Prime Minister Julia Gillard and Indigenous Affairs Minister Jenny Macklin today announced the Government’s next steps to improve the future of Indigenous Australians living in…
E & O E – PROOF ONLY PM: already in discussion with the crowd, who is here in his capacity as the Minister to Indigenous…
*** Check Against Delivery *** Thank you Professor McCallum and honoured guests … and thank you for the work you all do for us in…
One of Australia’s 202 Disability Enterprises has the chance to take out top honours in the 2011 Australian Disability Enterprise (ADE) Excellence Award. The Parliamentary…
Australian businesses are getting ready for their role in providing Government-funded Paid Parental Leave to new parents from 1 July this year. To help employers…
I would like to acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the Land on which we are meeting, and pay respect to their Elders past and present.…
Ensuring people with disability can access and enjoy holidays was the focus of a meeting of disability advocates in Canberra today. Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities…
Good evening ladies and gentlemen. I would first like to pay my respects to the traditional custodians of the land we meet on today—the Ngunnawal…
An independent report examining how problem gamblers access money highlights the importance of the Australian Government’s gambling reforms, including limiting ATM withdrawals. The Problem gamblers…
Athletes and volunteers participating in the Special Olympics World Summer Games today left for Athens in their search for Olympic glory. Joining the athletes at…
More than two million Australian families are set to benefit from indexation increases to family payments next month. On 1 July the maximum fortnightly rate…
Today marks one year since legislation for Australia’s first Paid Parental Leave scheme passed in the Parliament. It was an historic day for Australian families.…
Australians now have an extra month to nominate outstanding individuals and organisations that have contributed to the lives of people with disability for the 2011…
CEOs, business leaders and politicians around Australia are tonight sleeping rough in support of the 2011 Vinnies’ CEO Sleepout. Minister for Social Housing and Homelessness…
*** E & OE – Proof only *** Can I, on behalf of the Australian Government and the Prime Minister, welcome everyone here tonight. Can…
Legislation passed in Parliament today will help families meet the costs of raising children. The Government is delivering on its election commitment to increase the…
Legislation passed in Parliament today deliver’s on the Australian Government’s election commitment to help age pensioners keep more of the money they earn from work.…
A new tool to assess the health, wellbeing and needs of vulnerable children will be trialed in four locations across Australia. The Minister for Families,…
More support for Forgotten Australians and Former Child Migrants to reconnect with their families will be available online and through key advocacy agencies in the…
Check against delivery. I would first like to pay my respects to the traditional custodians of the land we meet on today – the Wurundjeri…
The Gillard Government is investing up to $200 million to boost accommodation support for people in Queensland and around Australia who are homeless or at…
The Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, Jenny Macklin, addressed delegates at the inaugural meeting of the National Congress of Australia’s First…
Attorney-General Robert McClelland and Parliamentary Secretary for Disability and Carers, Senator Jan McLucas, today announced additional funding to the Australian Human Rights Commission to ensure…
Prime Minister Julia Gillard today witnessed an historic agreement reached between Indigenous leaders in the Northern Territory’s Gove region and mining giant Rio Tinto Alcan.…
Minister for the Status of Women Kate Ellis, today led discussions with key experts on reducing violence against women and their children in Alice Springs…