Bill Shorten, today commemorates the first World Autism Awareness Day by launching an Autism Early Intervention Outcomes Unit (AEIOU) in Brisbane with Queensland Disability Services…
The Rudd Government has commenced quarantining welfare payments for an additional 1,190 Centrelink customers in the Northern Territory (NT) communities of Galiwinku, Atitjere, Engawala and…
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner, Tom Calma, today launched the Social Justice Report 2007. The Social Justice Report focuses on family violence…
The Rudd Government today brought together experts from across the country to discuss new approaches to addressing homelessness as part of a forum of key…
The Australian Government today announced that Therese Rein has accepted the role as Patron of Common Ground Australia – a network of agencies seeking to…
The Australian Government today announced that Rod Fehring will be the new chair of the Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute (AHURI). AHURI is a…
Australian women will have more opportunities to become leaders in sport with a new round of funding grants released today by the Minister for Sport,…
Work on a new secondary school student hostel in Weipa that will be home to around 120 boarders from Indigenous communities will start this year…
Western Cape Indigenous communities are set to share the economic benefits of the flourishing mining activity in the region with the creation of 250 new…
Up to 70 Indigenous women from Cape York communities are being offered the opportunity to participate in a leadership workshop in May. Families, Housing, Community…
A world heritage listed rainforest environment will be protected and Indigenous jobs created under a $10 million plan to build an eco-tourism transit hub outside…
From tomorrow, more than 3 million seniors, carers and people with a disability will receive increased financial support from the Rudd Government. The Rudd Government…
The Rudd Government today announced two significant new policy initiatives at today’s landmark Indigenous Health Equality Summit. These are important steps in the Government’s commitment…
New figures out today provide further evidence of a sharp rise in the number of Australians in housing stress. The AMP.NATSEM Income and Wealth Report…
Nominations are now open for the National Disability Awards 2008. Jenny Macklin and Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities and Children’s Services, Bill Shorten, today officially opened…
Nominations are now open for the National Disability Awards 2008. Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs , Jenny Macklin and Parliamentary Secretary…
A review of the Northern Land Council will be undertaken following recent events which warrant investigation. Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs,…
The Australian Government’s priority to tackle homelessness was a key item of discussion at the meeting of Commonwealth, State and Territory Housing Ministers in Melbourne…
The Australian Government’s priority to tackle homelessness was a key item of discussion at the meeting of Commonwealth, State and Territory Housing Ministers in Melbourne…
A number of changes to the pension system will come into effect on 20 March. More than 3 million Australians will receive increased financial support…
The Australian Government is proud to celebrate the centenary of International Women’s Day and reflect on the achievements and contributions of Australian women. The global…
A $2.5 million funding package, including the opening of a new supported accommodation house in the Melbourne suburb of Balwyn, is the latest milestone in…
Galiwinku, one of the Northern Territory’s (NT) largest and most remote Indigenous communities, will have a fully operational, permanent police station by January 2009 as…
Programs to curb alcohol and drug abuse and anti-social behaviour among young people in Northern Territory Aboriginal communities are receiving a $4.6 million injection of…
Practical, on the ground measures to improve the health and environmental safety of Indigenous communities are being rolled out in the Northern Territory as part…