An Indigenous artist from Mackay in Central Queensland has won the prestigious National NAIDOC Poster Competition for 2011. The Minister for Indigenous Affairs, Jenny Macklin,…
The Minister for Indigenous Affairs Jenny Macklin, and the Minister for Sport and Indigenous Employment and Economic Development, Mark Arbib, today participated in the Long…
Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities and Carers Senator Jan McLucas today met with local children with disabilities and their families who will benefit from improved access…
The Parliamentary Secretary for Community Services, Julie Collins, today joined Tasmanian families at a multicultural celebration and barbecue on the lawns of the Glenorchy City…
Seventy-nine community mental health services across Australia will share in more than $106 million to continue helping people with mental illness, their families and carers…
Parliamentary Secretary for Community Services, Julie Collins, today joined students, teachers and parents from Montagu Bay Primary School in Hobart for Walk Safely to School…
The Australian Government has taken swift action to support a local Australian Disability Enterprise return to work following extensive damage to its operations in Queensland’s…
The Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities and Carers, Senator Jan McLucas, today met with Autism Advisors from across Australia to discuss support for families and children…
Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities and Carers Senator Jan McLucas today visited Brisbane’s Hear and Say Centre to meet with local children with disabilities and their…
Access to financial counselling services will be made easier with new funding so all Australians can access financial counselling over the phone through a national…
Front-line community organisations in the electorate of Banks will be able to provide ongoing support to local vulnerable and disadvantaged people with new funding in…
The Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, Jenny Macklin, today visited Wandong with local Member for McEwen, Rob Mitchell, to confirm the…
Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities and Carers Senator Jan McLucas and Senator Trish Crossin today met with local children with disabilities and their families that will…
TAFE New South Wales Hunter Institute has been selected as the national provider to deliver a program to develop the leadership skills of people with…
The Australian Government will provide an additional $485,000 to support the six national Women’s Alliances in their work to advance gender equality in Australia. Minister…
Continued funding from the Gillard Government to Foodbank Australia will help provide food and grocery supplies to more than 2,500 community organisations that support vulnerable…
Megan Davis, the first Indigenous Australian women to be elected to the United Nations (UN) Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues today attended her first session…
The popular Raising Children website has been expanded to provide extra support for parents of teenagers and was today officially launched by the Minister for…
Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities and Carers Senator Jan McLucas today met with children and their families at the AEIOU Foundation for Children with Autism Centre…
People living in regional and rural Australia will benefit from the Gillard Government’s $269.3 million boost for community mental health services, announced in this year’s…
Front-line community organisations will be able to provide additional support to vulnerable and disadvantaged Australians with an $83.3 million funding boost over four years for…
The Minister for the Status of Women, Kate Ellis today launched the next phase of the highly successful The Line campaign, which will encourage respectful…
The Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities and Carers, Senator Jan McLucas, was today in Hobart to announce new funding to support parents of children with disabilities.…
The Gillard Government is investing an additional $269.3 million over five years in community mental health services, as part of a $2.2 billion funding package…
Front-line community organisations will be able to provide additional support to vulnerable and disadvantaged Australians with a $83.3 million funding boost over four years for…