TAFE New South Wales Hunter Institute has been selected as the national provider to deliver a program to develop the leadership skills of people with…
The Australian Government will provide an additional $485,000 to support the six national Women’s Alliances in their work to advance gender equality in Australia. Minister…
The popular Raising Children website has been expanded to provide extra support for parents of teenagers and was today officially launched by the Minister for…
Megan Davis, the first Indigenous Australian women to be elected to the United Nations (UN) Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues today attended her first session…
Continued funding from the Gillard Government to Foodbank Australia will help provide food and grocery supplies to more than 2,500 community organisations that support vulnerable…
Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities and Carers Senator Jan McLucas today met with children and their families at the AEIOU Foundation for Children with Autism Centre…
People living in regional and rural Australia will benefit from the Gillard Government’s $269.3 million boost for community mental health services, announced in this year’s…
Front-line community organisations will be able to provide additional support to vulnerable and disadvantaged Australians with an $83.3 million funding boost over four years for…
The Minister for the Status of Women, Kate Ellis today launched the next phase of the highly successful The Line campaign, which will encourage respectful…
Thank you Ann [Darwin] for the introduction. I would like to acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the Land on which we are meeting, and pay…
The Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities and Carers, Senator Jan McLucas, was today in Hobart to announce new funding to support parents of children with disabilities.…
Today we celebrate the 30th anniversary of the No Interest Loan Scheme. It’s great to be here to help celebrate the work Good Shepherd do…
The Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, Jenny Macklin and the Parliamentary Secretary for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency, Mark Dreyfus, hosted…
Front-line community organisations will be able to provide additional support to vulnerable and disadvantaged Australians with a $83.3 million funding boost over four years for…
The Gillard Government is investing an additional $269.3 million over five years in community mental health services, as part of a $2.2 billion funding package…
Making sure women and men have an equal opportunity to participate in society and the economy is critical for the long term prosperity of our…
*** E & OE – Proof only *** DENIS WALTER: Now a study has come out that says that we need to balance our work…
*** E & OE – Proof only *** FRAN KELLY: So the policy is to encourage welfare recipients to either enter the workforce or work…
The Gillard Government is improving support for Australians with disability to help them into work where possible, while providing an essential safety net for Australians…
Children with disability affecting their development will have access to intensive early intervention services through the $147 million Better Start for Children with Disability initiative.…
When this Government came to office in 2007, we made a serious commitment to tackle homelessness in our society. In an economy as strong is…
Young Indigenous Australians will be encouraged to stay in school and to make the transition to work, through a $257.6 million investment in education and…
The Gillard Government is delivering on our commitment to close the gap in Indigenous disadvantage with a $526.6 million boost to education, employment and health…
The Gillard Government will promote long term economic participation in some of the nation’s most disadvantaged communities. Across Australia there are disadvantaged communities who are…
The Gillard Government is improving support for Australians with disability to help them into work where possible, while providing an essential safety net for Australians…