The Australian Government will fund support for teachers, parents and carers of school students with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) through the education component of the…
Work is beginning on the Rudd Government’s $6.4 billion boost to public and community housing announced as part of the $42 billion Nation Building and…
*** Check Against Delivery *** I would like to acknowledge the Kombumerri people, the traditional owners of the land on which we are gathered today.…
Work is beginning on the Rudd Government’s $6.4 billion boost to public and community housing announced as part of the $42 billion Nation Building and…
A new permanent police station has been officially opened in the remote community of Galiwin’ku on Elcho Island under an agreement between the Australian and…
Twenty-four art centres in the Northern Territory will share almost $8 million in funding from the Aboriginals Benefits Account (ABA) to expand workshops for artists…
Australia will provide more than $17 million to the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) as part of our international commitment to advancing greater…
International Women’s Day provides all Australians with the opportunity to celebrate the progress made in advancing gender equality and the role of women in our…
The Australian Government and Cricket Australia today celebrated International Women’s Day (IWD) at the 2009 Women’s Cricket World Cup match between Australia’s Southern Stars and…
*** Check Against Delivery *** I want to acknowledge the traditional owners of the land on which we meet, the Yorta Yorta people. I also…
Community Services National Framework for Protecting Australia’s Children Today, Community and Disability Services Ministers met in Melbourne to progress the important National Framework for Protecting…
More than 3.4 million Australians will receive an increase in their pensions and other income support payments and allowances from 20 March 2009. Indexation will…
The Australian Government has further reduced the deeming rates to reflect lower returns available to pensioners from financial investments as a result of the global…
Community Services National Framework for Protecting Australia’s Children Today, Community and Disability Services Ministers met in Melbourne to progress the important National Framework for Protecting…
The Australian Government will provide an additional $1.3 million over three years to the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) to improve the current…
Tanya Plibersek, is this week leading Australia’s delegation to the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women in New York to further demonstrate the…
*Check against delivery* Excellencies, delegates, observers, ladies and gentleman. It is an honour to address you today in commemoration of International Women’s Day and to…
*** Check Against Delivery *** I would like to acknowledge the Wanaurah people who are the traditional custodians of the land, past and present. I…
Remote Indigenous communities in New South Wales will benefit from a $396 million investment in housing over the next ten years to improve living standards…
Attorney-General, Robert McClelland, and Tanya Plibersek, today welcomed the entry into force in Australia of the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of…
* Check against delivery * Mr Chair, ladies and gentleman. It is a pleasure to address the Commission today. Australia considers honouring its responsibilities as…
A new community store and a transport service for remote Indigenous communities are among 20 successful applicants to share in almost $10 million in funding…
The Australian Government will provide $15.7 million over two years to support 22 Indigenous ranger groups, working on land and sea management activities in the…
The first meeting of the Community Response Task Force was held today in Melbourne, providing the non-profit sector with an opportunity to discuss the impact…
The first meeting of the Community Response Task Force was held today in Melbourne, providing the non-profit sector with an opportunity to discuss the impact…