The Australian Government has committed $200,000 to improve educational, employment and life outcomes for young Indigenous people across Shepparton and Echuca in Victoria. The Minister…
The Australian Government will sponsor the 2009 United Nation’s Media Peace Award for the Promotion of Aboriginal Reconciliation. This Award promotes understanding and awareness about…
Tanya Plibersek, today announced a review of the Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace and Agency (EOWA) and its underlying legislation (EOWW Act). Minister…
The Australian Government today announced that it has received applications for more than 27,000 dwellings in round two of the National Rental Affordability Scheme (NRAS).…
To mark Reconciliation Week 2009, Indigenous Affairs Minister Jenny Macklin today launched new awards to recognise Australians who contribute to closing the gap between Indigenous…
An additional 800,000 eligible seniors will have access to cheaper rail fares from 31 May 2009 following a concession agreement reached between the Australian Government…
The annual Demand for Supported Assistance Accommodation by Homeless People 2007-08 report released today underlines the need for greater services for families who become homeless.…
Low and middle income families will be assisted in moving to a low pollution future as a result of the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme Amendment…
The Australian Government today introduced legislation to create the statutory office of Coordinator General for Remote Indigenous Services. The Coordinator-General will drive the implementation of…
The Australian Government today launched a discussion paper and national public consultations about the new Australian Disability Parking Scheme. Today’s announcement follows a $3 million…
Today, schools and community groups across Australia are holding ceremonies and morning teas to mark the 12th anniversary of National Sorry Day. This coincides with…
The Australian Government will invest $48 million over the next two years to continue to support young people who are homeless or at risk of…
Today’s life expectancy estimates released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) demonstrate why comprehensive action continues to be needed to close the gap between…
The Australian Government today announced additional assistance to flood-affected residents of South-East Queensland, the North Coast and the Northern Rivers regions of New South Wales.…
Today I am announcing that the Australian Government is taking the first step towards compulsory acquisition of the Alice Springs town camps. I have taken…
Premier Nathan Rees and Federal Housing Minister Tanya Plibersek today announced that the first home in the country built as part of the Federal Government’s Nation…
Premier Nathan Rees and Federal Housing Minister Tanya Plibersek today announced that the first home in the country built as part of the Federal Government’s…
Victoria is in the middle of a first home buyer boom with more Victorians purchasing their own homes last month than at any other time…
Federal Housing Minister Tanya Plibersek today announced that over $1 million is being invested to upgrade 224 social housing dwellings in Melbourne’s inner north before the…
Minister for Housing and the Status of Women, Tanya Plibersek and Victorian Minister for Housing, Richard Wynne today met with members of the Family Violence…
Refurbishments under the Strategic Indigenous Housing and Infrastructure Program (SIHIP) have started on the Tiwi Islands, Groote Eylandt and in Tennant Creek, with construction of…
The Australian and Northern Territory Governments today released a joint response to the recommendations of the Northern Territory Emergency Response (NTER) Review Board. In 2008,…
The Australian Government is today releasing a discussion paper which will form the basis for intensive consultation with Indigenous Northern Territory (NT) communities on designing…
The National Association of Services Against Sexual Violence (NASASV) has today taken an important step towards reducing violence against women in Australia with the release…
Attorney-General Robert McClelland and Tanya Plibersek have today officially opened the Sydney City Family Relationship Centre. Mr McClelland said the new Centre provides important advice and…