Thousands of people have accessed the Australian Government’s National Tsunami Website, trying to find the most up to date information on available assistance, contact details,…
The Australian Government has established a national tsunami assistance website to provide help to Australians affected by the Indian Ocean tsunami disaster. The Minister for…
About 760,000 students, youths, carers and people with a disability are set to get allowance and payment increases ranging from $28.60 to $270.40 a year…
States and territories will be urged to use some of their multi-billion dollar revenue windfalls from GST, stamp duty and gambling to help Australia’s homeless…
More than 297,000 self-funded retirees holding a Commonwealth Seniors Health Card (CSHC) will on Monday start receiving the first instalment of their new payment of…
Eight new long day care centres located in Queensland, South Australia, Victoria and New South Wales will provide 360 places for children, including 130 for…
Eight organisations will receive Howard Government funding offers under the Strengthening and Supporting Families Coping with Illicit Drug Use (‘Strengthening Families’) initiative. Minister for Family…
National Youth Week, now in its sixth year, is Australia’s largest annual celebration of young people, involving thousands of events, concerts, competitions and fun ways…
Professional and specialised counselling services for people who grew up in institutional or out-of-home care and their families will be increased with funding under the…
The 50 members of the National Youth Roundtable 2004 have today presented the Australian Government with their findings about issues, which impact on young people.…
Australia’s seniors will receive a boost following the passing of legislation in the Senate today, which will deliver on the Howard Government’s election commitments.I am…
In recognition of the achievements of those Australians, who achieved for women both the right to vote and stand in national elections, a Centenary of…
A Canberra bushfires’ burn survivor, a government lawyer, a school vice captain, artists, dancers and an Indigenous radio announcer feature in the Australian Government’s 2005…
The Australian Government is committed more than ever to working with and listening to young people to deliver a range of programs and payments that…
A plan by Federal Minister for Family and Community Services, Senator Kay Patterson, to help ageing carers plan for the future of their sons and…
Around $90 million dollars will be provided to community groups and programs Australia-wide to supply services for children in the important developmental stages of their…
The capacity of Australian, States and Territory Governments to provide support services for Australians with a severe or profound disability has been boosted with the…
The confronting real-life story of teenage domestic violence victim Angela Barker is the centrepiece of the Australian Government’s innovative new education pack being delivered to…
The launch of a Problem Gambling Support Centre in south west Sydney by the Salvation Army and the Fairfield RSL Club, is a positive initiative…
Changes in Australian families over the past two decades and the challenges they face have been tracked in a research report launched in Melbourne today.…
The Minister for Family and Community Services, Senator Kay Patterson, today welcomed the release of a bulletin on children’s health, development and wellbeing as an…
This year’s National Indigenous Youth Leadership Group (NIYLG) is seeking comments from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people about the issues that affect them…
The Howard Government will introduce legislation tomorrow to continue to deliver on its election commitments and ensure that the value of Family Tax Benefit (FTB)…
The Minister for Family and Community Services, Senator Kay Patterson today announced a new allocation of over 6300 Outside School Hours Care places. ‘The new…
The Australian Government will provide emergency assistance to the victims of the train crash near Bundaberg, Minister for Family and Community Services, Senator Kay Patterson…