The Australian Government is taking action to encourage Indigenous landowners in the Northern Territory to use significant resource industry payments for the long-term benefit of…
Tomorrow marks the first anniversary of the Northern Territory Emergency Response (NTER). The response was launched on 21 June 2007 following the recommendations of the…
The Rudd Government is taking urgent action to ensure employees in the charitable and not-for-profit sector are not hurt by the Howard Government’s 2006 budget…
A mobile child protection team has begun operating across the Northern Territory – one of two new child protection initiatives supported by the Australian and…
Business services will receive a one-off payment of $2,500 from the Australian Government for marketing and promoting their products, a total commitment of $525,000. “All…
The construction of a health clinic, delivering a community health training program, and the improvement of dentistry services are central to the 2008 Army Aboriginal…
The Rudd Government is urgently examining the impact of changes in family assistance law made by the former Howard Government which may impact adversely on…
The Government welcomes today’s release of the Senate Select Committee on Housing Affordability in Australia report and the committee’s endorsement of several new Government initiatives…
The Australian Government is committed to developing and supporting women’s leadership in every aspect of Australian society. Twenty-two national women’s non-government organisations will share in…
A national program that harnesses the resources of Australia’s 5,000 pharmacies to make it easier for more people to join community groups will soon be…
Services to help Gippsland families build strong and positive relationships will receive more than $1.7 million in Australian Government funding to July 2009. Early intervention…
Latrobe Valley Enterprises in Morwell will receive an extra $322,932 in Australian Government funding to install a heating system for its hothouse. This one-off commitment…
165 outstanding women have been honoured in the 2008 Queen’s Birthday Honours. These women have been recognised by the community for their extraordinary service and…
The Rudd Government today unveiled the next step in its commitment to tackle housing affordability with the release of the technical paper for the Housing…
The Australian Government will provide $27 million to boost respite for Australia’s young carers and for carers of young people with a severe or profound…
The wellbeing of families and children is central to a range of community-based projects receiving $16 million in Australian Government funding over the next year.…
The Australian Government has provided $7.8 million to extend 105 projects that are strengthening families and communities across the country. Supporting young parents and their…
Chair of the Halls Creek Project Management Committee, Peter Yu, will chair the Northern Territory Emergency Response (NTER) Review Board. The Board has been established…
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd again demonstrated his commitment to reducing domestic violence by today addressing the first meeting of the Government’s National Council to Reduce…
The Rudd Government has today tabled in Parliament a National Interest Analysis, which proposes that Australia ratify the United Nations Convention on the Rights of…
Sixteen years ago today, the High Court of Australia overturned terra nullius finding that native title to land survived British colonisation and could form part…
Services to help families build strong and positive relationships will receive more than $277 million in Australian Government funding over the next three years, through…
People with disabilities, their families and carers will benefit from a $1.9 billion boost in funding under a new agreement reached today at a meeting…
More than two million Age Pensioners receiving income support will be able to earn more income and hold more valuable assets without their pension being…
The Australian Government is boosting drought and outreach services by increasing the number of support workers delivering government services to drought affected parts of regional…