The Liberal-National Government has welcomed the release of the Productivity Commission’s Final Report of its Review of the National Disability Agreement. The National Disability Agreement…
New and practical changes to help National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) participants with career aspirations to find work are kicking in next month, the Federal…
Assistant Minister for Social Services, Housing and Disability Services, Sarah Henderson will visit Matchworks in Geelong today to present a range of practical changes to…
Federal Assistant Minister for Children and Families Michelle Landry today welcomed the progress made to address child protection and detention issues in the Northern Territory.…
Assistant Minister for Children and Families, Ms Michelle Landry, today visited the Alice Springs Women’s Shelter to acknowledge their work and success in receiving a…
The Fourth Action Plan of the National Framework for Protecting Australia’s Children (2009-2020) has been launched by the Government today following endorsement by state and…
Assistant Minister for Social Services, Housing and Disability Services, Sarah Henderson, will meet with Victorian community housing providers today as part of a roundtable to…
Federal Member for Corangamite and Assistant Minister for Social Services, Housing and Disability Services, Sarah Henderson, congratulates Richard Harris and Craig Challen on winning the…
The Liberal-National Government today announced $2.4 million in funding for the Digital Work and Study Service, to provide thousands of young Australians with mental illness…
Ten more institutions, including six Anglican institutions, have officially joined the National Redress Scheme. Federal Minister for Families and Social Services, Paul Fletcher, welcomed the…
The Australian Government has announced it will provide $100,000 per year over three years to 2020-2021, to support people with disability and their representatives to…
The Liberal-National Government will help more young Australians with mental illness to enter the workforce, allocating $17 million of increased funding for an innovative trial…
Today, the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) has officially launched a new National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) website to improve users’ experience online. Minister for…
The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) has reached a major milestone with more than 250,000 Australians now receiving support under the world-leading Scheme. This includes…
The Federal Liberal-National Government has unveiled a $1.83 million project in Western Sydney to reconnect at-risk young Indigenous people with their culture to boost their…
The Liberal-National Government is investing $5.4 million in a program to improve engagement between fathers and their children. The Fathering Project was founded in Western…
The Liberal-National Government has announced the opening of the National Disability Conference Initiative grants, with organisations set to share in $315,000 of funding. The grants…
Western Australian children with a developmental delay or disability will benefit from an investment of more than $25 million to deliver front line Early Childhood…
The Western Australia government has entered the National Redress Scheme. Federal Minister for Families and Social Services, Paul Fletcher, said this was a significant milestone…
Federal Minister for Families and Social Services, Paul Fletcher has welcomed the news that another group of Catholic institutions has completed the steps to participate…
A number of changes introduced by the Liberal-National Government taking effect from tomorrow will make the welfare system more effective, sustainable and stronger. Minister for…
All eligible Tasmanians now have access to the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) with the Scheme becoming available on 1 January 2019 to the last…
All eligible Victorians now have access to the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) with the Scheme rolling out on 1 January 2019 in the last…
All eligible Queenslanders now have access to the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) with the Scheme rolling out in the last remaining regions in Queensland;…
Minister for Families and Social Services, Paul Fletcher, has announced the implementation of new rules that make it easier to offer scholarships approved for ABSTUDY…