The Minister for the Status of Women, Julie Collins, has congratulated the Tasmanian recipients of the prestigious Board Diversity Scholarships aimed at boosting the number…
A new wave of 70 exceptional women has received scholarships in a joint Australian Government and corporate program aimed at increasing the representation of women…
The Minister for Disability Reform, Jenny Macklin, joined the Federal Member for Greenway, Michelle Rowland, in Western Sydney today to celebrate the announcement that the…
Today the Minister for Families, Jenny Macklin, and the Member for Reid, John Murphy, visited Homebush West Public School to encourage parents with kids starting…
A Rapid Rehousing project launched today will help 180 people secure long-term housing in Penrith, Mount Druitt and Coffs Harbour with the help of a…
The Minister for Community Services, Julie Collins, today joined social and community sector (SACS) workers at Hobart City Mission in a joint celebration – for…
The Australian and New South Wales governments have today reached an historic agreement that will allow for the full roll out of a National Disability…
The Australian Government today released the latest report from the Coordinator General for Remote Indigenous Services, Mr Brian Gleeson, on progress in delivering government services…
A new project has found that tailored, intensive, long-term support has helped to change the lives of those experiencing chronic homelessness. The Minister for Housing…
From tomorrow, 28 families participating in a ballot for grants worth more than $38,000 will choose their block of land in Viewpoint Huntly, thanks to…
A new report released today has found that the Gillard Government funded Saver Plus initiative is helping thousands of Australian families improve their financial literacy…
The needs of children and young people with disability were the focus of the third meeting of the Australian Government’s Children and Family Roundtable in…
Today the Shadow Treasurer, Joe Hockey, confirmed the Liberals do not put people with disability first. On SKY News Mr Hockey said the Liberals would…
The Australian Government today announced the 73 successful projects that will share funding from the $10 million Practical Design Fund to help prepare for the…
The Minister for Disability Reform, Jenny Macklin, the Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities and Carers, Jan McLucas and Parliamentary Secretary for School Education, Jacinta Collins, today…
The Australian Government today announced the 73 successful projects that will share funding from the $10 million Practical Design Fund to help prepare for the…
The Minister for Disability Reform, Jenny Macklin, the Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities and Carers, Jan McLucas and Parliamentary Secretary for School Education, Jacinta Collins, today…
The Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities and Carers, Senator Jan McLucas, today launched an Australian Government funded report examining the abuse and neglect of children and…
Around 150,000 social and community sector workers across Australia are set to benefit from historic equal pay rises that take effect from today (December 1).…
The Gillard Government welcomes the launch today of a new initiative by the Australian banking industry and two major independent ATM companies to provide free…
Thirteen outstanding individuals and organisations were tonight honoured for their work to improve the lives of people with disability at the annual National Disability Awards.…
The Gillard Government today welcomed the support of the Parliament for its National Gambling Reform Bills. The Government’s legislation sets out a package of reforms…
Two reports highlighting the importance of Australia’s human rights and native title system for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have been tabled in Parliament…
New laws to clarify the income tax treatment of native title benefits were introduced into Parliament today. The Tax Laws Amendment (2012 Measures No. 6)…
The Australian Government today announced improvements to the delivery of income management in the Northern Territory, in response to findings from an interim evaluation report.…