Residents in the Alice Springs town camps will have greater access to support services to help manage their new homes and tenancies, with an extra…
Key Government bodies such as Australia Post and NBN Co will have to focus on gender diversity in their board appointments, under new guidelines for…
Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities and Carers Jan McLucas today attended a forum in Ipswich to discuss major reform of disability services in Australia. The National…
Minister for Public and Affordable Housing Chris Burns today officially opened the first stage of a new subdivision in Maningrida. A total of 110 new…
Down syndrome Awareness Week begins today (9 –16 October), providing Australians with a chance to recognise and celebrate the contribution people with Down syndrome make…
Down syndrome Awareness Week begins today (9 -16 October), providing Australians with a chance to recognise and celebrate the contribution people with Down syndrome make…
Eleven new houses will be built in Yarrabah, near Cairns, in Queensland to reduce overcrowding in the community. The Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services…
The Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, Jenny Macklin and the Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities and Carers, Senator Jan McLucas today announced…
Eleven new houses will be built in Yarrabah, near Cairns, in Queensland to reduce overcrowding in the community. The Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services…
A new community hub is opening in Mossman Gorge to provide a central point for local Indigenous people to access support services to keep their…
The Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, Jenny Macklin and the Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities and Carers, Senator Jan McLucas today announced…
E & OE – Proof only FIONA SEWELL: A new farm in Bamaga, houses in Yarraba and a community hub at Mossman Gorge – projects…
A new Men’s Shed in New Mapoon in Cape York was officially opened today by the Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs,…
The Australian Government is continuing to support Indigenous people in remote communities to get training and find work, providing $47 million for Community Development Employment…
A new sport engineering laboratory will give Adelaide, and indeed Australia, the competitive edge in supporting its sports men and women achieve their full athletic…
PETER VAN ONSELEN: That was Prime Minister Julia Gillard giving attendants at the Tax Forum a lesson in balancing the budget. One wonders whether she’s…
Twenty-one of Australia’s most inspirational citizens and organisations have been nominated for the Australian Government’s National Disability Awards to be announced on 22 November. Senator…
The Australian Government’s historic Paid Parental Leave scheme has reached a major milestone with 100,000 parents applying for the payment since applications opened on 1…
Australians are encouraged to nominate outstanding organisations committed to addressing homelessness in the first-ever National Homelessness Services Achievement Awards. Nominations open today in seven categories,…
The Australian Government today appointed three exceptional women to represent Australia at the 56th Session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women…
People with disability and their representatives will share in $300,000 in Australian Government funding over three years to attend key international forums on human rights.…
The Federal Labor Government has responded to the shortage in affordable housing for older community members in the Bunbury region by fully funding a new…
Vulnerable people, including seniors and people with disability, will benefit from a new social housing development opened in Broadmeadows today. Minister for Social Housing and…
The Australian Government today announced the establishment of expert panel to advise the Government on improving the current social housing system and how best to…
Two Victorian community organisations will be the first to receive funding as part of the Government’s National Plan to Reduce Violence against Women and their…