You can use this site to find out about the Government’s social inclusion agenda, including the latest news, Government announcements relevant to social inclusion, and information about the Australian Social Inclusion Board.
Social Inclusion and a stronger, fairer Australia
The Australian Government believes that all Australians need to be able to play a full role in all aspects of Australian life. To be socially included, all Australians must be given the opportunity to:
- secure a job;
- access services;
- connect with family, friends, work, personal interests and local community;
- deal with personal crisis; and
- have their voices heard.
The Australian Government’s social inclusion agenda aims to launch a new era of governance to mainstream the task of building social inclusion so that all Australians can share in our nation’s prosperity.
Promoting social inclusion requires a new way of governing. Australia must rethink how policy and programs across portfolios and levels of government can work together to combat economic and social disadvantage in Australia.
To progress this broad agenda, the government has established a Social Inclusion Committee of Cabinet, a Social Inclusion Unit in the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, and the Australian Social Inclusion Board 
.
The Australian Government has also identified early priorities for social inclusion:
- addressing the incidence and needs of jobless families with children
- delivering effective support to children at greatest risk of long term disadvantage
- focusing on particular locations, neighbourhoods and communities to ensure programs and services are getting to the right places
- addressing the incidence of homelessness
- employment for people living with a disability or mental illness
- closing the gap for Indigenous Australians.
Work is already underway on:
Homelessness
The Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs is leading this work.
Employment for people with a disability or mental illness
The Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations is leading this work.
Closing the gap for Indigenous Australians
The Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs is leading this work.
Work on other priorities will be coordinated by the Social Inclusion Unit of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet .