Community mental health boost
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPSeventy-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…
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Hobart takes part in Walk Safely to School Day
Media Release by The Hon Julie Collins MPParliamentary Secretary for Community Services, Julie Collins, today joined students, teachers and parents from Montagu Bay Primary School in Hobart for Walk Safely to School…
Swift action to help people with disability get back to work after Brisbane floods
Media Release by Senator the Hon Jan McLucasThe 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…
Working to help children with Autism
Media Release by Senator the Hon Jan McLucasThe Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities and Carers, Senator Jan McLucas, today met with Autism Advisors from across Australia to discuss support for families and children…
A better start for children with hearing impairment
Media Release by Senator the Hon Jan McLucasParliamentary 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…
New funding for national 1800 number to provide financial counselling services across Australia
Media Release by The Hon Julie Collins MPAccess to financial counselling services will be made easier with new funding so all Australians can access financial counselling over the phone through a national…
Funding boost to help vulnerable and disadvantaged people in Hurstville
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPFront-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…
Labor delivering new stadium in Wandong
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPThe Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, Jenny Macklin, today visited Wandong with local Member for McEwen, Rob Mitchell, to confirm the…
A better start for children with disability in Darwin
Media Release by Senator the Hon Jan McLucasParliamentary 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 NSW Institute selected to deliver Leaders for Tomorrow
Media Release by Senator the Hon Jan McLucasTAFE New South Wales Hunter Institute has been selected as the national provider to deliver a program to develop the leadership skills of people with…
Greater support for the National Women’s Alliances
Media Release by The Hon Kate Ellis MPThe 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…
Funding boost to Foodbank Australia
Media Release by The Hon Julie Collins MPContinued 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…
Indigenous Australian woman participates in United Nations Forum
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPMegan Davis, the first Indigenous Australian women to be elected to the United Nations (UN) Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues today attended her first session…
Celebrating National Families Week 2011
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPThe popular Raising Children website has been expanded to provide extra support for parents of teenagers and was today officially launched by the Minister for…
A better start for children in Townsville
Media Release by Senator the Hon Jan McLucasParliamentary Secretary for Disabilities and Carers Senator Jan McLucas today met with children and their families at the AEIOU Foundation for Children with Autism Centre…
Supporting regional Australia with extra funding for community mental health services
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPPeople 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…
Funding boost to help vulnerable and disadvantaged Tasmanians
Media Release by The Hon Julie Collins MPFront-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…
Encouraging respectful relationships among young Indigenous people
Media Release by The Hon Kate Ellis MPThe Minister for the Status of Women, Kate Ellis today launched the next phase of the highly successful The Line campaign, which will encourage respectful…
Peak body selected to run registration service for Better Start for Children with Disability program
Media Release by Senator the Hon Jan McLucasThe Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities and Carers, Senator Jan McLucas, was today in Hobart to announce new funding to support parents of children with disabilities.…
More support for community mental health
Media Release by The Hon Julie Collins MPThe 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…
Funding boost to help vulnerable and disadvantaged Australians
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPFront-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…
Household Assistance Working Group meeting
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPThe Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, Jenny Macklin and the Parliamentary Secretary for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency, Mark Dreyfus, hosted…
Launch of the Women’s Budget Statement 2011-12
Media Release by The Hon Kate Ellis MPMaking sure women and men have an equal opportunity to participate in society and the economy is critical for the long term prosperity of our…
Supporting Australians with disability into work
Media Release by Senator the Hon Jan McLucasThe Gillard Government is improving support for Australians with disability to help them into work where possible, while providing an essential safety net for Australians…
Better start for children with disability
Media Release by Senator the Hon Jan McLucasChildren with disability affecting their development will have access to intensive early intervention services through the $147 million Better Start for Children with Disability initiative.…