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More affordable housing in WA

Media Release by The Hon Tanya Pibersek MP

The Rudd Government today announced a $22.9 million investment in Western Australia to unlock housing supply and bringing new land to market quicker. Nine housing…

New Affordable Homes in Morayfield

Media Release by The Hon Tanya Pibersek MP

Morayfield will soon have 1,300 new homes, years sooner, thanks to a $10.5 million investment from the Rudd Government’s Housing Affordability Fund. The $10.5 million…

Building skills to protect Australia’s children

Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MP

The Australian Government will develop and roll-out an accredited training program to boost the capacity of community service workers to identify and respond to families…

$4 Million for Homelessness Research

Media Release by The Hon Tanya Pibersek MP

Minister for Housing, Tanya Plibersek, today announced $4 million for research into homelessness at the launch of the latest edition of Parity magazine in Melbourne.…

AIHW Releases Report Into SAAP Services

Media Release by The Hon Tanya Pibersek MP

The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare today released its 2008/09 Supported Accommodation Assistance Program National Data Collection Report. The report identifies the demographics of…

Further updated modelling on child support reforms

Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MP

The Australian Government today released two reports that provide further analysis of the child support reforms introduced by the previous government. The child support reforms…

Peninsula Pals collaborating to support the community

Media Release by Senator the Hon Ursula Stephens

Senator Ursula Stephens, today congratulated the Peninsula Pals on their successful collaboration to raise money for community projects. Speaking at the Peninsula Pals charity fundraising…

Making the Disability Support Pension fairer

Media Release by The Hon Bill Shorten MP

The Australian Government is reforming the Disability Support Pension (DSP) to make it simpler, fairer and sustainable for those who need it. The DSP is…

Making the Disability Support Pension fairer

Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MP

The Australian Government is reforming the Disability Support Pension (DSP) to make it simpler, fairer and sustainable for those who need it. The DSP is…

Government Welcomes State of Supply Report 2010

Media Release by The Hon Tanya Pibersek MP

Federal Minister for Housing, Tanya Plibersek, has welcomed the release of the National Housing Supply Council’s State of Supply Report 2010. The Council was set…

Planning the Future of Not-for-Profit Housing Providers

Media Release by The Hon Tanya Pibersek MP

The Australian Government today released its discussion paper on the community housing sector, Regulation and Growth of the not-for-profit housing sector. The paper marks the…

St Kilda crisis centre reborn thanks to joint investment

Media Release by The Hon Tanya Pibersek MP

A new crisis accommodation centre in St Kilda will help to improve the lives of vulnerable Victorians experiencing homelessness in inner Melbourne. Federal Housing Minister…

Breaking the stigma of living with mental illness

Media Release by Senator the Hon Ursula Stephens

Senator Ursula Stephens, today addressed mental health peak body, the Queensland Alliance, to launch a research paper into anti stigma initiatives in mental health. Senator…

More Mental Health funding for Harmony Place

Media Release by Senator the Hon Ursula Stephens

The Australian Government will deliver an additional year’s funding of $335,000 to the Harmony Place Multicultural Centre for Mental Health and Wellbeing, a centre which…