Labor at odds over child care
Media Release by The Hon Mal Brough MP“Labor doesn’t know what it’s doing with child care,” Minister for Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, Mal Brough, said today. “When asked whether his…
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Australian Families – zero from Labor
Media Release by The Hon Mal Brough MPLabor’s Budget Reply Speech tonight offered nothing for the vast majority of Australians. Families didn’t even get a mention from Kevin Rudd. What did Labor…
Australia thanks our volunteers
Media Release by Senator the Hon Nigel ScullionThe Australian Government would like to thank the 6.3 million volunteers across the country for their dedication and hard work throughout the year, Minister for…
Breakthrough agreement on Aboriginal Land in the NT
Media Release by The Hon Mal Brough MPMinister for Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, Mal Brough, today welcomed the first 99 year lease over a township on Aboriginal land and praised…
Further Support for Women in the Federal Budget
Media Release by The Hon Julie Bishop MPWomen will benefit from the Howard Government’s eleven years of strong economic management, with 2007-08 Federal Budget measures continuing to reflect its commitment to improving…
$218 million education funding boost for Indigenous youth
Media Release by The Hon Mal Brough MP“The 2007-08 Federal Budget will offer thousands of young Indigenous Australians from remote communities a new start in life by providing more boarding school places…
Financial support for carers of young children in exceptional circumstances
Media Release by The Hon Mal Brough MPThe Howard Government has established an interim ex-gratia scheme to provide financial assistance to families under exceptional circumstances who have a child, aged up to…
Carers to Receive $394 million Budget Bonus
Media Release by The Hon Mal Brough MPThe Howard Government will provide $394.3 million for one-off lump sum payments, to recognise the invaluable work of carers of people with disability or who…
Families to Reap the Benefit of a $2.1 Billion Child Care Investment
Media Release by The Hon Mal Brough MPThe Howard Government is investing a further $2.1 billion in child care as part of the 2007-08 Budget, including a major boost to Child Care…
Government tackles overcrowding in remote Indigenous communities
Media Release by The Hon Mal Brough MPThe Australian Government will implement a significant seven year strategy of major reforms to help fix the Indigenous housing problem. From 2008 – 09 the…
Greater support for families with triplets, quadruplets and quintuplets
Media Release by The Hon Mal Brough MPFamilies with triplets, quads and quintuplets will receive a major boost in a key initiative in the 2007-08 federal Budget. Minister for Families, Community Services…
$81 million to further assist Volunteer Organisations
Media Release by The Hon Mal Brough MPThe Australian Government will significantly increase funding to volunteer organisations, providing an additional $66.0 million over this and the next four years for small equipment…
Budget Delivers Record Spend on Australian Families
Media Release by The Hon Mal Brough MPThe Howard Government has made an additional $4.5 billion commitment over five years, through the 2007-08 Federal Budget, to further support families, children, people with…
Howard Government $1.4 billion package for Older Australians
Media Release by The Hon Mal Brough MPThe 2007-08 Federal Budget has reaffirmed the Howard Government’s commitment to older Australians by providing a one-off non taxable bonus payment of $500 to each…
Respite support for carers
Media Release by Senator the Hon Nigel ScullionA further 1,000 carers of young people with a severe or profound disability will have access to respite support as part of a $6 million…
Budget backs a better future for Indigenous Australians
Media Release by The Hon Mal Brough MP“The 2007-08 Budget will deliver practical health, education, employment and welfare reform measures as well as help tackle housing overcrowding in remote Indigenous communities to…
$12 Million to Support National Disability Advocacy Programme
Media Release by Senator the Hon Nigel ScullionThe 2007-08 Federal Budget will provide $12.2 million to fund improvements to the highly successful National Disability Advocacy Programme (NDAP), including the introduction of a…
$116 million for disability business services across Australia
Media Release by Senator the Hon Nigel ScullionUp to 18,000 people with disability will continue to be supported in their employment with $116 million in Australian Government funding over the next four…
Australian Government Department leads on energy efficiency
Media Release by Senator the Hon Nigel ScullionCanberra’s first building designed to achieve a five star Australian Greenhouse Building Rating has been completed for occupancy by the Department of Families, Community Services…
Four Indigenous families take the road to home ownership in NT
Media Release by The Hon Mal Brough MPFour Indigenous families from today move into new houses they will be able to buy in the outstations of Wudapuli and Nama in the Wadeye…
Australian Government invests $3.7 million to tackle violence in Wadeye
Media Release by The Hon Mal Brough MPMinister for Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, Mal Brough today announced two new measures to strengthen and protect families in Wadeye in the Northern…
Funding to extend disability advocacy services
Media Release by Senator the Hon Nigel ScullionMinister for Community Services Senator Nigel Scullion today announced up to $600,000 to expand individual disability advocacy services in rural and remote areas following a…
$83,000 in funding for Indigenous youth leadership
Media Release by Senator the Hon Nigel ScullionIndigenous young people from rural and regional Victoria will benefit from an $83,000 Australian Government initiative, which will see 10 youth leaders hold various activities…
Extra $20 million for Local Answers
Media Release by The Hon Mal Brough MPThe Howard Government today announced it was releasing a further $20 million to help communities under the Local Answers initiative. Minister for Families, Community Services…
One-off homelessness projects receive over $230,000 funding
Media Release by Senator the Hon Nigel ScullionEducation programs, training and resource packages, support groups and CD rom manuals are among the projects to be funded to help increase the community’s knowledge…