A new mobile playgroup will provide a service to the fire-damaged communities of Marysville and Flowerdale who lost their playgroups during the February 7th bushfires…
A Regional Partnership Agreement (RPA) signed in Port Macquarie today will target the green economy as a way of addressing Aboriginal unemployment in the Many…
The Australian Government has invited eligible organisations to submit an Expression of Interest to establish the new domestic violence and sexual assault National 1800 and…
Ursula Stephens, today addressed the Southern Adelaide Volunteer Award ceremony at the Hackham Football Club. Senator Stephens said volunteers are vital to communities and deserve…
Check against delivery Thank you Amanda for your introduction. Good afternoon everyone. It’s great to be here at today’s Awards Ceremony, where we honour just…
Environment Minister Peter Garrett on Sunday visited Napranum, a remote community on Cape York, to see the benefits of on-ground conservation jobs, and announce a…
A new Pensioner and Beneficiary Living Cost Index (PBLCI), released today by the Australian Bureau of Statistics, will better reflect price increases in goods commonly…
The Australian Government is determined to start work on improving living standards for residents of the Alice Springs town camps. I want to get on…
The Rudd Government will create or retain 129 jobs in communities affected by the February 7th bushfires and deliver $4.8 million in community projects in…
The Australian Government is providing a conditional $40 million to build the first permanent supportive housing project in Queensland for people who are homeless or…
Big businesses in Australia are making significant inroads in making their organisations more female and family friendly, according an Equal Opportunity for Women in the…
– check on delivery – Acknowledgements Thank you Mairi for your introduction. I would like to begin by acknowledging the traditional owners of the land…
Tanya Plibersek today announced that an additional 2,000 private sector homes will be built across the country as a result of the Nation Building Economic…
* Check against delivery * Thank you Robert for your introduction and good morning everyone. Robert, I and many others have greatly benefitted much from…
****Check Against Delivery**** I acknowledge the traditional owners of the land on which we meet this evening, the Ngunnawal and Ngambri people, and pay my…
*** Check against delivery *** I want to begin by paying my respects to all the elders past and present on whose land we are…
An additional 24 Indigenous Parenting Support Services across Australia will help more than 700 Indigenous families. The Australian Government is providing up to $7 million…
Demand for emergency relief and financial assistance has risen sharply in the last 12 months as more Australian families face increased financial pressure. A report…
The first of 57 social housing homes to be built in the ACT as part of Stage One of the Federal Government’s Nation Building Economic…
Attorney-General, Robert McClelland, and Parliamentary Secretary for Victorian Bushfire Reconstruction, Bill Shorten, today welcomed the release of the Victorian Bushfires Royal Commission Interim Report. The…
Attorney-General, Robert McClelland, and Parliamentary Secretary for Victorian Bushfire Reconstruction, Bill Shorten, today welcomed the release of the Victorian Bushfires Royal Commission Interim Report. The…
*** Check against delivery *** Thank you Matilda for your welcome to country. I pay my respects to all the elders past and present on…
For just the second time in Victorian history more than 5000 Victorians bought their first home over the course of a single month with assistance…
The Australian and NSW Governments today outlined details of housing projects created in Wyong as part of the Nation Building Economic Stimulus Plan. NSW Housing…
Tanya Plibersek, and ACT Chief Minister, Jon Stanhope, today officially opened the first new homes in Canberra delivered under the National Rental Affordability Scheme. The…