Out-of-home carers across the nation will have better access to information about government and non-government support and services thanks to a new Australian Government online…
Vulnerable people in Canberra will benefit from a new social housing development opened today, supported with $1.6 million from the Australian Government. Minister for Social…
Tonight, women across Australia will come together to stand up for their right to live lives free from violence. For over 30 years Reclaim the…
Minister for the Status of Women Kate Ellis has announced new funding today for Western Australian community organisations to take action to reduce violence against…
Good morning everyone. Before I begin I would like to acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the land on which we are meeting, and pay my…
More than 100 Western Australians with disability, carers and disability service providers attended a public forum in Perth today in support of a National Disability…
Good afternoon everyone, and thank you for inviting me here today to the Gender and Women’s Rights Workshop at the Commonwealth People’s Forum. Many of…
Special Olympics medallists today showed off their skills when they competed against federal politicians in a friendly tennis match at West Beach, Adelaide. Parliamentary Secretary…
Blind and vision impaired residents in Southern Adelaide can now fully participate in the library experience as a result of a Gillard Government initiative that…
Minister for Social Housing and Homelessness Mark Arbib and Senator for Tasmania Carol Brown today took to the soccer field in Hobart today to raise…
Minister for the Status of Women Kate Ellis and Minister for Social Inclusion and Member for Sydney Tanya Plibersek have announced new funding today two…
Today marks the start of National Children’s Week, which is celebrated this year from 22 to 28 October. The Australian Government, in conjunction with state…
Ministers from the Australian Government and state and territory governments today donned bright and colourful shirts to celebrate Loud Shirt Day. The Ministers met with…
Ministers from the Australian Government and state and territory governments today donned bright and colourful shirts to celebrate Loud Shirt Day. The Ministers met with…
Academics and practitioners will have the opportunity to do more research on vulnerable children, with $600,000 available over the next three years. The funding for…
A South Australian community organisation will receive more than $242,000 over the next three years as part of the Government’s National Plan to Reduce Violence…
The Gillard Government and all state and territory governments today agreed to lay the foundations for a National Disability Insurance Scheme by mid-2013 – a…
** Check against delivery ** If I can first join everyone here in acknowledging the Traditional Owners, and particularly acknowledging those elders who are with…
The Gillard Government and all state and territory governments today agreed to lay the foundations for a National Disability Insurance Scheme by mid-2013 – a…
The Australian Government has announced the appointment of new members to the Board of the Indigenous Land Corporation (ILC) including a new Chairperson and Deputy…
E & OE – Proof only JENNY MACKLIN: Thanks very much everyone for joining us here today for the launch of the Indigenous Economic Development…
Minister for Social Housing and Homelessness Mark Arbib today marked Anti-Poverty Week by helping the Big Issue, a not-for-profit community organisation that helps to tackle…
The Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, Jenny Macklin, today released the Gillard Government’s long-term strategy to increase participation of Indigenous Australians…
The Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities and Carers, Senator Jan McLucas, today opened the inaugural meeting of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) Advisory Group in…
Aboriginal people in the Northern Territory have told the Australian Government that having their kids go to school and get a decent education, having jobs…