South Australia has dedicated $8.62 million to the 2013-14 transitional homelessness agreement, securing $17 million in joint federal-state funding aimed at reducing homelessness across the…
The role of the National Children’s Commissioner in giving children a voice and a role in decision making was the focus of the fourth Children…
The Australian Government has welcomed the re-election of Professor Megan Davis, to the United Nations (UN) Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues. Professor Davis was elected…
People with disability in Bracken Ridge Queensland as well as their families and carers and local service providers came together at a community forum today…
A survey released today has found that reforms to property and tenancy management in remote Northern Territory communities are having a positive impact on the…
The Federal Minister for Disability Reform Jenny Macklin and South Australian Minister for Disabilities Tony Piccolo visited Orana in Netley today to celebrate the historic…
The Australian Government is providing $44.1 million to continue to support the delivery of municipal and essential services for Indigenous people in about 340 remote…
Yet another Indigenous organisation faces a savage funding cut if Tony Abbott is elected Prime Minister. Shadow Indigenous Affairs Minister Nigel Scullion has told The…
The Minister for Indigenous Affairs, Jenny Macklin, and the Minister for Resources and Energy, Gary Gray, have signed a Regional Agreement with Newmont Boddington Gold…
The historic Clontarf site in Perth has been transferred to the Indigenous Land Corporation (ILC), to ensure it continues to deliver a wide range of…
Carers and families of people with a severe mental illness in Perth will have greater access to support services thanks to a $1.2 million investment…
Tony Abbott must come out today and guarantee he won’t slash one cent of Indigenous funding. If Mr Abbott does not give this guarantee, his…
Coalition sources have confirmed that Opposition Leader Tony Abbott will slash vital funding that improves the lives of Indigenous Australians. “While Dr Roberts’ funding threat…
The Australian and Northern Territory Governments have reached an historic in-principle agreement today to launch the National Disability Insurance Scheme, DisabilityCare Australia, in the Barkly…
The Gillard Government and the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) Government have reached a significant agreement today for the full roll out of DisabilityCare Australia, the…
Tasmanians can learn more about DisabilityCare Australia, the National Disability Insurance Scheme, at a number of upcoming information forums across the state. Federal Minister for…
Aboriginal people across the Northern Territory will benefit from new and refurbished infrastructure, increased education and employment opportunities and cultural programs through projects that will…
The Minister for Indigenous Affairs, Jenny Macklin, has honoured the work of Indigenous Labor politician Ernie Bridge. Mr Bridge’s funeral is being held today after…
Minister for Housing and Homelessness Mark Butler today met with tenants benefiting from more affordable rentals under the National Rental Affordability Scheme to officially open…
Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities and Carers, Amanda Rishworth and Federal Member for Werriwa, Laurie Ferguson today joined local people with disability, their families and carers…
People with severe mental illness in Broadmeadows will have greater access to support services and other practical assistance close to home thanks to nearly $1.5…
The Gillard Government and South Australian Government have reached a significant agreement today that will allow for the full roll out of DisabilityCare Australia, the…
People with severe mental illness in Bendigo and the Goldfields region will have greater access to support services and other practical assistance close to home…
The Australian Government has announced $777 million to fund its share of a renewed National Partnership Agreement on Closing the Gap in Indigenous Health Outcomes…
New research released today shows that the vast majority of people who participated in the Australian Government’s StepUP loan program found it had made a…