Australian households are getting another budget boost with the next round of household assistance payments arriving in bank accounts from today. About 1.7 million families…
Children with significant and permanent disability in South Australia will for the first time have the power to choose the support they need and how…
Thank you Leigh. Good morning everyone. I would like to acknowledge, first, the traditional owners of the land on which we meet and pay my…
SPENCE DENNY: Well, you would have heard today that the trial for the National Disability Insurance Scheme or Disability Care Australia got underway in South…
The Australian Government’s changes to the family payments system have passed the Senate with the support of the Opposition. These amendments to the Family Assistance…
Children with disability in rural and remote locations will have access to more early intervention services thanks to $450,000 from the Gillard Government’s Better Start…
More than 281,000 senior Australians are receiving a boost to their household budgets with the first quarterly Clean Energy Supplement for seniors arriving in bank…
The Gillard Government is investing more than $3.1 million over the next three years to trial new ways of helping carers of people with mental…
The Australian Government is proposing reforms to support more economic development opportunities for Aboriginal people living in community living areas in the Northern Territory. A…
More people in Cape York will be helped to get jobs and participate in their communities thanks to the Australian Government’s new $1.5 billion Remote…
The Gillard Government will provide Bundaberg Skills Centre with an additional $70,000 to assist in the establishment of its new specialist Personal Helpers and Mentors…
The second instalment of the Gillard Government’s Schoolkids Bonus is just around the corner, with 1.3 million families set to receive the payment from next…
Young carers of people with mental illness will now be better supported by a national counselling service, thanks to a $251,000 investment from the Gillard…
Australians who are deaf will be able to continue booking Auslan interpreters to interpret for them at medical appointments following the selection of Wesley Mission…
South Australia will receive $6.75 million in Federal Government funding to expand accommodation for those who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless, Federal…
Check against delivery I would like to acknowledge the traditional owners of the land on which we are meeting and to pay my respects to…
The Gillard Government has asked the Australian Human Rights Commission to conduct an inquiry into workplace discrimination against employees taking parental leave when they are…
The Australian Government is investing $865,000 in new programs to help Aboriginal people in Ceduna and surrounding communities tackle alcohol and substance abuse. The funding,…
Home ownership is a step closer for the residents of Ilpeye-Ilpeye town camp in Alice Springs, with the Australian Government today reaching a landmark agreement…
The Impossible Orchestra event, part of the Gillard Government’s national $1.6 million Care Aware Campaign, has taken out a top gong at a prestigious communications…
Aboriginal people in the Northern Territory are benefiting from more jobs and better services in their communities as a result of the Australian Government’s unprecedented…
Nigel Scullion has today revealed Tony Abbott’s real plan for Aboriginal people in the Northern Territory if he is elected Prime Minister. A Coalition Government…
The Aboriginal Land Rights and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2013 has passed the Parliament today, completing a major step in the innovative settlement agreement for…
E & OE – Proof only Subject: High Court decision, Australian Labor Party JOURNALIST: The High Court has just thrown out a case involving alcohol…
Indigenous women from across the country travelled to Parliament House in Canberra today to share their views on the issues facing their communities at the…