The celebration of the unique connection Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have with country will be recognised in the National Aborigines and Islanders Day…
Tony Abbott demonstrated his lack of understanding of the real pressures facing Australian families and households with his failure to mention housing affordability or homelessness…
The Minister for Disability Reform, Jenny Macklin and the Member for Corangamite, Darren Cheeseman have announced that around 80 people will be employed in and…
The health of Aboriginal children in remote communities in the Northern Territory is improving, the latest Closing the Gap in the Northern Territory Monitoring Report…
Opposition Leader Tony Abbott should explain to Tasmanians during his whirlwind visit to the State today how he plans to take away thousands of dollars…
A Gillard Government initiative is saving Austins Ferry pensioner Carleen Jacobson almost $3,400 on rent each year. Minister for Housing and Homelessness Brendan O’Connor today…
BRENDAN O’CONNOR: Thanks very much. Thanks for coming because this is a fantastic initiative and of course you’ve just heard from Carleen Jacobson, someone who’s…
E & OE – Proof only Subject: Election date, Tony Abbot’s Policy Vacuum, National Rental Affordability Scheme, Small Business in Tasmania, Tasmanian bushfires. RYK GODDARD:…
E&OE – CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY [Acknowledgments omitted] Introduction I am so honoured to be here today in my role as the Australian Parliamentary Secretary for…
Tony Abbott must come clean in his speech to the National Press Club today about his real plan to slap a new tax on Australian…
Tony Abbott has confirmed his plans to take the Schoolkids Bonus away from families – leaving 1.3 million Australian families worse off. This Labor Government…
The Minister for Families, Jenny Macklin, and Member for McEwen, Rob Mitchell, today visited new mums in Doreen in Melbourne’s north-east to discuss how the…
A summit bringing together world leaders, policy makers and researchers to examine the urgent needs of people with disability across the world took place in…
Families and stores in Newcastle are feeling the benefits of the Gillard Government’s first Schoolkids Bonus cash payment which has been rolling out this month.…
The Minister for Disability Reform, Jenny Macklin, and Member for Newcastle, Sharon Grierson, today visited local disability service provider, ConnectAbility Australia, to discuss how the…
E & OE – Proof only Subject: Budget, NDIS, Schoolkids Bonus, Nova Peris, Stolen Generations, Tim Mathieson DAVID LIPSON: …… Today in Canberra the Prime…
The Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities and Carers, Senator Jan McLucas will today leave for South Korea to participate in a series of bilateral meetings in…
The Australian Government will invest an additional $2.75 million to help Australian Disability Enterprises (ADEs) as they move toward the Australian Government’s vision for supported…
Tony Abbott’s policy light ‘plan’ released today has failed to include his real plans for Australian families – to slash the Schoolkids Bonus and claw…
The Australian Government is providing a total of $90,000 to support this weekend’s Saltwater Freshwater Festival which will celebrate Indigenous culture and help build public…
Three Queensland athletes are preparing for their departure to South Korea later this week, ready to compete in the the tenth Special Olympics World Winter…
The Member for Sturt, Christopher Pyne, today told SKY News that an Abbott Government will hurt families by cutting the Schoolkids Bonus. His comments come…
The Mirarr Traditional Owners and Aboriginal people in the wider Kakadu and West Arnhem region will benefit from a suite of new agreements for the…
Prominent businesswoman and philanthropist Carol Schwartz AM is leading consultations with business and other interest groups on the reporting requirements for the Australian Government’s landmark…
Families and stores across Australia are feeling the benefits of the first Schoolkids Bonus cash payment rolling out this month. With kids going back to…