The Federal Minister for Disability Reform Jenny Macklin and South Australian Minister for Disabilities Tony Piccolo visited Orana in Netley today to celebrate the historic…
The Minister for Indigenous Affairs, Jenny Macklin, and the Minister for Resources and Energy, Gary Gray, have signed a Regional Agreement with Newmont Boddington Gold…
Yet another Indigenous organisation faces a savage funding cut if Tony Abbott is elected Prime Minister. Shadow Indigenous Affairs Minister Nigel Scullion has told The…
Jenny Macklin: Thanks very much everyone for joining us here today. The Prime Minister in her address to the Victorian State Conference has just indicated…
Tony Abbott must come out today and guarantee he won’t slash one cent of Indigenous funding. If Mr Abbott does not give this guarantee, his…
Carers and families of people with a severe mental illness in Perth will have greater access to support services thanks to a $1.2 million investment…
CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY I would like to begin by thanking Robert for welcoming us to your country today. I acknowledge the traditional owners of the…
The historic Clontarf site in Perth has been transferred to the Indigenous Land Corporation (ILC), to ensure it continues to deliver a wide range of…
Coalition sources have confirmed that Opposition Leader Tony Abbott will slash vital funding that improves the lives of Indigenous Australians. “While Dr Roberts’ funding threat…
The Minister for Indigenous Affairs, Jenny Macklin, has honoured the work of Indigenous Labor politician Ernie Bridge. Mr Bridge’s funeral is being held today after…
Aboriginal people across the Northern Territory will benefit from new and refurbished infrastructure, increased education and employment opportunities and cultural programs through projects that will…
Tasmanians can learn more about DisabilityCare Australia, the National Disability Insurance Scheme, at a number of upcoming information forums across the state. Federal Minister for…
The Gillard Government and the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) Government have reached a significant agreement today for the full roll out of DisabilityCare Australia, the…
The Australian and Northern Territory Governments have reached an historic in-principle agreement today to launch the National Disability Insurance Scheme, DisabilityCare Australia, in the Barkly…
The Australian Government has announced $777 million to fund its share of a renewed National Partnership Agreement on Closing the Gap in Indigenous Health Outcomes…
People with severe mental illness in Bendigo and the Goldfields region will have greater access to support services and other practical assistance close to home…
The Gillard Government and South Australian Government have reached a significant agreement today that will allow for the full roll out of DisabilityCare Australia, the…
People with severe mental illness in Broadmeadows will have greater access to support services and other practical assistance close to home thanks to nearly $1.5…
MICHAEL SMYTH: The latest on the National Disability Insurance Scheme, now known as DisabilityCare Australia. It’s one of those rare things in politics that has…
DAVID SPEERS: Minister, thanks for your time. Explain to me why or the concept here and why you’re going with a full deal with South…
Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities and Carers, Amanda Rishworth and Federal Member for Werriwa, Laurie Ferguson today joined local people with disability, their families and carers…
Minister for Housing and Homelessness Mark Butler today met with tenants benefiting from more affordable rentals under the National Rental Affordability Scheme to officially open…
The Australian Government is investing more than $1 million to deliver 13 projects to help people tackle substance misuse in remote communities across Western Australia,…
The Minister for Disability Reform, Jenny Macklin today joined Member for Chisholm Anna Burke and Oakleigh people with disability, their families and carers, and local…
New research released today shows that the vast majority of people who participated in the Australian Government’s StepUP loan program found it had made a…