The Gillard Government today announced a new agency will be established to lead the Commonwealth’s work to design the launch of a National Disability Insurance…
To kick off International Day of People with Disability, the Australian Government has gone live with a new National Disability Insurance Scheme website. The website,…
An all-abilities playground built in memory of a young New South Wales girl whose life ended at the age of 8 months from a rare…
The Gillard Government today announced a new agency will be established to lead the Commonwealth’s work to design the launch of a National Disability Insurance…
To kick off International Day of People with Disability, the Australian Government has gone live with a new National Disability Insurance Scheme website. The website,…
Celebrations will occur throughout Australia this weekend to mark 2011 International Day of People with Disability. December 3 marks International Day of People with Disability…
Celebrations will occur throughout Australia this weekend to mark 2011 International Day of People with Disability. December 3 marks International Day of People with Disability…
A new survey has found that more people feel they are in control of their finances, with a greater number of households saving on a…
The Australian Government is proud to have supported a documentary showcasing the incredible journey undertaken by four young men from remote Indigenous communities as they…
The Indigenous Affairs Minister Jenny Macklin has announced a partnership between the Australian Government and Rio Tinto Iron Ore to help ensure a landmark native…
Federal Minister for Indigenous Affairs Jenny Macklin today paid tribute to Australian Rugby League great and Indigenous leader Arthur ‘Artie’ Beetson. Rugby League fans will…
The Australian Government has awarded more than $500,000 to 27 organisations providing supported employment to people with disability to help strengthen their businesses. Parliamentary Secretary…
The inaugural meeting of the Gillard Government’s new Children and Family Roundtable was held in Melbourne today, to begin discussions on current and future opportunities…
The Australian Government is extending its trial of income management in Western Australia to include people living in the Peel region of Perth. Income management…
The Australian Government is making changes to the Baby Bonus that maintains support for new parents, while ensuring the family payments system is sustainable into…
Young people in Launceston will benefit from a new social housing development opened today, built with the help of $4.2 million from the Australian Government…
On White Ribbon Day Minister for Social Housing and Homelessness Mark Arbib has highlighted violence against women as a major cause of homelessness. White Ribbon…
Australians have an extra three weeks to nominate outstanding organisations committed to addressing homelessness in the first-ever National Homelessness Services Achievement Awards. With entries now…
The Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities and Carers, Senator Jan McLucas, today met with Playgroup Australia and PlayConnect Playgroups Coordinators in Brisbane, to discuss support for…
Women in Alice Springs will benefit from around $125,000 as part of the Government’s National Plan to Reduce Violence against Women and their Children 2010-2022.…
Australian men are today encouraged to swear an oath never to commit, never to excuse and never to remain silent about violence against women, in…
The Gillard Government will reform Australia’s childhood immunisation arrangements with the aim of increasing the immunisation rates of Australian children over time. Immunisation remains the…
The Minister for the Status of Women, Kate Ellis, today launched a $1.1 million workplace program combating violence against women. Ms Ellis said the White…
The Australian Government will partner with the Australian Rugby League (ARL) to run a $250 000 campaign in local rugby league clubs to prevent violence…
Teenage and jobless parents will have new opportunities to complete their school education and enter the workforce as a result of measures being introduced by…