The Minister for Indigenous Affairs, Jenny Macklin, and the Minister for Central Australia, Karl Hampton, today visited two projects designed to improve the lives of…
Amendments to the Family Responsibilities Commission Act 2008 have been passed in the Queensland State Parliament to reflect positive changes being made through the ground-breaking…
The Australian and Northern Territory Governments today announced the details of the final package of housing and refurbishment works for the Alice Springs town camps.…
Minister for the Status of Women, Kate Ellis will today launch a new telephone counselling service for Australians who have experienced or are at risk…
The Australian Government today released the second six monthly report from the Coordinator General for Remote Indigenous Services, Brian Gleeson, on the progress being made…
Today, on the International Day of Older Persons, a new Social Security Agreement with Poland comes into force, enabling more than 11,000 residents from both…
The Gillard Government today announced that it will refer the issues surrounding the Queensland Government’s Wild Rivers Act to the House of Representatives Economics Committee…
A new Joint Select Committee on Gambling Reform was established by the Parliament today. The committee was established to help progress the Gillard Government’s gambling…
New research released today shows pre-commitment technology can be effective in reducing the amount of money problem gamblers spend on poker machines and can help…
Minister for Indigenous Employment and Economic Development Mark Arbib today congratulated the winners of the 2010 Deadly Awards for their fantastic achievements and commitment to…
The Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, Jenny Macklin, today congratulated the 28 Indigenous Australians and organisations that received awards at last…
A delegation from the Torres Strait today returned from Liverpool after collecting the remains of a young child, which were removed from Erub (Darnley Island)…
The Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, Jenny Macklin, and the Minister for Indigenous Employment and Economic Development, Mark Arbib, today announced…
The Gillard Government today re-affirmed its commitment to tackling homelessness in Victoria, welcoming the release of A Better Place: Victorian Homelessness 2020 Strategy. Minister for…
Minister for Social Housing and Homelessness, Senator Mark Arbib, today welcomed the release of a report by the Australian Institute for Health and Welfare that…
The Federal Minister for Indigenous Health, Warren Snowdon and NT Minister for Health, Kon Vatskalis, today officially announced two new short-term patient accommodation facilities at…
The Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, Jenny Macklin, and the Minister for Indigenous Employment and Economic Development, Mark Arbib, today announced…
The Gillard Government has provided more than $300,000 to increase the employment opportunities of Indigenous Australians living in Broken Hill, Wilcannia, Menindee and Ivanhoe through…
The Gillard Government is investing $80,000 in the Wilcannia Indigenous men’s group, Wimpitja Maali Yaparda, following the development of the Local Implementation Plan for the…
The Australian and New South Wales Governments and the 14 local Aboriginal land councils in the NSW Aboriginal Land Council’s Northern Region Forum today made…
A new Social Security Agreement with the Slovak Republic will make retirement easier for around 600 residents of both countries. The agreement was signed today…
The Gillard Government is investing $80,000 in the Wilcannia Indigenous men’s group, Wimpitja Maali Yaparda, following the development of the Local Implementation Plan for the…
The Australian and New South Wales Governments and the 14 local Aboriginal land councils in the NSW Aboriginal Land Council’s Northern Region Forum today made…
The Australian Government acknowledges Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples throughout Australia and their continuing connection to land, water, culture and community. We pay our respects to the Elders both past and present.