The Coalition Government’s zero tolerance approach to violence against women and children was reiterated today with the announcement of a new National Research Agenda. Minister…
Opposition Leader Bill Shorten tonight attempted to revive Labor’s scare campaign on the National Disability Insurance Scheme. The Coalition has always supported the NDIS and…
The future of the online disability forum ABC Ramp Up is up to the board and management of the ABC. The ABC was provided with…
The Abbott Government is honouring its election commitment to provide Australian couples with access to relationship education and counselling services. The commitments we made at…
The Abbott Government is expanding the number of non-government service providers delivering Disability Employment Services (DES). Improving opportunities for employment participation for people with disability…
The 2014-15 Budget delivers $19.3 billion to support families with their cost of living through Family Tax Benefit Payments. The Abbott Government will also ensure…
The Abbott Government will not proceed with the final round of the National Rental Affordability Scheme. From the beginning, the previous government’s scheme was poorly…
The Abbott Government is honouring its election commitments to provide greater certainty for social service providers to improve service delivery for the community. Five year…
The Abbott Government is honouring its election commitments to age pensioners and self-funded retirees to make no changes to the age pension in this term…
The Abbott Government is honouring its election commitments to support the community sector as part of the 2014-15 Federal Budget. The Budget is part of…
The Abbott Government is delivering on its commitment to deliver better services for older Australians and greater certainty for providers. The Budget is part of…
The Abbott Government is delivering on its election commitments to support Australians with disability and their carers. The Budget is part of the Government’s Economic…
The date is fast approaching for residential aged care providers to outline their accommodation prices and supply key information about their facility to potential consumers.…
The Australian Human Rights Commission will allow the payment of wages to supported employees in Australian Disability Enterprises who have already been assessed under the…
The Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Social Services, Senator the Hon Concetta Fierravanti-Wells, represented the Prime Minister at the Bengali New Year celebration –…
Home and Community Care services supporting seniors, younger people with disability and their carers will receive a $33.9 million funding boost across Victoria. The federal…
Drought-affected communities in Queensland and New South Wales will have increased access to free counselling under a $10.7 million Australian Government investment in targeted social…
Indigenous survivors of child sexual abuse in the Northern Territory will soon have access to support services, following a $550,000 Australian Government investment in two…
The Parliamentary Secretary for Social Services with special responsibility for Multicultural Affairs and Settlement Services, Senator Concetta Fierravanti-Wells, was pleased to attend the seventh annual…
Wallaroo residents will have access to more aged care beds, with today’s opening of a new wing at Star of the Sea Home for the…
The Commonwealth and Western Australian Governments today signed an agreement to establish a National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) trial site in Western Australia from 1…
The Australian Government will provide $115 million to ensure critical homelessness services continue to support some of Australia’s most vulnerable people. Minister for Social Services…
The Commonwealth Government has worked in partnership with the Uniting Care network on a transition plan to keep aged care services available in the Northern…
Thousands more self-funded retirees will have access to cheaper medicine and health benefits, with Parliament today introducing legislation to index the income thresholds for the…
The Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Social Services, Senator Concetta Fierravanti-Wells, attended the Greek National Independence Day celebrations in Sydney today. As part of…