South Australian parents and carers of children with disability have a new web portal to help them navigate the broad range of available information on…
The Australian Government will deliver $1.2 million to support older employees working in Australian Disability Enterprises transition into retirement. Addressing the National Disability Services Employment…
The Minister for Indigenous Affairs, Jenny Macklin, today announced remote Indigenous communities in the Kimberley region would benefit from a $40 million Australian Government program…
The Minister for Indigenous Affairs, Jenny Macklin, today joined Western Australian Labor Senators Louise Pratt and Glenn Sterle to inspect the work underway on the…
The Australian Government is providing $400,000 to support the Wunan Foundation to continue developing a welfare reform model for the East Kimberley region. The Minister…
Families in the Fitzroy Crossing community in Western Australia’s Kimberley region now have greater access to child care and early childhood support services with the…
Local community organisations in Queensland are among 4,800 across Australia to benefit from the Gillard Government’s $16 million Volunteer Grants 2012 initiative. Minister for Housing…
Nineteen Chinese community organisations will benefit from the Australian Government’s $16 million Volunteer Grants 2012 initiative. The Minister for Community Services, Julie Collins, today said…
The Australian Government today announced 4,800 not-for-profit volunteer organisations will receive $16 million as part of the Volunteer Grants 2012 initiative. These grants of between…
Local community organisations in Tasmania are among 4,800 across Australia to benefit from the Australian Government’s $16 million Volunteer Grants 2012 initiative. The Minister for…
Legislation to help problem gamblers introduced into the Parliament yesterday enshrines the package of support the Australian Government announced in January this year. Labor supports…
The Minister for Foreign Affairs, Senator Bob Carr and the Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities and Carers, Senator Jan McLucas today congratulated the winners of the…
The Australian Government welcomes the passage of legislation through the Parliament today, locking in equal pay increases for 150,000 social and community services sector workers.…
Tomorrow the Australian Government will introduce legislation into the Parliament for the first national reforms to help problem gamblers and their families. We expect the…
Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities and Carers, Senator Jan McLucas today visited the Endeavour Foundation in Ayr in North Queensland to share a cuppa in support…
Minister for Housing and Homelessness Brendan O’Connor today released a new study into the nature and extent of seasonal homelessness experienced by Aboriginal people moving…
As I listened to Shadow Treasurer, Joe Hockey, on ABC’s Insiders this morning I heard that Tony Abbott and the Liberals will: Destroy Labor’s Schoolkids…
The Prime Minister and members of the Gillard Government today joined thousands of people across Australia to share a cup of tea with friends, family…
In a world first, an orchestra will take centre stage at a free, 24-hour concert this Saturday night in Melbourne to raise awareness of the…
The Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities and Carers, Senator Jan McLucas has welcomed the launch of Auslan videos of the landmark UN Convention outlining how human…
Minister for Social Housing, Ian Hunter together with Federal Minister for Housing and Homelessness, Brendan O’Connor, launched the Aged Homelessness Assistance Program for older South…
The Prime Minister and members of the Gillard Government today joined thousands of people across Australia to share a cup of tea with friends, family…
Young people with disability in Far North Queensland explored career, training and lifestyle options at an expo in Cairns today. Attending the 2012 Post School…
Intervening early to stop children and young people becoming homeless could save taxpayers millions of dollars in health, legal and custodial services, new research has…
One-fifth of homeless Australians are aged 55 and over and many more are living in precarious housing circumstances, new Government-funded research has found. Releasing the…