Minister for Community Services Senator Nigel Scullion said that after more than 27 hours of debate in the Senate, the legislation regarding the emergency response…
“The passage of the Northern Territory Emergency Response legislation today by the Senate is welcome and a move that will allow us to move to…
Minister for Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, Mal Brough, today warned age pensioners to be alert to an internet scam, which appears designed to…
A 20 per cent increase, to $45.5 million, in base funding to Budget Based Funded (BBF) child care services will further strengthen Australia’s child care…
An Australian Government funded resource kit will help to encourage more Australians from diverse cultural backgrounds to participate in volunteering in the wider community. The…
COMPERE:Today at the National Press Club, the Minister for Indigenous Affairs and Family and Community Services, Mal Brough. In the past two months, Mr Brough…
Two young Australians with impressive records of community service and youth work have been chosen to represent the country at the sixth Commonwealth Youth Forum…
An Australian Government funded resource kit will help to encourage more Australians from diverse cultural backgrounds to participate in volunteering in the wider community. The…
Minister for Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, Mal Brough, today welcomed Labor’s ‘catch up’ on early childhood intervention. “The Howard Government is already providing…
“Bob Brown is overlooking 800,000 pensioners,” Minister for Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, Mal Brough, said today. “It appears Mr Brown’s call for a…
Young people coming out of institutions like juvenile justice will continue to be supported by the Australian Government with the Minister for Community Services Nigel…
The Australian Government has approved up to $49.3 million over four years for drug and alcohol services in regional and remote Indigenous communities across four…
Talented women who are keen to contribute their skills and knowledge on Australian Government boards are encouraged to register with the new AppointWomen online database.…
Check against delivery This bill – the Northern Territory National Emergency Response Bill 2007 (and the other bills introduced in the same package) – are…
Check against delivery This bill complements the new principal legislation introduced by the Northern Territory National Emergency Response Bill 2007 and the welfare reform amendments…
Check against delivery The Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Welfare Payment Reform) Bill 2007 is another important step in the government’s reform of the…
Minister for Community Services, Senator Nigel Scullion today announced $155,400 in funding to further support Australians who are homeless or at risk of homelessness, at…
“The latest comments from Clare Martin regarding the NT National Emergency response, highlight the need for urgent Federal Government intervention,” Minister for Families, Community Services…
The Julalikari Council Aboriginal Corporation of Tennant Creek has agreed to facilitate 99 year sub-leases of town camps as part of an agreement with the…
“A new era of opportunity in the Groote Eylandt region of the Northern Territory was emerging following in principle agreement of the local Anindilyakwa people…
Up to 2190 at-risk Australian families have avoided homelessness after they were helped by an Australian Government program that assists people resolve personal and financial…
Minister for Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, Mal Brough, today released details of the legislative package for the Howard Government’s response to the National…
National Aboriginal and Islander Children’s Day (NAICD) is a celebration of children and culture, and an opportunity to remind ourselves that, despite ongoing problems, most…
“Bob Brown must have been missing in action over the past decade, with his article in this morning’s Sydney Morning Herald totally ignoring the facts…
The number of child care places in South Australia has grown substantially over the past year as a direct result of the Howard Government’s initiative…