Gold silk swirls on ivory background with a rising growth chart motif — featured image for a WKG Foundation article on Australia's social enterprise funding and accessible entrepreneurship

Australia’s $600,000 Bet on Social Enterprise — and What It Means for Accessible Entrepreneurship

Australia has just put another $600,000 behind social enterprises — and disability employment is part of the story. On 1 October 2026, the Minister for Social Services, the Hon Tanya Plibersek MP, announced six new grants under the Social Enterprise Development Initiative (SEDI): targeted capability-building funding of up to $120,000 per enterprise, covering the unglamorous …