Innovative accommodation for people with disability will be built in Kingston as a result of a $60 million Australian Government initiative. Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities…
Workers with disability and support staff in Australian Disability Enterprises will benefit from a new $1.9 million investment by the Gillard Government. The Parliamentary Secretary…
Australian Government funded disability advocacy agencies across the country will each receive $15,000 to support the strengthening of advocacy for people with disability. The Parliamentary…
Tasmanians today threw their support behind a National Disability Insurance Scheme. Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities and Carers, Jan McLucas today joined more than 100 people…
Australians with disability will benefit from improved access to the ABC’s Ramp Up website with an additional $557,700 investment from the Australian Government. The Minister…
Australians are being encouraged to nominate individuals and organisations that contribute positively to the lives of people with disability for the sixth annual National Disability…
Sixty-four organisations will receive grants of up to $30,000 from the Australian Government to help them get ready for a National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS).…
An independent evaluation of the Australian Government’s $8.8 million Respite Support for Carers of Young People with Severe or Profound Disability has found the program…
In a world first, a group of leading disability advocates, local government representatives and experts gathered in Canberra today to develop guidelines for building all-abilities…
A group of experts from the education and disability sectors today attended a leadership summit to discuss education reform for children with disability. Parliamentary Secretary…
An early learning and care centre for children with autism will receive a $2.1 million boost from the Australian Government to improve its ability to…
A new service will put children with disability living in regional and remote Australia in touch with specialists in the city, through a $4.1 million…
Australians with disability will receive greater support to help them into work where possible, as a result of legislation passed by the Parliament today. The…
The Gillard Government will inject $59.6 million over four years into Australian Disability Enterprises (ADEs) in 2012–13, supporting more than 20,000 workers with disability across…
The Australian Government today announced the members of an expert group that will help ensure a smooth transition for the delivery of services under a…
The Australian Government today announced three expert groups to help inform the design of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). The expert groups will work…
A National Disability Insurance Scheme will start in Australia from July 2013 in up to four locations across the country. From mid 2013, about 10,000…
Minister for Housing and Homelessness, Brendan O’Connor and Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities and Carers, Jan McLucas today welcomed the opening of seven new federally funded…
A new report by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare has found that an Australian Government initiative to reduce the number of young people…
Shadow Treasurer Joe Hockey has made it clear a Liberal Government would cut back support for Australian families. In his speech in London last night,…
The search is on for people with disability who want to develop their skills and confidence to become leaders in business, the community and government.…
Twenty-one organisations across Australia will share $60 million to help build community-based accommodation for adults with severe or profound disability. People with disability need access…
Australia’s first national peak body for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with disability was launched in Sydney today by the Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities…
An early learning centre in Sydney’s south-west established by the Australian Government is helping local children with autism get the best start to life. Ahead…
The Southern Sydney community today threw their support behind a National Disability Insurance Scheme. Local people with disability, their families and carers, local service providers…