People with disabilities, their families and carers will benefit from a $1.9 billion boost in funding under a new agreement reached today at a meeting…
***CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY*** Thank you Adrian – Adrian Ford from the Australian Advisory Board on Autism Spectrum Disorders, Bob Buckley from Autism Aspergers Advocacy Australia…
Bill Shorten, is calling for nominations for the inaugural Business Services Excellence Awards. “Australians with a disability are contributing an enormous amount to economic growth,…
More people with an intellectual disability will have the chance to participate in sports, with the Australian Government committing to annual funding to Special Olympics…
People with disability, their families and carers will benefit from a National Disability Strategy being developed by the Australian Government to increase their economic participation,…
The Australian Government will support the employment of people with disability by extending access to wage assessment tools for businesses at a cost of $25.7…
The Australian Government strongly supports the key theme of Autism Awareness Week – to increase the community’s understanding of children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD).…
*Check against delivery* Hi, I’m Bill Shorten, the Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities and Children’s Services. Every Australian deserves a fair go. People with disability should…
In the upcoming budget the Rudd Government will commit one billion dollars to fund disability services and increase support for carers. This one billion dollar…
The Rudd Government today welcomed the entry into force of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. “The Convention is designed…
The Minister for Education, Julia Gillard and the Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities and Children’s Services, Bill Shorten are pleased to announce that the Australian Autism…
The Australian Government has established a Disability Investment Group to explore innovative funding ideas from the private sector that will help people with disability and…
The Minister for Employment Participation, Brendan O’Connor, and Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities and Children’s Services, Bill Shorten, today released a discussion paper for the National…
Bill Shorten, today commemorates the first World Autism Awareness Day by launching an Autism Early Intervention Outcomes Unit (AEIOU) in Brisbane with Queensland Disability Services…
I rise tonight to bring to the attention of the House a business case for employing people with disabilities in Australia and my belief about…
Nominations are now open for the National Disability Awards 2008. Jenny Macklin and Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities and Children’s Services, Bill Shorten, today officially opened…
A $2.5 million funding package, including the opening of a new supported accommodation house in the Melbourne suburb of Balwyn, is the latest milestone in…
Parents of young children with disability in Canberra will have access to a peer support group following a launch at Noah’s Ark Resource Centre in…
A new Rudd Government strategy will look at ways to help people with a disability or mental illness to find or retain employment. The Minister…
A new era of cooperation on disability services was welcomed today in Melbourne by Commonwealth, State and Territory Disability Ministers. The meeting, chaired by the…
The Rudd Government has sought stakeholder views on the rights of persons with disabilities. The Government has invited over 200 non-government organisations and industry representatives…
The Australian Government will provide over $315 million, to be paid fortnightly in advance, to State and Territory Governments to continue services for people with…
Jenny Macklin and Bill Shorten today congratulated the recipients and finalists of the inaugural National Disability Awards announced last night at a special ceremony in…