Two young Australians with impressive records of community service and youth work have been chosen to represent the country at the sixth Commonwealth Youth Forum…
An Australian Government funded resource kit will help to encourage more Australians from diverse cultural backgrounds to participate in volunteering in the wider community. The…
Minister for Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, Mal Brough, today welcomed Labor’s ‘catch up’ on early childhood intervention. “The Howard Government is already providing…
“Bob Brown is overlooking 800,000 pensioners,” Minister for Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, Mal Brough, said today. “It appears Mr Brown’s call for a…
Young people coming out of institutions like juvenile justice will continue to be supported by the Australian Government with the Minister for Community Services Nigel…
The Australian Government has approved up to $49.3 million over four years for drug and alcohol services in regional and remote Indigenous communities across four…
Talented women who are keen to contribute their skills and knowledge on Australian Government boards are encouraged to register with the new AppointWomen online database.…
Minister for Community Services, Senator Nigel Scullion today announced $155,400 in funding to further support Australians who are homeless or at risk of homelessness, at…
“The latest comments from Clare Martin regarding the NT National Emergency response, highlight the need for urgent Federal Government intervention,” Minister for Families, Community Services…
The Julalikari Council Aboriginal Corporation of Tennant Creek has agreed to facilitate 99 year sub-leases of town camps as part of an agreement with the…
“A new era of opportunity in the Groote Eylandt region of the Northern Territory was emerging following in principle agreement of the local Anindilyakwa people…
Up to 2190 at-risk Australian families have avoided homelessness after they were helped by an Australian Government program that assists people resolve personal and financial…
Minister for Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, Mal Brough, today released details of the legislative package for the Howard Government’s response to the National…
National Aboriginal and Islander Children’s Day (NAICD) is a celebration of children and culture, and an opportunity to remind ourselves that, despite ongoing problems, most…
“Bob Brown must have been missing in action over the past decade, with his article in this morning’s Sydney Morning Herald totally ignoring the facts…
The number of child care places in South Australia has grown substantially over the past year as a direct result of the Howard Government’s initiative…
Minister for Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, Mal Brough, today slammed Labor for offering parents nothing new to help parents with child care costs.…
The Australian Government is providing $20 million in funding for 133 projects in communities across Australia under the Stronger Families and Communities Strategy Local Answers…
Scouts Australia will receive a $1.5 million dollar boost from the Australian Government to help support 2008 as the Year of the Scout. Minister for…
Up to 248 people with disability will enjoy a greatly improved working environment with the opening of a new facility in Mascot, Sydney, thanks to…
The Howard Government today announced a major shake up of the delivery of public and community housing across Australia to drive an increase in availability.…
Minister for Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, Mal Brough, today demanded that states and territories follow the Howard Government’s lead and boost funds for…
The Howard Government has moved to provide assistance for Age Pensioners who had investments with Bridgecorp Finance Limited. As a result of this decision, many…
The Hon Mal Brough MP, Minister for Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, and the Hon Joe Hockey MP, Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations,…
Kevin Rudd’s ‘new’ child care policy offers nothing that will reduce costs and in fact Labor’s policy to insist on all carers having four year…