The Abbott Government will provide support to families who struggle to access affordable child care services when working, studying or looking for work by establishing…
Aged care providers will be supported with training and resources to assist them to deliver culturally appropriate care for older Australians thanks to a $3.8…
The Council of Australian Governments (COAG) Disability Reform Council (the Council) met today in Melbourne. The meeting was chaired by Senator the Hon Mitch Fifield,…
The Assistant Minister for Social Services, Senator Mitch Fifield, today launched the artwork and tagline for the promotion of this year’s Barkly Desert Harmony Festival.…
Minister for Social Services, the Hon. Scott Morrison today announced the Coalition Government will end the one religious exemption on children’s vaccinations for access to…
Minister for Social Services, the Hon. Scott Morrison today announced $3.9 million in Coalition Government funding which will enable people adversely affected by forced adoption…
Minister for Social Services the Hon. Scott Morrison today announced the Coalition Government will invest more than $15 million into the delivery of specialist family…
Minister for Social Services, the Hon. Scott Morrison today officially opened a new job training suite specifically designed for disadvantaged youth in the Illawarra, reinforcing…
Minister for Social Services, the Hon. Scott Morrison and Assistant Minister, Senator the Hon. Mitch Fifield, today announced the Coalition Government will invest $34 million…
Minister for Social Services, the Hon. Scott Morrison and Assistant Minister, Senator the Hon. Mitch Fifield, today announced the Coalition Government will invest $34 million…
The Commonwealth Government will end the conscientious objector exemption on children’s vaccination for access to taxpayer funded Child Care Benefits, the Child Care Rebate and…
Organisations that support Australians with disability will benefit from a $250,000 Abbott Government investment into disability-related conferences. Assistant Minister for Social Services, Senator Mitch Fifield,…
The Coalition Government will take action to replace the Department of Human Services decades old welfare payment IT system with a modern platform, an important…
The Australian Government is making it easier for older Australians to access the care they need to remain living in their own home through new…
Sporting codes can now apply for grants to help fund violence prevention activities, assisting influential organisations across Australia in joining the battle against the scourge…
The disability employment market is now open for business as part of the Government’s commitment to helping people with disability find jobs. “For the first…
Minister for Social Services, the Hon. Scott Morrison today announced the Coalition Government is providing an extra $1.7 million in Emergency Relief grants to help…
The Commonwealth Government will provide an additional 150 bursaries to help young carers further their education. The Young Carer Bursary Programme allows carers up to…
The Abbott Government has today unveiled a new initiative to help people with disability access advocacy services. The Member for Bass, Andrew Nikolic, and Senator…
Childcare service providers are on notice that the Coalition Government will not tolerate fraud in the family day care sector, or by any other type…
The Abbott Government will deliver funding certainty to the families of children with autism who access early intervention services across Australia. Funding is being extended…
It is deeply disappointing that Labor have sought to mislead the Australian people on the Government’s BSWAT payment scheme legislation. It is also regrettable that…
Minister for Social Services, the Hon. Scott Morrison today announced the Federal Coalition Government will provide $230 million to extend the National Partnership Agreement on…
NSW Minister for Disability Services John Ajaka and federal Assistant Minister for Social Services Mitch Fifield today welcomed the announcement of a joint National Disability…
Australians of all backgrounds are encouraged to celebrate our cultural diversity today, with Harmony Day (21 March) marking 15 years of sharing the message that…