On 2 September 2025, the Minister for Health and Ageing, the Hon Mark Butler, referred an inquiry into the Thriving Kids initiative to the House Standing Committee on Health, Ag  Read More  ​ 

International Day of People with Disability (IDPwD) on 3 December is fast approaching.  Read More  ​ 

Recognise, celebrate and raise awareness of Australia’s 3 million unpaid carers.  Read More  ​ 

Find out how the framework helps parents, carers and families know what to expect from early childhood intervention (ECI) services.  Read More  ​ 

The Thriving Kids Advisory Group held its inaugural meeting in Melbourne on 30 September 2025, co-chaired by the Hon Mark Butler MP and Professor Frank Oberklaid AM from the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute.  Read More  ​ 

We’ve released a new Toolkit to help include people with disability in evaluations.  Read More  ​ 

We are seeking expressions of interest from members of the Autistic and autism community to join new governance groups: National Autism Strategy Reference Group and National Autism Strategy Working Groups.  Read More  ​ 

Consultation on a First Nations Disability Forum is now open.The Australian Government is seeking input on how a First Nations Disability Forum could be designed.  Read More  ​ 

We have updated Australia’s Disability Strategy to deliver better outcomes for people with disability.Australia’s Disability Strategy is the nation’s disability policy  Read More  ​ 

Aged care in Australia is not designed to support younger people under the age of 65.  Read More  ​