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Official opening of Hobart DisabilityCare Australia office

Media Release by The Hon Julie Collins MP

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…

More housing for remote communities

Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MP

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…

Schoolkids Bonus starts arriving today

Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MP

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…

More cost of living support for millions of Australians

Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MP

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…

DisabilityCare Australia opens its doors

Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MP

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…

Baby Bonus changes pass Parliament

Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MP

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…

Supporting carers of people with mental illness

Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MP

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…

Self-funded retirees get more help with household bills

Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MP

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…

$6.75 million to tackle homelessness in South Australia

Media Release by The Hon Mark Butler MP

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…

More support for young carers

Media Release by The Hon Amanda Rishworth MP

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…

Schoolkids Bonus is just around the corner

Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MP

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…

Supporting people with mental illness in Bundaberg

Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MP

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…

Impossible Orchestra event wins award at Cannes festival

Media Release by The Hon Amanda Rishworth MP

The Impossible Orchestra event, part of the Gillard Government’s national $1.6 million Care Aware Campaign, has taken out a top gong at a prestigious communications…

Tackling alcohol and substance abuse in Ceduna

Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MP

The Australian Government is investing $865,000 in new programs to help Aboriginal people in Ceduna and surrounding communities tackle alcohol and substance abuse. The funding,…