During NAIDOC week, the Australian Government has announced the locations for 20 specialised playgroups to be established in 20 regional and remote Indigenous communities across…
I am pleased to today launch the Wesley Mission report: More than a bed: Sydney’s homeless speak out. The Wesley report shows that homelessness can…
The Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, Jenny Macklin, has welcomed the start of the National Aborigines and Islanders Day Observance Committee…
Yesterday I received the independent report on the response of the Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (FaHCSIA) to the exposure of…
Panthers on the Prowl has received $150,000 from the Australian Government to continue its successful support program for families in the Penrith area for a…
Tanya Plibersek, today visited Woodlands Estate with the Federal Member for Forde, Brett Raguse, to highlight the opportunity for south east Queensland to benefit from…
The Government has received more than 300 submissions into a strategy to boost the number of people with a disability and/or mental illness in the…
Attorney-General Robert McClelland has today announced two substantive appointments to the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission. These appointments were welcomed by Parliamentary Secretary for…
The Cape York Welfare Reform Trial will commence today with the Family Responsibilities Commission starting its operations. The Queensland Government yesterday announced the names of…
From today, Australian families going through relationship difficulties or separation are being better supported with the opening of 24 new Family Relationship Centres, Attorney-General Robert…
This week, Australia’s first ever Central Australian Aboriginal male health summit will be held near Alice Springs. Since the announcement of the Northern Territory Emergency…
The Government is delivering on its election commitment to strengthen the voice of rural women in shaping rural and regional policy by convening a National…
I am pleased to announce that the National Policy Commission on Indigenous Housing met for the first time today in Canberra. The Minister for Families,…
Legislation has been passed into law that will protect charitable sector employees from Howard Government 2006 Budget measures that would have seen many employees lose…
The Government has delivered in its election commitment by providing $1 million to the White Ribbon Foundation over the next four years to support and…
All children aged six and under who are diagnosed with an Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and are not yet at school will have access to…
All children aged six and under who are diagnosed with an Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and are not yet at school will have access to…
Sing Australia is to receive more than $446,000 in Australian Government funding to expand its network of choirs in rural and regional areas, especially targeting…
More than 430,000 carers and 2.7 million seniors have started receiving more than $1.8 billion in bonuses from the Australian Government. All payments are due…
Around 50,000 residents of Australia and Greece will soon have improved access to the age pension from the Greek and Australian Governments with the introduction…
New services to support Indigenous families have been launched in eight locations around Australia as part of a $16.6 million Australian Government commitment to give…
New land lease agreements for Groote Eylandt and 13 parks and reserves will go ahead in the Northern Territory after legislation was passed in the…
The recommendations of the final report of Northern Territory Emergency Response (NTER) Taskforce have included annual health checks for children and investment in housing in…
The Australian Government has marked the first birthday of the MyTime peer support groups by announcing $90,000 for four new pilot groups. Bill Shorten, made…
The first six Northern Territory locations to trial linking school attendance with welfare payments have been selected. Hermannsburg, Katherine, Katherine town camps, Wallace Rockhole, Wadeye…