week Welcome Speech
I’d like to start today by acknowledging the Traditional Owners of the land on which we meet, the Ngunnawal and Ngambri peoples. I’d also like...
Building the early learning system that Australian children need
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Building the early learning system that Australian children need
I acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the land on which we are gathered today - the Ngunnawal and Ngambri peoples – and pay my respects to their elders past and present. And I...
Visit to Goodstart Narwee in Sydney
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Visit to Goodstart Narwee in Sydney
Our biggest asset in early learning is our educators. That was crystal clear when Jason Clare MP, local MP Zhi Soon and I visited Goodstart...
Safety in early education and care update
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Safety in early education and care update
A new national worker register and child safety training for early educators becomes mandatory across the country today. These changes are part of our $226...
Delivering a new early learning and family centre in Derby
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Delivering a new early learning and family centre in Derby
The Albanese and Cook Labor Governments and the Investment Dialogue for Australia’s Children (IDAC) are partnering to deliver a new Early Learning and Family Centre...
Expanding access to early education in Victoria
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Expanding access to early education in Victoria
The Albanese and Victorian Governments have reached a historic agreement for $170.1 million in joint funding to deliver more not-for-profit early learning services in Victoria’s...
Expanding access to early education in Whitlam
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Expanding access to early education in Whitlam
The Albanese and ACT Governments have reached a historic agreement delivering $10 million through the $1 billion Building Early Education Fund to deliver more not-for-profit...
A new early learning centre for Whitlam
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A new early learning centre for Whitlam
Whitlam is one of Canberra’s newest suburbs – named after a Labor legend. Like a lot of newer suburbs, it’s home to a growing number...
Applications for the Building Early Education Fund large-scale grant round are now open
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Applications for the Building Early Education Fund large-scale grant round are now open
Every child deserves access to quality early learning, no matter their postcode or what their parents do. That’s why the Albanese Labor Government’s $1 billion...
Back in Canberra with a big agenda
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Back in Canberra with a big agenda
We’re back in Canberra with a BIG agenda for early education and care in 2026 💗 Every child deserves access to early learning no matter...
ABC Heywire Gala Speech
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ABC Heywire Gala Speech
Hello Heywire and Trailblazer Winners and esteemed guests! Before I begin, I want to acknowledge the Ngunnawal and Nambri peoples, who are the Traditional Owners...
Expanding access to early education in Tasmania
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Expanding access to early education in Tasmania
The Albanese and Rockliff Governments have reached a historic agreement for $25.5 million through the $1 billion Building Early Education Fund and $5 million from...
2026 Young Australian of the Year Nedd Brockmann
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2026 Young Australian of the Year Nedd Brockmann
Congratulations to Nedd Brockmann from New South Wales for being named the national 2026 Young Australian of the Year. Nedd Brockmann captured national attention in...
Expanding access to early education in regional South Australia
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Expanding access to early education in regional South Australia
The Albanese and Malinauskas Governments have reached an historic agreement under the $1 billion Building Early Education Fund to delivery more not for profit early...
Three-day guarantee a ‘huge step’ in universal early education target
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Three-day guarantee a ‘huge step’ in universal early education target
This op-ed was originally published in The Australian on 5 January 2026 This year, we will see a huge shift in the way government understands...
Delivering Labor’s 3 Day Guarantee for Early Childhood Education
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Delivering Labor’s 3 Day Guarantee for Early Childhood Education
Every child deserves access to quality early learning. But too often, the children who need it most have been blocked from the system because of...
Delivering safe, quality early learning
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Delivering safe, quality early learning
Flashback to my first keynote as new Minister to the National Early Years Summit back in June. Six months later, as 2025 draws to a...