A new Social Security Agreement with the Czech Republic will come into force today, making retirement easier for about 2000 residents of Australia and the…
The Australian Government is delivering on its election commitments to assist new parents with the upfront costs of having a baby and help families with…
From today, new requirements will help make sure more Australian children get a healthy start to school. The Government is delivering on its election commitment…
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Minister for Employment Participation and Child Care, Kate Ellis and Federal Member for Cunningham Sharon Bird, today announced funding of $600,000 from the Innovation Fund…
The Northern Territory communities of Hermannsburg and Lajamanu have signed 40 year leases which will allow work to begin on building new houses. Under the…
The Australian and the Northern Territory Governments and the Northern Land Council today signed an historic agreement that paves the way for the resolution of…
The Gillard Government today announced a review of remote participation and employment services to ensure job service providers are best meeting the needs of Indigenous…
The Minister for Indigenous Affairs, Jenny Macklin and the Minister for Indigenous Health, Warren Snowdon, visited Tennant Creek today for the first community meeting to…
Indigenous students in Tennant Creek will have access to a safe place to stay, with the Australian Government contributing $3.75 million for the construction of…
The Minister for the Status of Women, Kate Ellis has today announced new funding for the National Women’s Alliances to undertake some important projects on…
The Minister for Community Services Jenny Macklin today confirmed that Australian Government funding for a program to keep younger people with disability out of residential…
I welcome the Queensland Crime and Misconduct Commission announcement today of its decision to review current accountability systems used to administer State funds in the…
The Parliamentary Secretary for Community Services, Julie Collins, and Member for Braddon, Sid Sidebottom, today visited Centacare’s Communities for Children service, one of the frontline…
Australia’s largest ever Special Olympics team has joined more than 7500 competitors from 185 countries for the opening ceremony of the 13th World Summer Games…
Tony Abbott has again demonstrated he doesn’t care about Australian pensioners, talking about tax cuts, but no increases to the pension rate. By leaving pensioners…
From tomorrow, deafblind people across Australia, their families and friends, will unite to raise awareness of deafblindness and promote greater understanding of the condition. Deafblind…
From next month, thousands of children with disability will be given a better start in life when the Gillard Government’s new early intervention program commences,…
People with disability and their families are one step closer to seeing 150 new supported accommodation places rolled out across the country. The draft guidelines…
Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities and Carers, Senator Jan McLucas, will today leave for Athens to join the largest ever Australian contingent of athletes, coaches and…
Legislation passed by the Parliament today will support people with disability to participate in the workforce wherever possible. From 3 September people applying for the…
More than 100 communities across the country will benefit from more than $8 million for local projects to help Indigenous families deal with violence. Seven…
Legislation passed by the Parliament today will make access to family payments more convenient for Australian families. The Australian Government is delivering on its election…
Legislation passed by the Parliament today will help make sure more Australian children get a healthy start to school. The Government is delivering on its…