Indigenous Affairs Minister, Jenny Macklin, and Communications Minister, Stephen Conroy, today announced an online resource to raise awareness of Indigenous cultural protocols relating to media…
Two Indigenous enterprises in the fields of financial services and the arts have been recognised for their outstanding contribution to Indigenous business at the Indigenous…
New research has shown that the number of children with disability attending school has more than tripled over the last 25 years but people with…
New research has shown that the number of children with disability attending school has more than tripled over the last 25 years but people with…
Attorney-General Robert McClelland and Minister for Housing and the Status for Women Tanya Plibersek have today welcomed a significant step forward in the protection and…
This week the Deputy Prime Minister will introduce legislation to Parliament on Wednesday that will link welfare payments to school enrolment and attendance. The program…
The Australian Government is providing $61,000 to the Spinal Education Awareness Team program for up to 80,000 Queensland school students to learn how prevent spinal…
The Kyabra Community Centre, which provides wide-ranging community services on Brisbane’s southside, will receive a $40,000 grant from the Australian Government for capital upgrades to…
Today Jenny Macklin, the Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, presented awards to 27 volunteers in the Brisbane suburb of Moreton. The…
Aspleycare’s new building, constructed with a $280,000 grant from the Australian Government, was officially opened today by the Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and…
Agreement has been reached on the granting of 50-year leases by the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara to the State Government to allow much needed public housing…
Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities, Bill Shorten, today announced a $1.1 million boost for organisations representing people with disability across Australia. The Australian Government has committed…
The Australian Government today extended its congratulations to Victorian Maryanne Diamond on her election as the President of the World Blind Union (WBU) in Geneva…
The Australian Government is providing $320,000 to help people with disability attend 27 conferences throughout Australia., Bill Shorten, announced the conference funding today while speaking…
The Australian Government has appointed a specialist in child protection to investigate ways to improve information sharing within and between jurisdictions as part of its…
The Australian Government will provide $2.1 million to give carers of young people access to emergency, unplanned respite care. The respite funding will support a…
Work on a national centre for Indigenous youth is underway on the former Redfern Public School site following a $24 million funding boost from the…
Tanya Plibersek, today spoke at an information session on the National Rental Affordability Scheme in Perth and visited local community housing provider Foundation Housing to…
Affordable housing was top of the agenda when Tanya Plibersek, visited Perth’s eastern suburbs with Hasluck MP Sharryn Jackson and local mayors today. Ms Plibersek…
Arts Minister, Peter Garrett and Indigenous Affairs Minister, Jenny Macklin today announced more than $37 million in funding for Indigenous arts, cultural, languages and broadcasting…
The Australian Government has contributed $4.5 million towards construction of new offices and accommodation for police specialists, and a safe house in Umuwa in the…
The Australian Government today announced a $300,000 grant for the restoration of the heritage-listed Pukatja Church in the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (APY) Lands. The church…
The APY Substance Misuse Facility which provides rehabilitation services in the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (APY) Lands was officially opened today in Amata. The facility includes…
A new arts centre will be built on the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (APY) Lands – to create jobs for locals and help meet an increasing…
The Australian Government is providing around $400,000 in grants to help nearly 2,000 Australian women to become leaders in sport. The Minister for Sport, Kate…