The Australian Government today introduced legislation to amend the Royal Commissions Act 1902 to assist the work of the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to…
Australia has moved closer towards constitutional recognition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples with the Act of Recognition passing the House of Representatives today.…
Leading expert in women’s social policy, Professor Anne Edwards, will chair a new National Centre of Excellence established to help reduce domestic, family and sexual…
The Australian Government will reduce the pension deeming rates from 20 March 2013 to benefit more than 740,000 pensioners by better reflecting returns available to…
The six National Women’s Alliances will receive $4.8 million in Australian Government funding to continue bringing forward women’s views, voices and issues onto the national…
People are being warned to beware of contact from anyone claiming to work for the Government who tries to make them pay an administration fee…
People are being warned to beware of contact from anyone claiming to work for the Government who tries to make them pay an administration fee…
A report setting out how governments across Australia will work together to deliver the National Disability Strategy has been tabled by the Standing Council on…
Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities and Carers, Senator Jan McLucas and Member for Parramatta, Julie Owens today joined parents and carers of children with disability in…
The Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities and Carers, Senator Jan McLucas and Member for Parramatta, Julie Owens today turned the first sod for an apartment complex…
Thank you Jeff. (MC Jeff McMullan) I would like to pay my respects to the traditional owners of the land on which we are meeting…
The Minister for Families, Jenny Macklin, and the Member for Reid, John Murphy, today met with local families at Auburn West Public School to discuss…
A report setting out how governments across Australia will work together to deliver the National Disability Strategy has been tabled by the Standing Council on…
The Minister for Community Services, Julie Collins, today met with family support service providers in Hobart at the start of a national consultation process on…
Affordable home ownership, private rental and public housing are on offer to South Australians in a landmark new city apartment building being officially opened today…
Affordable housing is one of the enduring challenges of running a modern society and a modern economy. At its heart, a stable roof over your…
Tony Abbott’s secret plan for Northern Australia will cost ordinary Australian families, who will be made to pay for his plans to shift people up…
The Minister for the Status of Women, Julie Collins, today announced the four exceptional women who will join her in representing Australia at the 57th…
A paper released today by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) marks an important step towards developing a more comprehensive understanding of family, domestic and…
A ground-breaking study demonstrates the Gillard Government’s homelessness policies are working, showing a drop in homelessness among survey participants in an internationally recognised study conducted…
The Gillard Government will invest $73 million over three years to help vulnerable young people break the cycle of homelessness. Minister for Housing and Homelessness…
Minister for Sport, Senator Kate Lundy and Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities and Carers, Senator Jan McLucas today congratulated Team Australia on their incredible performances at…
There are now more Indigenous children than ever before with access to preschool or kindergarten programs as a result of the Gillard Government’s unprecedented efforts…
DAVID SPEERS: Well for more on this and what the Closing the Gap report shows about tackling indigenous disadvantage, I spoke to the Minister for…
E & OE – Proof only STEVE CANNANE: And now to our guest. Jenny Macklin is the Minister for Indigenous Affairs and is responsible for…