Four national sporting organisations have been awarded Commonwealth grants to help fund violence against women prevention activities, Minister for Social Services, the Hon. Scott Morrison,…
Community organisations can now apply for grants to help deliver projects to reduce violence against women and their children, Minister for Social Services, the Hon.…
Minister for Social Services, the Hon. Scott Morrison will tonight join thousands of Muslims celebrating at Sydney’s Chand Raat Eid Festival to mark the end…
Minister for Social Services, the Hon. Scott Morrison today visited Foyer Oxford, one of 22 projects the Western Australian government has agreed to fund as…
A new survey has highlighted the potential long-term ‘scarring’ effects on youth if they are unemployed for extended periods, Minister for Social Services, the Hon.…
Minister for Social Services, the Hon. Scott Morrison announced the number of people being granted a Disability Support Pension (DSP) has now dropped below the…
Minister for Social Services, the Hon. Scott Morrison and Federal member for Bass, Andrew Nikolic today announced the Abbott Government will commit more than $790,000…
Minister for Social Services, the Hon. Scott Morrison, Parliamentary Secretary, Senator the Hon. Concetta Fierravanti-Wells and Federal Member for Gilmore, Ann Sudmalis today announced the…
A funding boost to the Home and Community Care (HACC) programme in Victoria will deliver an extra 200,000 hours of care and support in the…
Minister for Social Services, the Hon. Scott Morrison today announced all Coalition state/territory governments are signing up to the 2015-17 National Partnership Agreement on Homelessness…
The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) achieved a significant milestone today, as the early rollout of the Scheme in NSW commences. From today, children and…
Commonwealth, State and Territory Ministers held a special meeting on Friday to discuss progress and achievements under the National Plan to Reduce Violence Against Women…
The Australian Government is investing $2.3 million to trial nationally a Victorian-based programme that improves the care of people with dementia in hospital. The Minister…
The Australian Government today announced the members of a new Carer Gateway Advisory Group to lead an initiative to better support Australia’s 2.7 million unpaid…
The Australian Government is providing $40 million to support aged care providers transition to the new Commonwealth Home Support Programme (CHSP) and the consumer directed…
The Australian Government today encouraged people with disability, their family, friends and advocates to participate in a review of the National Disability Advocacy Framework. The…
Tonight common sense prevailed, with the successful passage of the Business Services Wage Assessment Tool (BSWAT) payment scheme Bills through the Senate. The Coalition Government…
Minister for Social Services, the Hon. Scott Morrison today announced the Government has reached agreement to secure the support of the Australian Greens for the…
The Government has taken two decisions to provide certainty for Commonwealth Home Support Programme (CHSP) clients and providers. CHSP funding agreements will be extended to…
An extra 25 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities across Australia will benefit from the Federal Government’s Home Interaction Program for Parents and Youngsters (HIPPY),…
The claim by Shayne Neumann today that the Government is ceasing support for people with younger onset dementia is false. It was the previous Labor…
The claim by Bill Shorten today that the Government is ceasing support for people with younger onset dementia is false. It was the previous Labor…
Minister for Social Services, the Hon. Scott Morrison today announced the Abbott Government will commit $63.4 million over five years to support three microfinance schemes…
The Abbott Government has today announced that applications for the 2015 Aged Care Approvals Round (ACAR) for both home care and residential aged care places…
Minister for Social Services, the Hon. Scott Morrison today announced the Abbott Government will invest an extra $40 million into more than 100 frontline community…