As part of Fragile X Awareness Month that is being recognised today, Parliamentary Secretary for Disability and Carers, Senator Jan McLucas, is encouraging parents of…
Minister for Social Housing and Homelessness Mark Arbib today visited Neami, an organisation providing housing and support services to people with mental illness, to mark…
Older Australians in Florey will benefit from the opening today of a new social housing development built with the help of $4.83 million in Australian…
The Minister for the Status of Women, Kate Ellis and the Minister for Small Business, Nick Sherry today announced $20,000 towards a project promoting greater…
A new report by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare has found that the Australian Government’s investment into an initiative to reduce the number…
Remote Indigenous communities will be able to access clean, affordable and reliable 24-hour power supplies through a $40 million investment, part of the Australian Government’s…
The Northern Territory Government has successfully negotiated the buyback of a second takeaway liquor licence in Alice Springs, with the support of the Australian Government.…
Thirty Australian Disability Enterprises from across Australia gathered in Brisbane today to showcase their products and services to potential customers. Opening the third Australian Disability…
A new Gillard Government early intervention program will give children with disability on Brisbane’s westside a better start to life, Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities and…
The Minister for Indigenous Affairs, Jenny Macklin travelled to Kaltukatjara (Docker River) near the West Australian border today for community meetings to discuss the next…
Vulnerable Australians in Labrador will benefit from the opening today of a new social housing development built with the help of the $8.1 million from…
A new hostel in Halls Creek will provide a safe and affordable place to stay for up to 24 Indigenous people from remote areas of…
Northern Territory Health Minister Kon Vatskalis today toured the site of two new accommodation facilities at Royal Darwin Hospital. Mr Vatskalis said work is progressing…
More than 27,000 pensioners and more than 500 self-funded retirees in the electorate of Fowler will receive assistance to help them do their bit to…
Two new reports released today show that men need to take a greater role in unpaid and caring work to close the gender equality gap…
The Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, Jenny Macklin, and the Member for Dobell, Craig Thomson, today met with local pensioners in…
Survivors of human trafficking will benefit from greater support with today’s announcement of a training package which will help hundreds of community service workers to…
Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities and Carers, Senator Jan McLucas, and Member for Parramatta, Julie Owens, today visited the Royal Institute for Deaf and Blind Children…
The Gillard Government is taking action to tackle climate change by putting a price on pollution and ensuring all money raised will go to protecting…
The Australian Government today announced the members of the Remote Participation and Employment Services Engagement Panel and details for the consultation forums on the future…
The Auburn community is set to become more accessible for local people with disability and their carers through a $20,000 boost from the Gillard Government.…
Blind and vision impaired residents of Canada Bay can now fully participate in the library experience as a result of a Gillard Government initiative that…
Pensioners and other consumers should be alert to a new scam that is trying to use the announcement of the carbon price household assistance package…
Older Australians in Chapman will benefit from the opening today of a new social housing development built with the help of more than $4.8 million…
Older Australians and people at risk of homelessness in Geelong will benefit from the opening of two new social housing developments built with the help…