The Australian Government will crack down on people on the Disability Support Pension (DSP) who live permanently overseas but return to Australia every 13 weeks…
The Australian Government will crack down on people on the Disability Support Pension (DSP) who live permanently overseas but return to Australia every 13 weeks…
Tanya Plibersek, Member for Page Janelle Saffin and Baptist Community Services CEO Dr June Heinrich today inspected the site of a project in Lismore that…
Minister for Housing, Tanya Plibersek, and Member for Page, Janelle Saffin today toured the Lismore Homeless Shelter. Delivering on an election commitment to provide a…
Tanya Plibersek and Member for Page Janelle Saffin today inspected two projects that will deliver a total of 19 new affordable homes in Ballina. Under…
People with lifelong disability and their attendant carers will find it easier to attend this weekend’s Melbourne Formula-One Grand Prix with organisers deciding to accept…
Over 500 children and their families in Dandenong, will enjoy the benefits of a new playground unveiled today by the not-for profit organisation, the Queen…
The Rudd Government today announced more than $2.6 million for bushfire-affected areas in Victoria under Round 2 of the Australian Government’s Jobs Fund. Minister for…
Housing Minister David Borger said 83 homes for people in need are now under construction in the Port Macquarie-Hastings area. Mr Borger said the homes,…
Tanya Plibersek, today visited a new $19.69 million development which will deliver 57 homes for low and moderate income earners in Zetland. All of the…
The World’s Biggest Playgroup Day is a time to celebrate playgroups and increase awareness of their work in communities across Australia. The Rudd Government is…
Today, 27 young Indigenous Australians graduated from the Defence Indigenous Pre Recruitment Course (IPRC) in Hobart. The Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous…
The World’s Biggest Playgroup Day is a time to celebrate playgroups and increase awareness of their work in communities across Australia. The Rudd Government is…
Today we mourn the passing of Dr Charles ‘Chicka’ Dixon, a wharfie, unionist activist and leader who dedicated his life to fighting for justice and…
The Australian Government today announced it would contribute $500,000 to the Queensland Premier’s Disaster Relief Appeal Fund to assist the victims of the recent Queensland…
From today, Australia’s three million age, disability, and carer pensioners, and veterans’ income support recipients, will receive higher pensions payments to help meet increases in…
A media report today confirms the financial security of older Australians is under a cloud following a claim from a Coalition candidate that the ‘old…
A new kitchen at the CATS Cricket Club in Traralgon South has hosted the first of many dinners for locals in the bushfire-affected area. Parliamentary…
The Minister for Sport Kate Ellis today congratulated Marty Mayberry on his silver medal in the standing downhill at the Vancouver Winter Paralympics today. The…
Community events, aimed at building strong relationships between young people from disadvantaged areas and their families, will be funded across the country through a new…
The Australian Government Disaster Recovery Payment (AGDRP) will be provided to eligible people adversely affected by the severe storms that hit Melbourne over the Labour…
Vulnerable Australians will now have the option of receiving their regular income support payments weekly, instead of fortnightly, to help them better manage their budgets.…
Parliamentary Secretary for Social Inclusion and the Voluntary Sector, Senator Ursula Stephens, today highlighted the importance of addressing social disadvantage across Regional Australia. Speaking at…
The Australian and Northern Territory Governments today announced new arrangements under the Strategic Indigenous Housing and Infrastructure Program (SIHIP) on Groote Eylandt, Gunbalanya, Belyuen and…
Vulnerable Australians will now have the option of receiving their regular income support payments weekly, instead of fortnightly, to help them better manage their budgets.…