The Australian Government will develop and roll-out an accredited training program to boost the capacity of community service workers to identify and respond to families…
The Australian Government has provided $1.8 million over three years to provide at risk children with access to a new early childhood project bringing together…
The Australian Government today welcomed the announcement of the National Executive of the National Congress of Australia’s First Peoples. The National Executive will oversee the…
Minister for Housing, Tanya Plibersek, today announced $4 million for research into homelessness at the launch of the latest edition of Parity magazine in Melbourne.…
The establishment of an independent, not-for-profit organisation to enhance and promote Sydney’s interests as Australia’s global city has received endorsement from all levels of Australian…
The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare today released its 2008/09 Supported Accommodation Assistance Program National Data Collection Report. The report identifies the demographics of…
The Australian Government today announced new details on Australia’s first Paid Parental Leave scheme to support Australian families. The Government will accept joint claim forms…
The Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, Jenny Macklin, and the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Stephen Smith, welcomed the election of the…
The Australian Government today released two reports that provide further analysis of the child support reforms introduced by the previous government. The child support reforms…
*** E & OE – Proof only *** JOURNALIST: Tell us about the changes that you announced today? JENNY MACKLIN: As you know we are…
*** E & OE – Proof only *** A wise man once said: The problem with being poor is that it takes up all of…
Tanya Plibersek today inspected a completed $5.5 million project at Mawson Lakes that has boosted housing supply and supported jobs through the global recession. The…
Senator Ursula Stephens, today congratulated the Peninsula Pals on their successful collaboration to raise money for community projects. Speaking at the Peninsula Pals charity fundraising…
The Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities and Children’s Services, Bill Shorten, today opened Vision Australia’s new $14.7 million Macaulay Road Centre for people with vision impairments…
*** E & OE – Proof only *** LEON BYNER: Well, let’s talk to a lady who is responsible for what will be a major…
The Australian Government is reforming the Disability Support Pension (DSP) to make it simpler, fairer and sustainable for those who need it. The DSP is…
The Australian Government is reforming the Disability Support Pension (DSP) to make it simpler, fairer and sustainable for those who need it. The DSP is…
Federal Minister for Housing, Tanya Plibersek, has welcomed the release of the National Housing Supply Council’s State of Supply Report 2010. The Council was set…
The Australian Government today released its discussion paper on the community housing sector, Regulation and Growth of the not-for-profit housing sector. The paper marks the…
A new crisis accommodation centre in St Kilda will help to improve the lives of vulnerable Victorians experiencing homelessness in inner Melbourne. Federal Housing Minister…
Senator Ursula Stephens, today addressed mental health peak body, the Queensland Alliance, to launch a research paper into anti stigma initiatives in mental health. Senator…
The Australian Government will deliver an additional year’s funding of $335,000 to the Harmony Place Multicultural Centre for Mental Health and Wellbeing, a centre which…
Victorian Housing Minister Richard Wynne and Federal Parliamentary Secretary for Bushfire Reconstruction Bill Shorten today paid tribute to a Marysville family for their determination to…
Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities and Children’s Services, Bill Shorten, today officially opened the Deafness Forum of Australia’s 6th National Deafness Sector Summit, in Sydney. As…
Senator Ursula Stephens, today launched a new report on the viability and sustainability of social enterprise organisations. The report, Financing Social Enterprise: Understanding Needs and…