The Australian and South Australian Governments and the Ngarrindjeri Regional Authority today signed a Regional Partnership Agreement (RPA) to protect the land’s natural resources and…
Dr Chicka Dixon, Joseph Elu AO and Archie Roach were last night jointly awarded the 2008 Lifetime Achievement Award at the National Aborigines and Islanders…
I thank the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner, Tom Calma, for the contribution of the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (HREOC)…
Income management will be extended in four Northern Territory Emergency Response (NTER) communities – Mutitjulu, Finke/Apatula, Titjikala and Imanpa – for up to 12 months.…
The Australian Government will provide an immediate injection of $5.3 million to Tangentyere Council for upgrades to existing housing in the Alice Springs town camps.…
CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY Good morning. Thank you Doreen for your welcome to country – I greatly appreciate being welcomed onto Wurundjeri land. And thank you…
During NAIDOC week, the Australian Government has announced the locations for 20 specialised playgroups to be established in 20 regional and remote Indigenous communities across…
Mothers working full-time spend around four hours less per day with their young children than mothers who are not employed, according to Australia’s first longitudinal…
The Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, Jenny Macklin, has welcomed the start of the National Aborigines and Islanders Day Observance Committee…
Yesterday I received the independent report on the response of the Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (FaHCSIA) to the exposure of…
Panthers on the Prowl has received $150,000 from the Australian Government to continue its successful support program for families in the Penrith area for a…
Tanya Plibersek, today visited Woodlands Estate with the Federal Member for Forde, Brett Raguse, to highlight the opportunity for south east Queensland to benefit from…
Attorney-General Robert McClelland has today announced two substantive appointments to the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission. These appointments were welcomed by Parliamentary Secretary for…
It’s great to be here today to launch Anglicare Victoria’s Strategic Plan. This plan outlines an inspiring vision to help disadvantaged children, young people and…
CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY Acknowledgements Introduction Thank you Julian Disney. I would like to take this opportunity to acknowledge Julian’s substantial commitment over the last decade…
From today, Australian families going through relationship difficulties or separation are being better supported with the opening of 24 new Family Relationship Centres, Attorney-General Robert…
The Cape York Welfare Reform Trial will commence today with the Family Responsibilities Commission starting its operations. The Queensland Government yesterday announced the names of…
This week, Australia’s first ever Central Australian Aboriginal male health summit will be held near Alice Springs. Since the announcement of the Northern Territory Emergency…
The Government is delivering on its election commitment to strengthen the voice of rural women in shaping rural and regional policy by convening a National…
– Check against delivery – Acknowledgements Thank you Mrs Agnes Shea for your welcome to Ngunnawal Country. Welcome to my Parliamentary colleagues, Kirsten Livermore, the…
I am pleased to announce that the National Policy Commission on Indigenous Housing met for the first time today in Canberra. The Minister for Families,…
Legislation has been passed into law that will protect charitable sector employees from Howard Government 2006 Budget measures that would have seen many employees lose…
The Government has delivered in its election commitment by providing $1 million to the White Ribbon Foundation over the next four years to support and…
The Australian Government acknowledges Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples throughout Australia and their continuing connection to land, water, culture and community. We pay our respects to the Elders both past and present.