The Minister for Community Services, Julie Collins, has today welcomed a $2.1 million investment by energy provider AGL in the Australian Government’s Home Energy Saver…
Premier Campbell Newman and the Queensland LNP Government are robbing Peter to pay Paul by announcing today that they will divert $12 million from a…
Premier Campbell Newman and the Queensland LNP Government are robbing Peter to pay Paul by announcing today that they will divert $12 million from a…
More than 5000 homes in remote Indigenous communities have now been refurbished or rebuilt by the Australian Government, nearly two years ahead of schedule. The…
On my advice, today the Governor-General has appointed a six-member Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse. Child sexual abuse is an evil…
E & O E – PROOF ONLY PM: Good afternoon. With Ministers Macklin and Roxon who are here with me today, I have just visited…
From today the first payment of the Schoolkids Bonus will be delivered straight into the bank accounts of 1.3 million families. It will help lighten…
The Acting Minister for the Status of Women, Jenny Macklin, today called for public comment to help develop the next stage of the Australian Government’s…
An independent review of the Social Housing Initiative has found it is well-administered, value for money and has achieved excellent outcomes for vulnerable Australians, the…
RICHARD DAVIES: Well the Newstart Allowance has been in the headlines this week after the Families Minister Jenny Macklin said she could live on the…
Today marks the first day of the Gillard Government’s Dad and Partner Pay which gives more support for working dads when a baby arrives. Dad…
E & OE – Proof only JENNY MACKLIN: Thanks everyone for coming to The Mercy today, happy New Year to everyone. First of all I’d…
A new social security agreement between Australia and Latvia will make retirement easier for about 2,000 Australian and Latvian residents. From today, people who have…
From 1 January, hundreds more eligible children under the age of six will be able to receive critical early intervention services and therapies under the…
From 1 January, hundreds more eligible children under the age of six will be able to receive critical early intervention services and therapies under the…
As thousands of Australians head to the movies this Boxing Day, people who have hearing or vision loss can now also enjoy the latest Christmas…
24 December 2012 Thousands of families across the country are preparing to spend their first Christmas in a new, secure, affordable home built with Gillard…
Australians will have more time to nominate outstanding services for the second National Homelessness Services Achievement Awards, with the nomination period extended until 1 February…
The Minister for Housing and Homelessness, Brendan O’Connor, and Senator for Queensland, Mark Furner, today welcomed tenants to a new housing development in Red Hill,…
A new report released today challenges a common assumption that chronically homeless people choose their way of life and do not want the help of…
The Minister for Community Services, Julie Collins, helped wrap gifts and hand out food and toys today at the Salvation Army in Clarence, Tasmania as…
***CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY*** Acknowledgements: Firstly, I would like to acknowledge the traditional owners of the land on which we are meeting and pay my respects…
KIERAN GILBERT:This morning, the Government’s response to criticism over its decision to divert money from its foreign aid spending to plug holes in the soaring…
MELISSA DOYLE: New statistics have been released revealing the extent of homelessness in Australia. The figures from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare show…
Minister for Housing and Homelessness Brendan O’Connor today welcomed new research showing real and substantial progress has been made in helping vulnerable Australians access homelessness…