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New research shows Australians are giving more money and volunteering more than ever before with individual giving rising 88 per cent and business donations doubling…
States and Territories have rejected efforts by the Howard Government to establish a National Gambling Research Institute to produce evidence based research to help reduce…
The Australian Government today announced initiatives to promote individual home ownership on Indigenous land. Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs, Senator Amanda Vanstone,…
Funding for services supporting people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness is now assured with the signing of the fifth Supported Accommodation Assistance…
All States and Territories have signed the fifth Supported Accommodation Assistance Program (SAAP V) Multilateral Agreement with the Australian Government, providing support for people who…
Funding for services supporting people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness is now assured with the signing of the fifth Supported Accommodation Assistance…
The Howard Government, with every Australian is shocked by the horrific events which happened in Bali late yesterday Australian time and is committed to supporting…
There are 100,000 more Australians who are fully self-funded retirees than four years ago as more people become less reliant on Government income support. The…
The Howard Government continues to take the issue of homelessness and domestic violence seriously and is contributing more funding to address this issue, including through…
Seventeen young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders met for the first time in Canberra to explore new ways to shape the future direction of Indigenous…
Fifteen community business partnerships have made it through to the national finals of the 2005 Prime Minister’s Awards for Excellence in Community Business Partnerships. The…
Carers of children with severe intellectual, psychiatric or behavioural disabilities that result in challenging behaviour may be eligible for the Carer Payment under new measures…
Older parents in NSW who care for their sons and daughters with a disability should soon receive better respite support following the NSW Government’s decision…
The 30 members of the National Youth Roundtable 2005 today met with Ministers of the Howard Government to discuss the project plans for their upcoming…
All Australians should take steps to make their communities child friendly in order to reduce and ultimately prevent child abuse and neglect, the Parliamentary Secretary…
The Minister for Family and Community Services, Senator Kay Patterson has today launched the fundraising drive for Very Special Kids and announced up to $600,000…
Labor needs to come clean and admit whether they would scrap the Howard Government’s valuable assistance for parents – the Child Care Benefit and Child…
Seven New South Wales community business partnerships have received awards in the prestigious 2005 Prime Minister’s Awards for Excellence in Community Business Partnerships. The Minister…
The Howard Government will deliver $3 million in funding to projects in Lismore and surrounding areas under the $142 million Communities for Childreninitiative. The Minister…
Four Queensland community business partnerships have been rewarded in the prestigious 2005 Prime Minister’s Awards for Excellence in Community Business Partnerships.The Minister for Family and…
An initiative designed to track the progress and development of young children has been launched in Geelong today. Geelong will participate in the Australian Early…
Six Victorian community business partnerships were rewarded in the prestigious 2005 Prime Minister’s Awards for Excellence in Community Business Partnerships. The Minister for Family and…
The Australian Government acknowledges Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples throughout Australia and their continuing connection to land, water, culture and community. We pay our respects to the Elders both past and present.