Business services will receive a one-off payment of $2,500 from the Australian Government for marketing and promoting their products, a total commitment of $525,000. “All…
The Rudd Government is urgently examining the impact of changes in family assistance law made by the former Howard Government which may impact adversely on…
The construction of a health clinic, delivering a community health training program, and the improvement of dentistry services are central to the 2008 Army Aboriginal…
***CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY*** Hi everyone and thanks for that generous introduction Rhonda. I’d like to acknowledge Father Joe Caddy from Centacare and Rhonda Galbally, without…
The Government welcomes today’s release of the Senate Select Committee on Housing Affordability in Australia report and the committee’s endorsement of several new Government initiatives…
The Australian Government is committed to developing and supporting women’s leadership in every aspect of Australian society. Twenty-two national women’s non-government organisations will share in…
The challenge you have set yourselves at this conference is considerable – building, sustaining and nurturing pathways to social inclusion in the political, environmental, social…
A national program that harnesses the resources of Australia’s 5,000 pharmacies to make it easier for more people to join community groups will soon be…
E & O E – PROOF ONLY JON FAINE : But this morning, on the anniversary of the intervention in the Northern Territory, or the…
I would like to acknowledge the traditional lands of the Rirratjingu people. I also want to convey the Prime Minister’s condolences. Dr Marika, a Rirratjingu…
Latrobe Valley Enterprises in Morwell will receive an extra $322,932 in Australian Government funding to install a heating system for its hothouse. This one-off commitment…
Services to help Gippsland families build strong and positive relationships will receive more than $1.7 million in Australian Government funding to July 2009. Early intervention…
165 outstanding women have been honoured in the 2008 Queen’s Birthday Honours. These women have been recognised by the community for their extraordinary service and…
The Rudd Government today unveiled the next step in its commitment to tackle housing affordability with the release of the technical paper for the Housing…
The Australian Government will provide $27 million to boost respite for Australia’s young carers and for carers of young people with a severe or profound…
E & O E – PROOF ONLY JENNY MACKLIN: Thanks very much for all being here with us today and if I can particularly thank…
***CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY*** I would like to acknowledge the traditional owners of the land on which we are gathered, the Ngungawal people, and pay my…
Chair of the Halls Creek Project Management Committee, Peter Yu, will chair the Northern Territory Emergency Response (NTER) Review Board. The Board has been established…
The Australian Government has provided $7.8 million to extend 105 projects that are strengthening families and communities across the country. Supporting young parents and their…
The wellbeing of families and children is central to a range of community-based projects receiving $16 million in Australian Government funding over the next year.…
E & O E – PROOF ONLY NEIL MITCHELL: Now under the previous government, the Howard Government, we made quite some noise about the carer…
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd again demonstrated his commitment to reducing domestic violence by today addressing the first meeting of the Government’s National Council to Reduce…
The Rudd Government has today tabled in Parliament a National Interest Analysis, which proposes that Australia ratify the United Nations Convention on the Rights of…
One hundred years ago today, landmark legislation was introduced into a young Australian Parliament that was to put Australia at the forefront of social policy…
Sixteen years ago today, the High Court of Australia overturned terra nullius finding that native title to land survived British colonisation and could form part…