The Australian Government will work to strengthen the health, social and economic benefits of swimming pools in remote areas of the Northern Territory, in response…
The Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities and Carers, Senator Jan McLucas, today congratulated Professor Ron McCallum AO on being named the 2011 Senior Australian of the…
A festival showcasing Indigenous design, art, music and cuisine will today transform Port Macquarie into a colourful cultural hub with the help of Australian Government…
Minister for the Status of Women, Kate Ellis today announced the seventy exceptional Australian women who have been accepted into the Board Diversity Scholarship Program.…
Applications for grants of up to $100,000 will open tomorrow to local councils to make their communities more accessible for people with disability. The Parliamentary…
The Australian Government today welcomed a new report which shows the number of children subject to a substantiated child abuse and neglect across Australia has…
A new report has found the Australian Government’s significant investment in disability services and support is helping to improve the lives of people with disability.…
Three extraordinary women have been chosen to represent the Australian community at this year’s United Nations Commission on the Status of Women in New York.…
A team of Indigenous NRL stars will take on Australia’s best young Indigenous cricketers in the first all Indigenous cricket game on the Sydney Cricket…
A team of Indigenous NRL stars will take on Australia’s best young Indigenous cricketers in the first all Indigenous cricket game on the Sydney Cricket…
Communities across the country are encouraged to get involved in this year’s National Aborigines and Islander Day Observance Committee (NAIDOC) celebrations to be held from…
Eighteen remote communities across the Northern Territory will get better access to healthy and more affordable food thanks to a $50 million dollar funding package…
Almost 1200 Indigenous families in remote communities in the Northern Territory have improved housing after the Strategic Indigenous Housing and Infrastructure Program (SIHIP) exceeded its…
A new system to help more than 40,000 community housing residents update their Commonwealth Rent Assistance agreements automatically is being rolled out from today. Minister…
Prime Minister Julia Gillard and Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs Jenny Macklin today visited Westmead Hospital in Sydney to meet some…
Expectant parents will have extra reason to celebrate New Year’s Eve tonight, with Australia’s first Paid Parental Leave scheme officially starting tomorrow. This is a…
The Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, Jenny Macklin, today met families and expectant parents for a baby shower at the Melbourne…
The Parliamentary Secretary for Community Services, Julie Collins MP, today thanked all Tasmanians for giving generously to those in need this Christmas. Ms Collins today…
The Australian Government today took a further step towards the recognition of Indigenous people in the Australian Constitution by appointing the members of the expert…
Twelve Australian companies have failed to comply with the Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Act according to a new report tabled today. The…
Minister for Social Housing and Homelessness Mark Arbib and Member for Chifley Ed Husic today visited the first house completed under the Affordable Housing for…
The Australian Government is delivering on its commitment to reduce homelessness, with our 10,000th new social housing residence to be completed across Australia this week.…
I congratulate Jeff Harmer AO on his outstanding service to the people of Australia and to successive governments over the past three decades. During his…
Minister for Social Housing and Homelessness and Minister for Sport Mark Arbib today visited Ladder, a charity the AFL and its players are supporting, which…
New national standards to improve the lives of children and young people living in foster homes and other formal out-of-home care were today agreed by…