New housing for homeless Tasmanians
Media Release by The Hon Tanya Pibersek MPTanya Plibersek and Tasmanian Minister for Human Services Lin Thorp today visited the site of the Levenbank homeless facility at Ulverstone, which is being revamped…
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Australian Delegation attends United Nations Commission on The Status of Women
Media Release by The Hon Tanya Pibersek MPTwo Indigenous women and a representative from the not-for-profit sector will be among the Australian Government’s delegation to the 54th session of the United Nations…
First Stage of Sydney’s bike path network opens
Media Release by The Hon Tanya Pibersek MPThe latest addition to Sydney’s network of bike paths has opened to cyclists, becoming the first of the more than 170 cycle infrastructure projects funded…
Government launches new Disability Employment Services
Media Release by The Hon Bill Shorten MPMinister for Employment Participation Mark Arbib today launched the Rudd Government’s new $1.2 billion Disability Employment Services. Senator Arbib, who launched the service at Break…
Building skilled Australians in remote Indigenous communities
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPThe Australian Government is investing $172.4 million over three years to help build the skills of Indigenous Australians through a range of training, mentoring and…
Book launched to celebrate 100 years of Guiding
Media Release by The Hon Tanya Pibersek MPGovernor-General Quentin Bryce today joined Tanya Plibersek and past and present Guides from across the country at Admiralty House in Sydney to launch Leadership for…
Opening of the National Centre of Indigenous Excellence
Media Release by The Hon Tanya Pibersek MPPrime Minister Kevin Rudd today officially opened the $50 million National Centre of Indigenous Excellence (NCIE) in Redfern, Sydney. Created with the support of the…
Senator Stephens addresses Sandhurst leaders conference
Media Release by Senator the Hon Ursula StephensThe , Ursula Stephens, today highlighted the important role Catholic education plays in helping instil in young Australians the values of social justice and helping…
Bendigo joins the Golden Gurus community
Media Release by Senator the Hon Ursula StephensSenator Ursula Stephens, today visited the Bendigo Volunteer Resource Centre to welcome them into the Golden Gurus community. Senator Stephens said that Golden Gurus, an…
Opening of the National Centre of Indigenous Excellence
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPPrime Minister Kevin Rudd today officially opened the $50 million National Centre of Indigenous Excellence (NCIE) in Redfern, Sydney. Created with the support of the…
Landmark native title achievement
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPThe native title agreement reached this week between the Yawuru people of Broome and the West Australian Government is a landmark achievement with the potential…
Senators score new goals to claim soccer title
Media Release by The Hon Tanya Pibersek MPThe Federal Government may be throwing their full support behind Australia’s bid to host the 2018 World Cup but this morning they braved an early…
Britain apologises to former child migrants
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPThe Australian Government has welcomed the apology made today by the British Prime Minister Gordon Brown to former child migrants who were sent overseas from…
$4 million to help Kimberley families balance their budgets
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPPeople living in Western Australia’s Kimberley region will be given help to balance their family budgets and to learn more about how the banking and…
More policy confusion from Tony Abbott
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPOpposition Leader, Tony Abbott needs to come clean on his secret plan to make older Australians work longer to pay for welfare payments for high-income…
“Freestyle” provides relief for renters in Holt
Media Release by The Hon Tanya Pibersek MPFederal Tanya Plibersek and ACT Chief Minister Jon Stanhope today officially opened a new 24 home National Rental Affordability Scheme development in Holt. The Holt…
Housing construction begins in Alice Springs town camps
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPConstruction is underway on the first of 85 houses to be built in the Alice Springs town camps under the Strategic Indigenous Housing and Infrastructure…
New guide on essential infrastructure in remote communities
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPA commonsense, practical guide will be distributed in remote Indigenous communities to help manage and maintain essential infrastructure services such as energy, waste, water, storm…
Passing of Ruby Hunter
Media Release by The Hon Tanya Pibersek MPToday we mourn the passing of Ruby Hunter, a talented and inspirational Aboriginal singer and songwriter. Her death overnight at her home at Killarney in…
Visitor accommodation park planned for Alice Springs
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPAboriginal visitors to Alice Springs will have a safe place to stay following the establishment of a new, secure accommodation facility as part of the…
National Consultation on Quality of Homelessness Services
Media Release by The Hon Tanya Pibersek MPThe Australian Government today released a Discussion Paper setting out options for a National Quality Framework for services to homeless people. The Discussion Paper sets…
Liberals Walk Away From Bipartisan Approach To Homelessness
Media Release by The Hon Tanya Pibersek MPThe Rudd Government is deeply disappointed that the Opposition Leader has walked away from his party’s commitment to bipartisan targets on homelessness. Previous Opposition Leaders…
Passing of Ruby Hunter
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPToday we mourn the passing of Ruby Hunter, a talented and inspirational Aboriginal singer and songwriter. Her death overnight at her home at Killarney in…
Help at hand for homeless Australians with a mental illness
Media Release by The Hon Tanya Pibersek MPThe Australian Government today unveiled details of a $10 million boost to the Personal Helpers and Mentors (PHaMs) program, to give homeless Australians with a…
Supporting the not-for-profit sector
Media Release by Senator the Hon Ursula StephensThe Australian Government today announced the launch date of a new National Compact which aims to strengthen the working relationship between the Government and the…