From tomorrow, 1.3 million Australian families will receive a boost to their budgets to help with school costs. Families receiving their Family Tax Benefit Part…
Australians are being encouraged to nominate outstanding Australian Disability Enterprises for a national award from today. Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities and Carers, Senator Jan McLucas…
A new web portal will provide up-to-date information for social and community services (SACS) organisations impacted by the Fair Work Australia decision on wage increases…
Sixty-six new mental health workers will be employed in community support services across Australia thanks to a $13.4 million boost to the popular Personal Helpers…
The Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, Chris Bowen MP, and the Minister for the Status of Women, Julie Collins MP, today announced new measures to…
From 1 July more than 1.8 million families will receive a boost in their family payments to help make ends meet. Due to indexation the…
An independent evaluation of the Australian Government’s $8.8 million Respite Support for Carers of Young People with Severe or Profound Disability has found the program…
Minister for Housing and Homelessness Brendan O’Connor will join business, government and community leaders to sleep rough for one night next week to raise funds…
The Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities and Carers, Senator Jan McLucas today announced that the Australian Government will commit $300,000 for research to underpin a bid…
Women aspiring to become board members have today been given assistance through the announcement of 70 scholarships in the Board Diversity Scholarship program. Speaking at…
From 1 July more than 1.8 million families will receive a boost in their family payments to help make ends meet. Due to indexation the…
Premier Barry O’Farrell today announced he will be taking away money the Gillard Government is delivering to help 84,000 NSW pensioners who live in public…
Minister for Veteran’s Affairs, Warren Snowdon, announced from today more than 200,000 service pensioners and war widows will receive a household assistance advance payment of…
A new facility in Sydney’s Seven Hills that will provide supported employment for around 65 people with disability was officially opened today by the Parliamentary…
Innovative accommodation for people with disability will be built in Kingston as a result of a $60 million Australian Government initiative. Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities…
Workers with disability and support staff in Australian Disability Enterprises will benefit from a new $1.9 million investment by the Gillard Government. The Parliamentary Secretary…
More than $1 billion in household assistance payments has been delivered to about 5 million Australian families and pensioners since the roll out began almost…
The yards of the Cascades Female Factory will be filled with the footprints of the convict buildings that housed the women who were once held…
More than $1 billion in household assistance payments has been delivered to about 5 million Australian families and pensioners since the roll out began almost…
Innovative accommodation for people with disability will be built in Kingston as a result of a $60 million Australian Government initiative. Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities…
Australian Government funded disability advocacy agencies across the country will each receive $15,000 to support the strengthening of advocacy for people with disability. The Parliamentary…
Tasmanians today threw their support behind a National Disability Insurance Scheme. Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities and Carers, Jan McLucas today joined more than 100 people…
The Minister for Social Inclusion, Mark Butler and the Minister for Community Services, Julie Collins, have today announced that the Australian Bureau of Statistics will…
Australians with disability will benefit from improved access to the ABC’s Ramp Up website with an additional $557,700 investment from the Australian Government. The Minister…
More than 100,000 low-income Australian households will have access to a new $29.9 million scheme from the Gillard Government that provides advice and support on…