Aboriginal people living with mental illness in four remote Northern Territory communities will soon have greater access to mental health support with almost $6 million…
The Australian Government has released the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Plan – an evidence-based policy framework to guide policies and programs to…
A new inquiry will consider whether Commonwealth laws and legal frameworks create barriers to people with disability exercising their rights and legal capacity. Attorney-General Mark…
Aboriginal people in the Illawarra region of New South Wales will benefit from improved job opportunities and housing following the extension of the Illawarra Regional…
The Federal Labor Government will invest $3 million to support vital research looking at ways to prevent perpetrators of violence against women from reoffending. Minister…
Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities and Carers Amanda Rishworth and Federal Member for Adelaide Kate Ellis today joined local people with disability, their families and carers…
Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities and Carers Amanda Rishworth today invited communities, schools, organisations and businesses around the country to stage their own local events to…
The second instalment of Federal Labor’s Schoolkids Bonus has been paid to more than 1.2 million families as their kids start returning to school. Over…
The introduction of greater flexibility for endorsed charities participating in the National Rental Affordability Scheme (NRAS) is set to make the scheme more attractive to…
The Australian Government is investing $367,000 over the next two years to help tackle alcohol abuse in Coober Pedy. Minister for Families, Community Services and…
Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities and Carers Amanda Rishworth and Federal Member for Hindmarsh Steve Georganas today joined local people with disability, their families and carers…
Thousands of families in Werriwa are benefitting from the second instalment of Federal Labor’s Schoolkids Bonus, which is providing welcome relief with back-to-school costs. The…
Check against delivery I would like to acknowledge the traditional owners of the land we are meeting on and pay my respects to their elders,…
E & OE – Proof only JENNY MACKLIN: Thanks everyone for joining us here today. Labor is very pleased that our Paid Parental Leave scheme…
People with disability, their families and carers came together in Parramatta today to celebrate DisabilityCare Australia, the national disability insurance scheme, being rolled out across…
Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities and Carers Amanda Rishworth and Federal Member for Throsby Stephen Jones today joined local people with disability, their families and carers…
A brand new coffee packaging facility in Unanderra will provide supported employment to eight people with disability. Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities and Carers Amanda Rishworth…
BELINDA JAMES: But first of all, we know that the NDIS, National Disability Insurance Scheme or DisabilityCare, as it’s now known, is enshrined in legislation.…
Thousands of parents and carers of children with disability will have greater access to information about the support available to them with the help of…
A $45 million funding injection from the Australian Government will ensure more support services are available to survivors of child sexual abuse who take part…
The Australian Government is helping a new not-for-profit organisation established by The Big Issue to build more social housing for vulnerable Australians as part of…
Federal Labor and the Australian Football League have teamed up to tackle youth homelessness with the Australian Government providing a $960,000 funding boost to Ladder…
The Australian Government will invest $50,000 to help establish a caf’e, training centre and bush garden at Roelands Village in Western Australia. The Minister for…
People with disability, their families and carers came together in Perth today to show their support for DisabilityCare Australia, the national disability insurance scheme. Federal…
Galarrwuy Yunupingu AM was tonight recognised for his lifelong advocacy for the rights of Indigenous Australians at the 2013 National Aboriginal and Islander Day Observance…