The Coalition Government is funding a pilot program to provide domestic violence response (DV alert) training to frontline workers supporting women with disability across the…
Federal Minister for Families and Social Services, Paul Fletcher, has called on institutions to finalise joining the National Redress Scheme for survivors of Institutional Responses…
The Assistant Minister for Social Services, Housing and Disability Services, the Hon Sarah Henderson MP, attended the National Disability and Carers Advisory Council in Melbourne…
The Coalition Government is backing Australians who struggle with their finances by offering $73.5 million in help to get their household budgets into shape. Federal…
“The time for blame, for turning away, for hiding, for running and denying is over; recovery is possible.” Federal Member for Capricornia and Assistant Minister…
A ground-breaking, Morrison Government-supported program encouraging thousands of students to “Ask Gran, Not Google” and forge links with senior Australians is being rolled out across…
Assistant Minister for Children and Families, Michelle Landry, joined Member for Fairfax, Ted O’Brien, and hundreds of Sunshine Coast locals today to walk in the…
Housing and homelessness services in Victoria will be strengthened with a new deal that will deliver $2 billion in Commonwealth funding over five years. The…
On the eve of Day for Daniel, the Australian Parliament will today join local Fairfax MP Ted O’Brien, Assistant Minister for Children and Families Michelle…
The Hon Sarah Henderson MP, Assistant Minister for Social Services, Housing and Disability Services, announced today the Australian Government’s support for young people with disability…
Ms Henderson will speak today at a Carers Week celebration and information session hosted by the Aireys Inlet Carer Support Group in Lorne, Victoria. She…
The Coalition Government established the National NDIS Fraud Taskforce in July to tackle potential fraud against the National Disability Insurance Scheme. Today we can announce…
Victoria and the Australian Capital Territory will be the first to benefit from social and affordable housing funding under The Big Issue’s Homes for Homes…
The Coalition Government has announced a new national standard for diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder (ASD), improving diagnostic consistency across Australia. Minister for Families and…
The call has gone out for all Australians to try one new thing online during Get Online Week. Assistant Minister for Families and Children Michelle…
The Morrison Government will fine-tune the application form for redress for institutional child sexual abuse to respond to concerns expressed by some survivors. A modified…
Federal Minister for Families and Social Services the Hon Paul Fletcher MP and Assistant Minister for Social Services the Hon Sarah Henderson MP are encouraging…
Unemployed former students in Geelong will learn practical skills and gain experience while earning an award wage income, through a trial social enterprise initiative aimed…
The Cashless Debit Card will begin rolling out in the Bundaberg and Hervey Bay region from 29 January next year, helping about 6,000 people break…
People with severe and persistent mental health issues will have improved access and support in the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), the Morrison Government has…
A total of $163.4 million in Settlement Engagement and Transition Support (SETS) grants have been announced today – funding which will assist newly arrived migrants…
The Morrison Government’s $33 million Boosting the Local Care Workforce Program takes a major step forward today with the appointment of its first group of…
The next phase of the groundbreaking Stop it at the Start campaign to reduce violence against women and their children begins on Sunday. Jointly funded…
Australians experiencing financial hardship will benefit from $50 million in funding in the first of three Financial Wellbeing and Capability Activity grants announcements. Minister for…
Sarah Henderson, the Assistant Minister for Social Services, Housing and Disability Services welcomes the appointment of Mr Nigel Webb as the new Co-Chair of the…