Hundreds more children with disability will be eligible for critical early intervention services and therapies after the Australian Government expanded the eligibility criteria for its…
The Shadow Treasurer, Joe Hockey, has revealed an Abbott Liberal Government will cut more than $15,000 from the household budgets of a two child family.…
Newcastle residents at a community forum today heard about the work underway to launch the first stage of a National Disability Insurance Scheme in the…
Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities and Carers, Jan McLucas and Member for Blaxland, Jason Clare today visited the Recreation Sports and Aquatics Club in Bankstown for…
The Australian Government is making changes to the Baby Bonus that maintains support for new parents with the upfront costs of having a baby, while…
Minister for Families, Community Services, Indigenous Affairs and Disability Reform, Jenny Macklin, and the Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities and Carers, Senator Jan McLucas, today supported…
Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities and Carers, Senator Jan McLucas and Member for Grayndler, Anthony Albanese today joined children and carers at Pathways Early Childhood Intervention…
The Australian Government, through the Indigenous Land Corporation, today handed back to Wurundjeri people the title of two properties that protect significant Indigenous cultural sites…
Minister for Families, Community Services, Indigenous Affairs and Disability Reform, Jenny Macklin, and the Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities and Carers, Senator Jan McLucas, today supported…
Twenty-seven outstanding individuals and organisations have been selected as finalists for the 2012 National Disability Awards, recognising their valuable contribution to improving the lives of…
The Gillard Government has delivered 10,000 affordable rental homes for low and moderate income earners under the National Rental Affordability Scheme (NRAS) the Minister for…
Twenty-seven outstanding individuals and organisations have been selected as finalists for the 2012 National Disability Awards, recognising their valuable contribution to improving the lives of…
The Minister for Community Services, Julie Collins, has called for Queensland community input on the future directions of the Australian Government’s $1 billion Family Support…
The Australian Government will continue to provide strong support for struggling Queenslanders even as the Newman Government persists in cutting important social services, the Minister…
The Minister for Disability Reform, Jenny Macklin, today joined Member for Port Adelaide, Mark Butler, at Novita Children’s Services in Adelaide to meet with children…
The Australian Government has marked the start of Carers Week by announcing a new group that will guide the implementation of the National Carer Strategy.…
New research shows community based financial counselling services not only improve the bottom line of Australians under financial stress, they are also good for their…
A new report has found children from low-socioeconomic families are less likely to believe they are doing well at school and to enjoy reading books…
The Minister for Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, Jenny Macklin today joined with Reconciliation South Australia in Adelaide to launch a kit to help…
The Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Senator Joe Ludwig says the United Nations’ International Day of Rural Women on 15 October provides the perfect…
The Australian Government is calling for community input on the future directions of its $1 billion Family Support Program, with the launch of a discussion…
Better legal assistance is on the way for Tasmanians as local lawyers will soon come ‘face-to-face’ with their Melbourne and Sydney counterparts through the National…
The Australian Government has marked the start of Carers Week by announcing a new group that will guide the implementation of the National Carer Strategy.…
Down Syndrome Awareness Week kicks off tomorrow across the country, providing Australians with a chance to recognise and celebrate the contribution people with Down syndrome…
Down Syndrome Awareness Week kicks off tomorrow across the country, providing Australians with a chance to recognise and celebrate the contribution people with Down syndrome…