The National Redress Scheme continues to grow with the Queensland and Northern Territory governments completing the final steps required to participate in the Scheme. Federal…
Federal Minister for Families and Social Services, the Hon Paul Fletcher MP, and South Australia Minister for Human Services, Michelle Lensink, today announced South Australia…
The Liberal National Government will provide $493 million to community and not-for-profit organisations to establish a new range of services to benefit the physical and…
The Liberal National Government will increase funding for food relief by $1.485 million over the next 4.5 years, to $5.985 million. This decision means that…
Topics: Foodbank, Food relief funding. E&OE: Tom Connell: Joining me now is the Social Services Minister Paul Fletcher, Minister thanks for your time, you’ve heard…
I have spoken today with Foodbank CEO Brianna Casey regarding her concerns following the recent announcement of the three organisations that will share in $4.5…
The Liberal-National Government’s overall funding for food relief programs has not been cut. New funding of $4.5 million starts on January 1, 2019. This is…
The Federal Coalition Government, state and territory governments, and non-government organisations are committed to improving permanency outcomes for the 48,000 children in out-of-home care and…
The Assistant Minister for Social Services, Housing and Disability Services, Sarah Henderson today announced that the Morrison Government will partner with the disability sector to…
Federal Minister for Social Services, Paul Fletcher, and Assistant Minister for Children and Families, Michelle Landry, have announced $4.13 million in continued funding for three…
Thank you, Brandon. I would like to thank Scope for inviting me to speak at the ceremony today. I would like to acknowledge the Wurundjeri…
Australians in financial crisis will receive vital emergency support with $204.5 million of new funding from the Liberal-National Government. Federal Minister for Families and Social…
Australia’s emerging social impact investing market is set to receive a funding boost with the Liberal-National Government appointing the administrator of a new $7 million…
Funding of $2.8 million will be provided to assist the Queensland disability sector prepare for Information, Linkages and Capacity Building (ILC) grant funding under the…
Expressions of Interest open for ILC grants Expressions of Interest open for more than $7 million in grants Grants to boost employment and recreation opportunities…
The National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) has released a new-format plan to assist National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) participants understand their plan and provide a…
Registrations are now open for AccessAbility Day 2018, an Australian Government initiative bringing employers and people with disability together for a day. Sarah Henderson, Assistant…
Assistant Minister for Social Services, Housing and Disability Services, Sarah Henderson, delivered a keynote address yesterday, at the second annual NDIS and Mental Health Conference…
The Coalition Government is funding a pilot program to provide domestic violence response (DV alert) training to frontline workers supporting women with disability across the…
November marks National Adoption Awareness Month, a reminder that every child deserves a safe, stable and loving home. Assistant Minister for Children and Families, Michelle…
I would like to start by acknowledging the traditional custodians of the land on which we meet, the Wurundjeri people and pay my respects to…
Good morning. I acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land on which we meet. I pay my respects to their Elders, past and present, and…
The Tasmanian government has completed the final steps to participate in the National Redress Scheme today. The National Redress Scheme for Institutional Child Sexual Abuse…
The Assistant Minister for Social Services, Housing and Disability Services, the Hon Sarah Henderson MP, attended the National Disability and Carers Advisory Council in Melbourne…
Federal Minister for Families and Social Services, Paul Fletcher, has called on institutions to finalise joining the National Redress Scheme for survivors of Institutional Responses…