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 Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, Jenny Macklin, the Assistant Treasurer, Bill Shorten, the Member for Denison, Andrew Wilkie, and Senator…
More than four million Australians will receive a rise in their pensions and other income support payments and allowances from today (Monday 20 September 2010)…
From tomorrow, people with disability in New South Wales will benefit from the introduction of the new national Australian Disability Parking Permit. New NSW applicants…
From tomorrow, people with disability in New South Wales will benefit from the introduction of the new national Australian Disability Parking Permit. New NSW applicants…
I welcome the appointment and swearing in of Senator Jan McLucas as Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities and Carers and Julie Collins MP as Parliamentary Secretary…
Queensland Labor Senator Jan McLucas is pleased and honoured to be appointed as Parliamentary Secretary for Regional Queensland and Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities and Carers…
Kate Ellis has welcomed the Prime Minister’s announcement that she will serve as Minister for Employment Participation and Child Care and as Minister for the…
I’m very pleased and honoured that the Prime Minister has asked me to continue my work in the portfolio of Families, Housing, Community Services and…
Australia’s four major cinema groups and the Australian Government have agreed to jointly fast track new audio description and captioning technology, as part of a…
The first Australian study into the prevalence and impact of Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder on Indigenous children will be undertaken in Fitzroy Valley, Western Australia,…
The Gillard Government is investing almost $30 million to help reduce the number of young people in prison and improve community safety in the Northern…
Australia’s four major cinema groups and the Australian Government have agreed to jointly fast track new audio description and captioning technology, as part of a…
Australians who have experienced, or are at risk of, physical or sexual violence will have access to a new national telephone counselling service. Minister for…
The Australian Government today announced two initiatives to address domestic and family violence. Funding has been provided for a new project to raise awareness amongst…
Parliamentary Secretary for Social Inclusion and the Voluntary Sector, Senator Ursula Stephens, today met with local volunteers at the Mandurah RSL to celebrate their achievements…
Parliamentary Secretary for Social Inclusion and the Voluntary Sector, Senator Ursula Stephens today congratulated Joondalup and Wanneroo volunteer organisations on being awarded grants under the…
The Gillard Government today released a discussion paper on improved support to Australians with severe or profound disability who need supported employment through Australian Disability…
More families in Victoria, Queensland and New South Wales who are struggling financially will be given help to get back on their feet thanks to…
The Gillard Government today released a discussion paper on improved support to Australians with severe or profound disability who need supported employment through Australian Disability…
Parliamentary Secretary for Social Inclusion and the Voluntary Sector, Senator Ursula Stephens, visited the Metropolitan Migrant Resource Centre in Western Australia today. Senator Stephens met…
The Gillard Government is continuing to deliver support to carers of children and teenagers with disability through the popular MyTime and Outside School Hours Care…
*** E & OE – Proof only *** SABRA LANE: How would you describe the state of Aboriginal housing in Australia right now? JENNY MACKLIN:…
The Gillard Government is continuing to deliver support to carers of children and teenagers with disability through the popular MyTime and Outside School Hours Care…
The Gillard Government is delivering $6.6 million to continue family support services for drought affected families across Australia. In the past year, the Government’s Family…