An extra 19,000 carers of children with severe disability are expected to qualify over the next 12 months for Carer Payment (child) as legislated reforms…
An additional $11 million will be injected into the Alice Springs Transformation Plan for managed accommodation, bringing total funding for the plan to more than…
More than 700 non-profit organisations across Australia will receive a funding boost to deliver emergency financial assistance to families in crisis, as part of an…
The Rudd Government’s Nation Building Economic Stimulus Plan is continuing to support housing sector jobs with more than 97,000 Australians taking up the First Home…
Attorney-General, Robert McClelland, today welcomed the passage of the Disability Discrimination and Other Human Rights Legislation Amendment Bill 2008 through Parliament. The Bill will improve…
More than 3 million age pensioners, disability pensioners, carers and wife pensioners will receive pension increases from 20 September, following passage of legislation in the…
Construction is set to begin on ‘HOME’ – 20 self-contained apartments in Queanbeyan for people with chronic mental illness who cannot live independently or are…
Sports Minister Kate Ellis today announced $55,000 in funding for Special Olympics Australia to help our Special Olympians prepare for the 2011 International Games in…
The Rudd Government today welcomed industry efforts to improve the accessibility of mobile communications services for the aged and people with disabilities. “Helping people to…
A new international report has endorsed the Australian Government’s pension reforms, confirming that the high rate of poverty among older Australians is a direct result…
The challenges facing young carers as they try to juggle their demanding caring responsibilities with the daily routine of studying, holding down a job or…
The Australian Government is providing more than $100 million for prevention and early intervention programs to support children and families in 46 communities of high…
More police on the beat, greater access to healthy foods and 71active night patrols are some of the key outcomes of the Northern Territory Emergency…
NSW Attorney General, John Hatzistergos and Commonwealth , Tanya Plibersek today launched the Mortgage Stress Legal Support Program to assist people who are in danger…
A team of Indigenous cricketers were today presented with their representative caps as they prepare to retrace the steps of the first Australian cricket team…
Tanya Plibersek today announced that the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Family, Community, Housing and Youth will hold an inquiry into homelessness legislation. The…
Mr Gleeson has an impressive career spanning the United Nations (UN) and Australian Public Service. He has a strong background in strategic policy, building partnerships…
Non-profit organisations across Australia will share in $3.1 million to provide community-based projects aimed at developing the strength and resilience of children and families as…
The Coronial Investigation into the death of Mr Ward highlights the horrific treatment he endured while being transported in custody from Laverton to Kalgoorlie in…
The Australian Government today announced changes to Australia’s anti-people trafficking strategy to provide improved support for victims. The changes, announced at the second meeting of…
Homelessness increases – single parents with children largest group seeking emergency help from Salvation Army Australian 7 millionth person to receive free eye care from…
From today, around 500,000 carers across Australia will begin receiving a new $600 Carer Supplement, as part of the Australian Government’s Secure and Sustainable Pension…
Moe-based Eastcoast housing has received $397,000 in funding from the Commonwealth Nation Building Economic Stimulus Plan for maintenance work on 47 homes in East Gippsland…
Therese Rein will be the official Patron of International Day of People with Disability (IDPwD) and the National Disability Awards in 2009. Paralympian, Kurt Fearnley…
Nineteen Victorian councils will share in $2.5 million to create memorials to mark February’s devastating bushfires, Premier John Brumby announced today. “This funding will provide…