Indigenous housing needs major overhaul, ABS survey

Media Release by The Hon Mal Brough MP

Federal Minister for Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, Mal Brough, said the ABS 2006 Community Housing Infrastructure and Needs Survey released today confirmed his…

Launch yourself into National Youth Week 2007

Media Release by Senator the Hon Nigel Scullion

Young people should use National Youth Week 2007 as a platform to get involved in their communities and showcase their talents, Minister for Community Services,…

More funding to assist the homeless

Media Release by Senator the Hon Nigel Scullion

The Australian Government is providing more than $3.2 million to fund seven new projects to trial and evaluate new ways of assisting people who are…

Government provides community support for Cairns

Media Release by The Hon Mal Brough MP

Minister for Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, Mal Brough, is in Cairns today to officially launch Mission Australia’s Communities for Children site at Bentley…

Agreement to assist at risk Indigenous kids in Shoalhaven area

Media Release by Senator the Hon Nigel Scullion

Minister for Community Services, Senator Nigel Scullion, today announced that the Australian Government has signed a Shared Responsibility Agreement (SRA) with the Shoalhaven Indigenous community…

Small business leads the way

Media Release by The Hon Julie Bishop MP

The Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Women’s Issues, the Hon Julie Bishop MP, and the Minister for Small Business and Tourism, the Hon Fran…

Assistance for Age Pensioners Who Invested in Fincorp

Media Release by The Hon Mal Brough MP

The Howard Government will provide assistance for Age Pensioners who had investments with the Fincorp Group of Companies. Minister for Families, Community Services and Indigenous…

$10 million to support drought affected communities

Media Release by The Hon Mal Brough MP

The Howard Government is providing $10 million funding in a dedicated round of grants under the Local Answers programme to support 81 projects in drought…

‘MyTime’ for parents of children with a disability

Media Release by Senator the Hon Nigel Scullion

Up to 2,500 families will now have access to the latest carer information and support services as part of a $9 million Australian Government initiative…

Labor’s childcare claims debunked

Media Release by The Hon Mal Brough MP

"Labor’s repeated claims about child care availability have been debunked by Childcare Queensland," Minister for Families, Community services and Indigenous Affairs, Mal Brough, said today.…

Macklin’s blinkers on child care

Media Release by The Hon Mal Brough MP

"Jenny Macklin needs to take a closer look at ABS data today on people not in the labour force," Minister for Families, Community Services and…

More support for Indigenous carers

Media Release by The Hon Julie Bishop MP

Indigenous carers in Victoria will be the first to benefit from new guidelines designed to provide further support and advice for Indigenous-specific caring roles. Minister…

First anniversary of Tropical Cyclone Larry

Media Release by The Hon Mal Brough MP

The Minister for Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, Mal Brough, will today attend an event to commemorate the one year anniversary of Tropical Cyclone…

Further support for men and families

Media Release by The Hon Mal Brough MP

The success of an E-Learning tool to assist organisations working with men at risk of suicide has prompted the Government to expand distribution of the…

More volunteers to share in $10 million

Media Release by The Hon Mal Brough MP

An additional $10 million will be distributed to assist volunteers in more than 4,400 community organisations across Australia in response to an unprecedented funding application…