Assistant Minister for Children and Families, Ms Michelle Landry, today affirmed the Coalition Government’s commitment to supporting children, families and local communities at today’s Family…
The Coalition Government is supporting women at risk of domestic violence by boosting their access to finance when they most need it. Good Shepherd Microfinance’s…
Tearing down barriers to employment for Australians with a disability is the mission of a new joint taskforce, announced by the Morrison Government today. The…
The latest quarterly data for the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) released today shows that 93 per cent of participants now rate their experience as…
The Liberal National Government will provide an additional $5.6 million to help community organisations deliver emergency relief support in 2019. Any community organisation that received…
Minister for Families and Social Services, Paul Fletcher, and Assistant Minister for Children & Families, Michelle Landry, today acknowledged the ninth anniversary of the National…
Assistant Minister for Social Services, Housing and Disability Services, Sarah Henderson, today announced the commencement of the rollout of a new National Disability Insurance Scheme…
The Liberal National Government will provide $493 million to community and not-for-profit organisations to establish a new range of services to benefit the physical and…
Federal Minister for Families and Social Services, the Hon Paul Fletcher MP, and South Australia Minister for Human Services, Michelle Lensink, today announced South Australia…
The National Redress Scheme continues to grow with the Queensland and Northern Territory governments completing the final steps required to participate in the Scheme. Federal…
The Liberal National Government will increase funding for food relief by $1.485 million over the next 4.5 years, to $5.985 million. This decision means that…
The Liberal-National Government’s overall funding for food relief programs has not been cut. New funding of $4.5 million starts on January 1, 2019. This is…
I have spoken today with Foodbank CEO Brianna Casey regarding her concerns following the recent announcement of the three organisations that will share in $4.5…
Federal Minister for Social Services, Paul Fletcher, and Assistant Minister for Children and Families, Michelle Landry, have announced $4.13 million in continued funding for three…
The Assistant Minister for Social Services, Housing and Disability Services, Sarah Henderson today announced that the Morrison Government will partner with the disability sector to…
The Federal Coalition Government, state and territory governments, and non-government organisations are committed to improving permanency outcomes for the 48,000 children in out-of-home care and…
Australia’s emerging social impact investing market is set to receive a funding boost with the Liberal-National Government appointing the administrator of a new $7 million…
Australians in financial crisis will receive vital emergency support with $204.5 million of new funding from the Liberal-National Government. Federal Minister for Families and Social…
Funding of $2.8 million will be provided to assist the Queensland disability sector prepare for Information, Linkages and Capacity Building (ILC) grant funding under the…
Registrations are now open for AccessAbility Day 2018, an Australian Government initiative bringing employers and people with disability together for a day. Sarah Henderson, Assistant…
The National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) has released a new-format plan to assist National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) participants understand their plan and provide a…
Expressions of Interest open for ILC grants Expressions of Interest open for more than $7 million in grants Grants to boost employment and recreation opportunities…
Assistant Minister for Social Services, Housing and Disability Services, Sarah Henderson, delivered a keynote address yesterday, at the second annual NDIS and Mental Health Conference…
The Tasmanian government has completed the final steps to participate in the National Redress Scheme today. The National Redress Scheme for Institutional Child Sexual Abuse…
November marks National Adoption Awareness Month, a reminder that every child deserves a safe, stable and loving home. Assistant Minister for Children and Families, Michelle…