Minister for Housing and Homelessness Brendan O’Connor today welcomed the release of a new report which recommends ways to enhance housing supply and affordability. The…
Minister for Housing and Homelessness Brendan O’Connor today welcomed the release of a new report which recommends ways to enhance housing supply and affordability. The…
Minister for Housing and Homelessness Brendan O’Connor today welcomed the release of a new report which recommends ways to enhance housing supply and affordability. The…
Minister for Disability Reform Jenny Macklin, Minister for Sport Kate Lundy and Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities and Carers Jan McLucas today wish our 161-strong Australian…
The inaugural two-day meeting of Find and Connect support services opened in Melbourne today so staff could share their expertise and knowledge on delivering targeted…
Minister for Disability Reform Jenny Macklin, Minister for Sport Kate Lundy and Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities and Carers Jan McLucas today wish our 161-strong Australian…
The Minister for Housing and Homelessness Brendan O’Connor and the Member for Griffith Kevin Rudd today officially opened Brisbane Common Ground, an innovative development providing…
Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities and Carers, Senator Jan McLucas, today launched a new resource book which aims to promote inclusion of children with disability in…
The Minister for the Status of Women, Julie Collins, has today launched a new toolkit aimed at stopping violence against women in rural communities before…
Forty-one organisations across Australia are sharing in more than $1.4 million from the Gillard Government to help deliver community projects to support Indigenous Australians. Delivered…
People are being warned to beware if phoned by someone claiming to represent the Department of Families, Housing, Community Services, and Indigenous Affairs, and offering…
Today families learnt the truth about the Liberals. An Abbott Liberal Government will cut, slash and burn from family support to fill its $70 billion…
The Queensland Government’s move to gag the State’s community sector after subjecting it to massive funding cuts shows the shameful way Coalition governments do business,…
A new report has highlighted the important role that governments, community organisations and business play in providing critical food relief to vulnerable Australians. The Minister…
Australia’s Community and Disability Services Ministers today endorsed the Second Action Plan 2012-15 of the National Framework for Protecting Australia’s Children 2009-2020. All children deserve…
A new national network of support services will help Forgotten Australians and Former Child Migrants access counselling, trace their past and reconnect with family where…
Two independent evaluations have found the Australian Government’s investment in high-quality early intervention services are delivering positive results for children with autism and their families.Helping…
Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Senator Stephen Conroy, and Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities and Carers, Senator Jan McLucas, today announced that the…
A Perth centre providing specialist early childhood services to children with autism is set to expand, moving from Warwick to Bedford in early 2013. The…
Two independent evaluations have found the Australian Government’s investment in high-quality early intervention services are delivering positive results for children with autism and their families.Helping…
Minister for Housing and Homelessness Brendan O’Connor today welcomed the initial findings of what is thought to be a world-first study tracking the lives of…
People with significant and profound disabilities in the Barwon region of Victoria are set to benefit from a National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) from the…
The Minister for the Status of Women, Julie Collins, has today congratulated the Women’s Electoral Lobby as it celebrates 40 years of activism. Ms Collins…
The Minister for Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, Jenny Macklin, and Senator for Queensland, Jan McLucas, yesterday visited Warraber Island in the Torres Strait…
Today marks International Day of the World’s Indigenous People, a chance to celebrate the achievements, diversity and culture of Indigenous peoples around the world. Held…