Lifting of Travel Restrictions to the Tiwi Islands
News articleFollowing advice from the Northern Territory Government’s Chief Health Officer (CHO), the designations of the Darwin and Katherine lockdown areas were lifted at 12pm (midday) on 19 and 20 August 2021 respectively.
Suspension of mutual obligation requirements for regional New South Wales
News articleThe Morrison Government has suspended mutual obligation requirements for job seekers and participants in regional New South Wales after the announcement of a seven-day COVID-19 lockdown.
Young Indigenous Australians “Take a Step” for Mental Health
News articleA new advertising campaign designed and developed by young Indigenous Australians to promote mental health and reduce youth suicide in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities has launched today.
Suspension of mutual obligation requirements for job seekers and participants in the ACT and far north
News articleThe Morrison Government has suspended mutual obligation requirements for job seekers and participants in the Australian Capital Territory and far north New South Wales after COVID-19 lockdowns were announced today in those regions.
$300 million for Closing the Gap Indigenous health measures
News articleTo support the Commonwealth’s first Closing the Gap Implementation Plan, the Morrison Government is investing over $300 million in health infrastructure and support to ensure Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders can access health services, when and where they need them.