I am pleased to be introducing this Bill today as a clear step forward towards holding a successful referendum to change the Australian Constitution to…
KIERAN GILBERT: … that Senator Carr was quite a good effort of spin wasn’t it saying that he was managing the issue rather than the…
More than 720 individuals and organisations have provided input to the Government to assist with the establishment of the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses of…
Thirteen outstanding individuals and organisations were tonight honoured for their work to improve the lives of people with disability at the annual National Disability Awards.…
The Federal Minister for the Status of Women, Julie Collins, and NSW Minister for Women, Pru Goward, have today announced funding of $3 million a…
Designing and building ‘livable homes’ suitable for people in all stages of life will be much easier, with a new iPhone and iPad application to…
Indigenous communities and organisations across the country are encouraged to apply for Australian Government funding to help them commemorate and celebrate the fifth anniversary of…
The Australian Government today released the draft National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) Bill, ahead of its introduction into Parliament later this week. The Bill has…
New research into domestic violence and homelessness has found that as many as one in two women who leave an abusive relationship will return to…
The Australian Government today released the draft National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) Bill, ahead of its introduction into Parliament later this week. The Bill has…
E & OE – Proof only JOURNALIST: (inaudible) from New South Wales that they’re concerned about the lack of consultations so far in the process,…
Labor MPs today showed their support for White Ribbon Day – Australia’s only male led campaign to stop men’s violence against women – and announced…
Hundreds of Queensland social and community services (SACS) workers will benefit from having the value of their real wages preserved thanks to the Gillard Government.…
Today Australian men are encouraged to swear an oath never to commit, never to excuse and never to remain silent about violence against women as…
New research into domestic violence and homelessness has found that as many as one in two women who leave an abusive relationship will return to…
Good morning. I would like to begin by acknowledging the traditional owners of the land on which we meet and pay my respects to their…
New legislation supporting gender equality in the workplace which passed through the Parliament last night is a landmark decision for women. Minister for the Status…
Australia’s Community and Disability Services Ministers have today set the priorities to be acted on during the first year of the national plan working for…
New measures to help victims of family violence on provisional partner visas begin tomorrow, 24 November, the Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, Chris Bowen MP,…
Minister for Housing and Homelessness Brendan O’Connor today officially opened 152 apartments in Fitzroy, built with a $43.3 million investment from the Gillard Government’s Housing…
The Australian Government has taken the next step in meeting its commitment to deliver historic equal pay rises to eligible social and community sector workers.…
CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY LOUISE SAUNDERS: A number of issues to canvass this afternoon with Julie Collins, who is the Minister for Community Services and also…
A new reference group guiding the implementation of the National Carer Strategy has met for the first time today in Canberra. The Parliamentary Secretary for…
The Minister for the Status of Women, Julie Collins, has today launched a toolkit aimed at improving the way unions, employers and business groups can…
Attorney General Nicola Roxon and Acting Minister for Families Brendan O’Connor today announced the Government has released a consultation paper to inform the Terms of…