Nigel Scullion has today revealed Tony Abbott’s real plan for Aboriginal people in the Northern Territory if he is elected Prime Minister. A Coalition Government…
Aboriginal people in the Northern Territory are benefiting from more jobs and better services in their communities as a result of the Australian Government’s unprecedented…
Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities and Carers, Amanda Rishworth, today congratulated 31 inspiring graduates of a Gillard Government national leadership program for people with disability at…
The Australian Government has appointed a long-standing champion of disability reform in Australia, Bruce Bonyhady AM, as the inaugural Chair of the Board of DisabilityCare…
The Gillard Government today announced a significant increase in its investment in the Australian Indigenous Leadership Centre (AILC), committing $8.36 million over the next four…
Indigenous women from across the country travelled to Parliament House in Canberra today to share their views on the issues facing their communities at the…
The Australian Government has announced extra support to help job seekers and Community Development Employment Projects providers to transition to the new Remote Jobs and…
Minister for the Status of Women Julie Collins is, this week, leading an Australian Government delegation to Bangladesh, representing Australia as Commonwealth Chair-in-Office at the…
More than 100 Indigenous secondary students from 56 schools converged on Parliament House today to begin a week of work experience with the Australian Government.…
Federal Member for Eden Monaro Dr Mike Kelly, today officially launched a new housing development that will provide a safe and accessible home for four…
About 1.7 million families will soon receive a boost in their family payments to help them make ends meet. Through indexation and the start of…
Minister for Housing and Homelessness Mark Butler today joined Federal Member for Melbourne Ports Michael Danby to visit a new affordable housing complex recently opened…
The Australian Government will inject an extra $4 million into Australian Disability Enterprises (ADEs) to support them as they move toward our vision for supported…
The Gillard Government has announced it will give more than $2 million to National Disability Services as part of our Sector Development Fund to help…
People with disability, their families and carers came together in Burwood today to celebrate DisabilityCare Australia, the national disability insurance scheme, being rolled out across…
People with disability, their families and carers came together in St George today to celebrate DisabilityCare Australia, the national disability insurance scheme, being rolled out…
Seniors in Bankstown and St George are benefitting from higher pension payments and more support to stay connected with family, friends and the community thanks…
The Gillard Labor Government today announced it would provide $2.5 million to fund the Tenant Advice and Advocacy Service of Queensland (TAAS) for the continued…
Foodbank Australia will be able to deliver more food to Australians in need thanks to a $300,000 funding boost from the Australian Government. The Minister…
People with disability, their families and carers came together in Gosford today to celebrate DisabilityCare Australia, the national disability insurance scheme, being rolled out across…
An independent review of the $5.5 billion National Partnership Agreement on Remote Indigenous Housing (NPARIH) has found that it is on track to deliver housing…
The Gillard Government is providing $440,000 to the Mental Health Council of Australia through the DisabilityCare Australia Sector Development Fund to assist people with mental…
The Australian Government has announced $1.32 million funding over the next two years for Ninti One to support local Aboriginal organisations to deliver services as…
Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus QC today released draft terms of reference for the Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC) to inquire into: Native Title law – Twenty…
Shadow Treasurer Joe Hockey is once again openly defying Tony Abbott and leading the charge to dump the Coalition’s unfair and underfunded paid parental leave…