CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY Acknowledgements Ms Wynn Hopkins Chair of QLD Shelter Clare Martin ACOSS Professor Julian Disney Cr Anna Grosskreutz, Sunshine Coast Regional Council Andrew…
The Australian Government has finalised the boundaries for all 64 five-year leases acquired as part of the Northern Territory Emergency Response (NTER). A comprehensive survey…
More than 80,000 tons of debris is expected to be cleared from thousands of bushfire affected properties, as part of a government led clean-up operation…
The Prime Minister will appoint a Coordinator General to drive the Australian Government’s commitment to closing the gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians. The national…
Today is Major General Dave Chalmers’ final day as Operational Commander of the Northern Territory Emergency Response (NTER). I want to thank Major General Chalmers…
*** Check Against Delivery *** Thank you Matilda for your welcome to country. I would like to acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land where…
*** E & OE – Proof only *** Subject: Indigenous report card, Pacific Brands, pensions JOURNALIST: Report card seems like more talk and still no…
The Rudd Government will invest $58.3 million to help tackle eye and ear diseases in Indigenous communities – including diseases rarely seen outside the third…
*Check against delivery* I wish to draw the chamber’s attention to an ongoing problem with the coverage of disability services in Australia. There continue to…
Lindsay Tanner, Minister for Finance and Deregulation and Tanya Plibersek, and the Status of Women today released new guidelines for the sale of surplus Commonwealth…
The Australian Government today announced it will double the reach of the Personal Helpers and Mentors program, expanding the number of sites from 76 to…
New figures out today show that nearly 30,000 Australians received the Rudd Government’s First Home Owners Boost in its first three-and-a-half months of operation. The…
Parents and carers of children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) will benefit from a new information website created as part of the $190 million Helping…
Parents and carers of children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) will benefit from a new information website created as part of the $190 million Helping…
*Check against delivery* Good morning to all of you, I am delighted to see such a big turn out, particularly the interest shown by members…
Income management will be rolled-out across the remainder of the Kimberley including Kalumburu, Noonkanbah and Beagle Bay, as part of the Australian and Western Australian…
The Commonwealth and Victorian Governments will fund and deliver the site clean-up and demolition program crucial to rebuilding communities devastated by the bushfires, the Prime…
In response to the tragic and devastating Victorian bushfires, the Australian Government is providing $7.5 million for the provision of mental health support to affected…
The Australian Government would continue to work for better services for people with disability and to ensure they got fair treatment in the workplace and…
The Australian Government is providing additional counselling support services to Victorian bushfire survivors through a $200,000 boost to five community organisations. The new support builds…
The Opposition’s policy back-flip revealed today makes a complete mockery of the private member’s bill they introduced into Parliament last year to increase the single…
Premier John Brumby and Federal Minister for Families Jenny Macklin today announced a $3 million community sports club recovery fund to support sports clubs devastated…
*** E & OE – Proof only *** JOURNALIST: What do you think of Tony Abbott’s remarks? JENNY MACKLIN: Well this just demonstrates how out…
*** E & OE – Proof only *** MEL: Now from New South Wales to Victoria and families affected by the bush fires begin to…
A new trial project in Western Australia, with Australian Government funding of $37,000, will help parents support the education of their children. The Minister for…