New research released today shows the importance of the Labor Government’s commitment to supporting jobless families back into work. The report, Parental Joblessness and financial…
The Rudd Government today marked the 50th anniversary of the Yirrkala bark petitions, documents which helped drive the recognition of land rights and the process…
From today, a cutting-edge new app will enable people who are blind or vision impaired to enjoy live theatre by providing high-quality audio descriptions on…
The Australian Government today welcomed the start of National Aboriginal and Islanders Day Observance Committee (NAIDOC) Week with more than $1.4 million in funding to…
The Hobart office of DisabilityCare Australia was officially opened today by Commonwealth Minister for Community Services and local Federal Member for Franklin Julie Collins. “The…
A new panel of 12 experts will provide key advice to Government on services and projects to improve support for people who have been affected…
More than 150 remote indigenous houses have been built in Queensland over the past 12 months under the National Partnership Agreement on Remote Indigenous Housing…
The Australian Government will create more local jobs and better economic outcomes for Indigenous Australians under a renewed and expanded National Partnership Agreement on Indigenous…
The second instalment of Federal Labor’s Schoolkids Bonus will start arriving in the bank accounts of 1.3 million families from today. Eligible families will receive…
Children with significant and permanent disability in South Australia will for the first time have the power to choose the support they need and how…
Australian households are getting another budget boost with the next round of household assistance payments arriving in bank accounts from today. About 1.7 million families…
Young people with significant and permanent disability in Tasmania will for the first time have the power to choose the support they need and how…
Australians with significant and permanent disability will for the first time have the power to choose the support they need and how that support is…
The Australian Government’s changes to the family payments system have passed the Senate with the support of the Opposition. These amendments to the Family Assistance…
Children with disability in rural and remote locations will have access to more early intervention services thanks to $450,000 from the Gillard Government’s Better Start…
The Australian Government is proposing reforms to support more economic development opportunities for Aboriginal people living in community living areas in the Northern Territory. A…
The Gillard Government is investing more than $3.1 million over the next three years to trial new ways of helping carers of people with mental…
More than 281,000 senior Australians are receiving a boost to their household budgets with the first quarterly Clean Energy Supplement for seniors arriving in bank…
South Australia will receive $6.75 million in Federal Government funding to expand accommodation for those who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless, Federal…
Australians who are deaf will be able to continue booking Auslan interpreters to interpret for them at medical appointments following the selection of Wesley Mission…
Young carers of people with mental illness will now be better supported by a national counselling service, thanks to a $251,000 investment from the Gillard…
The second instalment of the Gillard Government’s Schoolkids Bonus is just around the corner, with 1.3 million families set to receive the payment from next…
The Gillard Government will provide Bundaberg Skills Centre with an additional $70,000 to assist in the establishment of its new specialist Personal Helpers and Mentors…
More people in Cape York will be helped to get jobs and participate in their communities thanks to the Australian Government’s new $1.5 billion Remote…
The Gillard Government has asked the Australian Human Rights Commission to conduct an inquiry into workplace discrimination against employees taking parental leave when they are…