The Australian Government today welcomed the announcement of the first Indigenous Australian to be awarded a Rhodes Scholarship in its 108-year history. Rebecca Richards is…
The Australian Government is continuing to support Indigenous people in remote communities to find work and training opportunities, providing $6.5 million for Community Development Employment…
Today the Australian and New South Wales Governments and 17 Illawarra Aboriginal organisations committed to work together to improve the lives of local Aboriginal people…
The Australian Government is continuing to support Indigenous people in remote communities to find work and training opportunities, providing $6.5 million for Community Development Employment…
Young children with autism spectrum disorders can now access specialist early childhood services vital for them to reach their full potential at a new, autism-specific…
A new $1.45 million accommodation project is providing Launceston residents with disability with more long-term accommodation options. Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities and Carers, Jan McLucas,…
Young children with autism spectrum disorders can now access specialist early childhood services vital for them to reach their full potential at a new, autism-specific…
Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities and Carers, Jan McLucas, today visited one of Tasmania’s oldest laundry businesses, the highly successful Australian Disability Enterprise, BlueLine Laundry. The…
Today marks one year since the Australian and Northern Territory Governments began work on transforming the Alice Springs town camps. On 7 December last year…
From 1 January 2011 more than 940,000 Australians who receive Carer Allowance, Disability Support Pension (under 21, without children), Austudy, ABSTUDY and Youth Allowance will…
The Parliamentary Secretary for Community Services, Julie Collins MP, has marked International Volunteer Day by celebrating the important contribution of volunteers in Tasmania. “Volunteers play…
A new commercial business that will offer supported employment for up to 27 people with a disability was officially opened in Ipswich today by Parliamentary…
A lively new website will provide a space for discussion, news, debate, humour and general information for people with disability, their families and people working…
Minister for Social Housing and Homelessness Mark Arbib today welcomed International Day for People with Disability. Senator Arbib said today presented an important opportunity for…
A new Autism Specific Early Learning and Care Centre in Melbourne will give young children with Autism Spectrum Disorders access to specialist early childhood services…
Families with drug and alcohol issues in Western Australia are receiving specialist support services through the Gillard Government’s Kids in Focus – Family Drug Support…
The Minister for Families, Jenny Macklin, today officially launched the Ipswich Communities for Children Plus service, which will provide a safe, happy and healthy environment…
More than 700 Queensland families have applied for Australia’s first national Paid Parental Leave scheme, with a month to go until the scheme begins on…
The Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities and Carers, Senator Jan McLucas, today congratulated Professor Ron McCallum AO on his selection as the New South Wales Senior…
An independent evaluation of the ground-breaking Indigenous welfare reform program underway in Cape York has found that positive change is occurring in the communities where…
The Gillard Government is committed to continuing to increase opportunities for women to live in safety after escaping domestic violence, Minister for Social Housing and…
Mental health carers across Australia are reporting better access to information and support according to a new report released today, however there are challenges to…
The Opposition is playing politics with an important reform to provide for the needs of people with severe disability. They have broken a commitment to…
The Australian Government has called on Australian employers to show leadership in combating violence against women as part of White Ribbon Day. Minister for the…
Attorney-General Robert McClelland and the Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs Jenny Macklin today welcomed the passage of legislation through Parliament that…