The Australian Government today took another step towards giving people with disability the care and support they need over their lifetimes, with the introduction of…
The Federal Minister for the Status of Women, Julie Collins, and NSW Minister for Women, Pru Goward, have today announced funding of $3 million a…
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.…
More than 720 individuals and organisations have provided input to the Government to assist with the establishment of the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses of…
The Australian Government today took an important step towards recognising Indigenous people in Australia’s Constitution with the introduction of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander…
Designing and building ‘livable homes’ suitable for people in all stages of life will be much easier, with a new iPhone and iPad application to…
Indigenous communities and organisations across the country are encouraged to apply for Australian Government funding to help them commemorate and celebrate the fifth anniversary of…
The Australian Government today released the draft National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) Bill, ahead of its introduction into Parliament later this week. The Bill has…
New research into domestic violence and homelessness has found that as many as one in two women who leave an abusive relationship will return to…
Hundreds of Queensland social and community services (SACS) workers will benefit from having the value of their real wages preserved thanks to the Gillard Government.…
Labor MPs today showed their support for White Ribbon Day – Australia’s only male led campaign to stop men’s violence against women – and announced…
The Australian Government today released the draft National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) Bill, ahead of its introduction into Parliament later this week. The Bill has…
New research into domestic violence and homelessness has found that as many as one in two women who leave an abusive relationship will return to…
Today Australian men are encouraged to swear an oath never to commit, never to excuse and never to remain silent about violence against women as…
New measures to help victims of family violence on provisional partner visas begin tomorrow, 24 November, the Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, Chris Bowen MP,…
Australia’s Community and Disability Services Ministers have today set the priorities to be acted on during the first year of the national plan working for…
New legislation supporting gender equality in the workplace which passed through the Parliament last night is a landmark decision for women. Minister for the Status…
Minister for Housing and Homelessness Brendan O’Connor today officially opened 152 apartments in Fitzroy, built with a $43.3 million investment from the Gillard Government’s Housing…
The Australian Government has taken the next step in meeting its commitment to deliver historic equal pay rises to eligible social and community sector workers.…
A new reference group guiding the implementation of the National Carer Strategy has met for the first time today in Canberra. The Parliamentary Secretary for…
The Minister for the Status of Women, Julie Collins, has today launched a toolkit aimed at improving the way unions, employers and business groups can…
Attorney General Nicola Roxon and Acting Minister for Families Brendan O’Connor today announced the Government has released a consultation paper to inform the Terms of…
The Minister for Community Services, Julie Collins, and the Member for Chifley, Ed Husic, have visited Anglicare in Mt Druitt to see first-hand how the…
Brendan O’Connor MP Acting Minister for Families, Community Services & Indigenous Affairs Joint Media Release with: The Hon Nicola Roxon MP, Attorney-General and Minister for…
Minister for Housing and Homelessness Brendan O’Connor today congratulated his State and Territory counterparts for agreeing to an ongoing commitment to work together to tackle…