The Australian Government will deliver $2.6 million for 30 youth activity projects aimed at young people living in Indigenous communities in the Northern Territory. The…
The Rudd Government will develop a comprehensive, long-term plan to tackle homelessness as a matter of national priority. The Government will build on its $150…
The Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, Jenny Macklin, today congratulated Indigenous and non-Indigenous people who were awarded Australia Day honours. “Australia…
The Australian Government has committed $85,000 to a youth program of music, arts, craft and theatre activities for around 350 young people. A series of…
One hundred and eighty two women have been honoured in the 2008 Australia Day Awards, including 153 in the General Division of the Order of…
I am pleased to launch government research today which provides vital new evidence on the gender pay gap and how it affects senior business women…
A report released today exposes the Howard Government’s housing neglect – there are more people than ever before in need of affordable housing. The Howard…
The Rudd Government has sought stakeholder views on the rights of persons with disabilities. The Government has invited over 200 non-government organisations and industry representatives…
The Minister for Education, Julia Gillard and the Minister for Indigenous Affairs, Jenny Macklin today joined Professor Fiona Stanley to launch an innovative project that…
The Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, Jenny Macklin, today met with the Northern Territory Emergency Taskforce to discuss the progress of…
Seventy-five new services will open across Australia this year to support the wellbeing of families and children. “I would like to congratulate the organisations selected…
The Australian Government is providing $64.6 million to housing in the Northern Territory in the 2007-08 financial year, through the Aboriginal Rental Housing Program and…
The Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, Jenny Macklin, today thanked the National Indigenous Council and its members for their contribution to…
The Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, Jenny Macklin today announced the rollout, saying Wadeye now joined the more than 25 communities…
The Australian Government will provide over $315 million, to be paid fortnightly in advance, to State and Territory Governments to continue services for people with…
The Australian Government will provide over $315 million, to be paid fortnightly in advance, to State and Territory Governments to continue services for people with…
Income management will commence tomorrow, 7 January 2008 in the Alice Springs Town Camps, Ingerreke and Amoonguna. The Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and…
Federal Minister for Indigenous Affairs Jenny Macklin and the Queensland Premier Anna Bligh met today to finalise an historic agreement to work together to help…
Data collected in 2005-06 and released today has found that each night, three quarters of families with children who request crisis accommodation are turned away.…
Real progress on the path towards reconciliation took a step forward today with the first consultations to develop a national apology to the Stolen Generation.…
Jobs, economic development and training opportunities for Indigenous Australians will be at the core of the Rudd Labor Government’s approach to income support. To meet…
Jenny Macklin and Ursula Stephens today celebrated International Volunteer Day in recognition of the vital contribution volunteers make to communities both here and abroad. International…
Jenny Macklin and Bill Shorten today congratulated the recipients and finalists of the inaugural National Disability Awards announced last night at a special ceremony in…
Jenny Macklin and Bill Shorten today congratulated the recipients and finalists of the inaugural National Disability Awards announced last night at a special ceremony in…
Minister for Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, Mal Brough, today announced the successful non-government organisations which will deliver services under the $51 million New…