Legislation allowing the Morrison Government to establish an online National Self-Exclusion Register to help reduce harm from online wagering has passed Parliament. Minister for Families and Social Services Anne…
Today, the Government announces new initiatives to strengthen its response to modern slavery, enhance support for victims, and bolster implementation of the Modern Slavery Act.…
On the International Day of People with Disability 2019, Minister for Families and Social Services Anne Ruston and Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme…
The Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), Stuart Robert, today announced the NDIS will fund a new type of transitional housing support designed…
The Morrison Government has today announced the organisations successful in securing funding for free and independent support services for people engaging with the Disability Royal…
The Morrison Government is introducing new technology to allow cash registers at pubs, clubs and independent grocers to automatically reject items banned by the Cashless…
The Morrison Government is today calling for organisations to apply for $60 million worth of grants to expand emergency accommodation across Australia under our record…
An independent evaluation of the Coalition’s Individual Placement and Support Trial has revealed encouraging results that a tailored approach can help improve job outcomes for…
A new Implementation Plan across all Australian jurisdictions released today will support the delivery of the Fourth Action Plan of the National Plan to Reduce…
The Morrison Government will move to legislate an online National Self-Exclusion Register that will allow people to ban themselves from all online wagering sites and…
The Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme, Stuart Robert, today announced the commencement of the NDIS Annual Price Review for 2020-21. The review will…
The Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme, Stuart Robert, today announced practical changes to NDIS planning that will see participants have the option to…
Assistant Minister for Community Housing, Homelessness and Community Services, Luke Howarth today joined with Hygge Community Life in Perth for the launch of Home Hub.…
Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme, Stuart Robert, today announced the first ever NDIS Participant Employment Strategy–a nation-wide effort to empower NDIS participants with more…
Australia’s most at risk children will be better protected by a world-first information sharing platform from next year which is designed to improve collaboration between…
More than 550 sites have joined the National Redress Scheme driving down the number of applications on hold to the lowest level since the Scheme…
Minister for the NDIS, Stuart Robert, today released the Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA) Design Standard–landmark guidelines that will spur a new era of housing construction…
Today marks the tenth anniversary of Blue Knot Day, established by the Blue Knot Foundation to raise awareness of the more than five million adult…
The child safety legacy of Daniel Morcombe unites Australia like little else. In Parliament today, on the eve of Day for Daniel, that unity will…
The National Apology to Victims and Survivors of Institutional Child Sexual Abuse has been inscribed on a vellum to ensure the voice of victims and…
Assistant Minister for Children and Families Michelle Landry today calls on all Australians to participate in the wide variety of activities planned nationwide for National…
Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme, Stuart Robert, today welcomed the appointment of Mr Martin Hoffman as the incoming Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of…
The Morrison Government is helping businesses get National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS)-ready with $8.8 million available through the second round of NDIS Transition Assistance Funding.…
Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), Stuart Robert, has today announced more than $65 million to assist Australians with disability, their families and…
The Council of Australian Governments (COAG) Disability Reform Council (DRC) met today for its second meeting for 2019 in Sydney, New South Wales. Minister for…