Today the Gillard Government is meeting an election commitment by providing $143,000 over two years for a project to assist African refugees and migrants settle…
The Minister for Social Housing and Homelessness, Mark Arbib, the Tasmanian Minister for Human Services, Cassy O’Connor and Senator for Tasmania Carol Brown today launched…
Australians excluded from mainstream banks and services will be assisted to access fair and appropriate financial products, including loans, under a $6.27 million Australian Government…
The first national strategy to provide a long term road map for improving the lives of Australians with disability, their families and carers has been…
The Gillard Labor Government is taking action to help remove barriers to educational achievement, with a review of Disability Standards for Education. Minister for School…
Minister for the Status of Women Kate Ellis and Attorney General Robert McClelland today announced the endorsement of Commonwealth, State and Territory Governments of the…
The first national strategy to provide a long term road map for improving the lives of Australians with disability, their families and carers has been…
An Australian Government-funded report has found parents are becoming increasingly vigilant about the impact of media and technology on their children’s education and personal development.…
Community groups across Australia are marking the third anniversary of the Apology to Australia’s Indigenous peoples with a series of local events supported by the…
The Minister for Indigenous Affairs, Jenny Macklin, today welcomed the release of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner Mick Gooda’s first Social Justice…
Public libraries across Australia are being encouraged to participate in a new program to give people with print disability greater access to digital library materials.…
Four trainees today celebrated their graduation from a pilot program for people with an intellectual disability in the Australian Public Service. Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities…
Legislation introduced into Parliament today will support older Australians on the age pension to stay connected to the workforce through a new, more generous Work…
Legislation introduced into Parliament today delivers on the Government’s election commitments to help families meet the costs of raising children. Under significant reforms, the maximum…
Victims of people trafficking will have greater access to support services thanks to a funding boost from the Australian Government. Some 83 per cent of…
The Prime Minister today tabled the Closing the Gap Prime Minister’s report 2011 in Parliament. The Australian Government is delivering improved services in areas including…
The Australian Government is encouraging organisations to apply to run a new national leadership program for people with disability. The Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities and…
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships Minister Desley Boyle has today tabled the Family Responsibilities Commission’s 9th quarterly report in the Queensland Parliament. The Commission…
Minister for Employment Participation and Child Care, Kate Ellis today announced funding for two innovative projects that will assist disadvantaged job seekers to overcome barriers…
The Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, the Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, Jenny Macklin and the former Parliamentary Secretary for Victoria Bushfire…
The Australian and South Australian Governments today launched the Ladder St Vincent project in Port Adelaide to provide vulnerable young people with a roof over…
Today’s comments by Western Australia Premier Colin Barnett on poker machines are wrong. Premier Barnett is simply scaremongering. On ABC 720 Perth today Mr Barnett…
A patrol coordinator has been appointed to help improve public safety in Alice Springs, as part of a joint government initiative. The senior sergeant from…
Vulnerable families in Alice Springs will have extra help to provide a safe, happy and healthy environment for their children. The Federal Minister for Families,…
The Federal Minister for Indigenous Affairs, Jenny Macklin, the Northern Territory Chief Minister, Paul Henderson, and the Northern Territory Minister for Central Australia, Karl Hampton,…