The Sunshine Coast Recreational and Equestrian Park, at Doonan, was today officially handed over to the House With No Steps. Families and Community Services Minister…
Couples in the Maroochydore area will for the first time have access to a nation-wide relationship counselling service. Families and Community Services Minister Mal Brough…
Recruiting an extra 1200 Family Day Care workers is the target for a campaign launched today by Family and Community Services Minister Mal Brough. Mr…
The number of high-income Australians being encouraged to be philanthropic has increased by more than 200 per cent since 2002. Families and Community Services Minister…
Parents searching for a child care place will for the first time have access to a central hotline across Australia, Families and Community Services Minister…
Mix together a bit of fun, a festival and a live band or two, throw in a few exhibitions, then…. Just Add You! The Minister…
About 140 communities across Australia will share in $20 million in Howard Government funding under the Local Answers initiative, Family and Community Services Minister Mal…
More than 3500 childcare places could be freed up in NSW if the Iemma Labor Government funded pre-schools to the same rate as other states.…
Labor wants to penalise parents by restricting them from gaining access to child care places, Families and Community Services Minister said today. A media statement…
Remains of Indigenous Australians are being repatriated from British museums within months following an historic agreement between the two governments. Indigenous Affairs Minister Mal Brough…
Indigenous Affairs Minister Mal Brough today welcomed the release of the Telethon Institute for Child Health Research report into Indigenous education. "It is a worthwhile…
Assistance includes: Ex-gratia payments to people whose family home was destroyed or uninhabitable for at least two weeks. The relief amounts to $1000 per eligible…
Families and Community Services Minister, Mal Brough, today announced a $600,000 Australian Government grant to expand the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award in Australia. The funding…
Partnerships which strengthen communities will be recognised by the 2006 Prime Minister’s Awards for Excellence in Community Business Partnerships, Family and Community Services Minister Mal…
The Minister for Community Services, John Cobb, today said the Australian Government would deliver support and assistance to families and businesses affected by the recent…
The Minister for Community Services, John Cobb, today presented $330 000 to YP4 as part of the National Homelessness Strategy, to be used for the…
The Minister for Community Services, John Cobb, today presented nearly $450 000 in funding to the Centre for Multicultural Youth Issues (CMYI), enabling them to…
Kim Beazley has attempted today to deflect from his political woes by releasing an uncosted and cobbled together policy on child care under cover of…
The Minister for Community Services, John Cobb, joined with the Governor-General, Major-General Michael Jeffrey today to announce a new partnership between the Australian Government and…
Initiatives to help reduce domestic violence and to support women in developing countries within our region were two highlights from today’s keynote address to the…
An extra 14,650 Outside School Hours Care places are being made available to further help parents wanting to work. Families and Community Services Minister Mal…
School retention rates among Indigenous students have climbed significantly over the past five years, Indigenous Affairs Minister Mal Brough said today. Mr Brough said the…
Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen. I am delighted to welcome you to the Great Hall here in Parliament House in our national capital on International…
Indigenous Affairs Minister Mal Brough today announced $1.37 million in Australian Government funding for an Indigenous housing project in the Northern Territory. The project, at…
About 1.9 million age pensioners will benefit from a rise of up to $10.80 a fortnight in pension rates from March 20. Minister for Families…