The Department of Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs has provided new data showing changes to out of pocket child care costs as a proportion…
National Playgroups Day is a perfect opportunity for mums, dads, grandparents, caregivers and children to celebrate the value of playgroups around Australia. Mr Brough said…
The Australian Government will invest $73.2 million to develop a national Child Care Management System (CCMS) to provide the best information on child care supply,…
Comments by Labor’s Spokesman for Childcare in relation to the Child Care Management System announcement today are wrong. Embarrassingly for Ms Plibersek she has confused…
A range of activities will be held throughout Australia to celebrate National Children’s Week 2006, with a particular focus on care, health, education, fitness and…
Minister for Community Services, John Cobb, categorically rejects the allegations made in today’s Australian newspaper, that ‘if he had a child with a disability and…
The Northern Territory’s funding for housing is currently around $4 million a year, with the Australian Government spending $90 million a year on Indigenous specific…
Minister for Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, Mal Brough, today welcomed the passage of legislation which will deliver modern corporate governance standards to around…
Outstanding young essay writers have been recognised tonight with the announcement of the winners of the 2006 Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Essay Competition by Minister…
Australian Government will provide funding of $4 million to assist nearly 9,000 ageing parents or family members caring for disabled sons or daughters plan for…
Indigenous Affairs Minister Mal Brough today announced that $785,000 would be provided to strengthen the capacity of the Substance Abuse Intelligence Desk (SAID) in Alice…
An advisory council to the Howard Government will be established to provide advice on issues affecting people with disability and their carers in Australia. The…
The Federal Government today announced that former Deputy Commissioner of the Northern Territory Police, John Valentin, would head a review of policing levels in remote…
Minister for Community Services John Cobb today rejected the statement by Labor Senator for Queensland, Jan McLucas, that advocacy services will shut their doors on…
The Minister for Community Services, John Cobb today said the Australian Government had passed legislation (Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs and Veterans’ Affairs Legislation…
The Minister for Community Services, John Cobb, today rejected claims by Member for Sydney, Tanya Plibersek, that the Australian Government is failing women and children…
Ten thousand Swiss-born residents living in Australia will have greater certainty in their retirement years following the signing of a Social Security Agreement between the…
The Minister for Community Services, John Cobb, was in Orange today to visit Wangarang Industries, a local organisation providing employment for up to 125 people…
A discussion paper on reforming the permit system that restricts the public’s access to some Indigenous lands has been released today by the Minister for…
The Minister for Community Services, John Cobb, will today visit the Mudgee Reconnect Service, which is supporting young people who are homeless, or at risk…
Kim Beazley’s comments on child care today amounted to nothing new, especially when you consider his own appalling record on child care, Families Minister Mal…
The Minister for Community Services, John Cobb, today toured the facilities of Mudgee Foundation and met with the dedicated employees who have made the business…
The Minister for Community Services, John Cobb, today announced more than $200 000 in additional funding to Westhaven Industries to help the organisation purchase new…
People with a disability in regional Australia will have increased access to disability advocacy services, under proposed changes to the Australian Government’s National Disability Advocacy…
The Minister for Community Services, John Cobb, today visited the Kalgoorlie-Boulder Youth Accommodation Service (KBYAS), which helps young people in the region. ‘The Salvation Army…