To kick off International Day of People with Disability, the Australian Government has gone live with a new National Disability Insurance Scheme website. The website,…
An all-abilities playground built in memory of a young New South Wales girl whose life ended at the age of 8 months from a rare…
Celebrations will occur throughout Australia this weekend to mark 2011 International Day of People with Disability. December 3 marks International Day of People with Disability…
The Australian Government has awarded more than $500,000 to 27 organisations providing supported employment to people with disability to help strengthen their businesses. Parliamentary Secretary…
The Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities and Carers, Senator Jan McLucas, today met with Playgroup Australia and PlayConnect Playgroups Coordinators in Brisbane, to discuss support for…
Nine outstanding individuals and organisations were honoured today for their work to improve the lives of people with disability at the annual National Disability Awards.…
Supporting people with a psychosocial disability is the focus of report released today that will help to further develop mental health policy in Australia. Parliamentary…
A new report into the economic impact of multiple sclerosis reveals the substantial costs associated with the condition, and highlights the need for fundamental reform…
The Australian Government is encouraging people with disability to apply for a leadership program that will help people with disability become leaders in business, the…
Rugby league players, bongo and drum workshops and student volunteers with disability were all part of the 2011 Post School Options Expo held today in…
More than 15,000 young children with autism have accessed early intervention services under the Australian Government’s $220 million Helping Children with Autism package. Today marks…
Good morning everyone. Before I begin I would like to acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the land on which we are meeting, and pay my…
More than 100 Western Australians with disability, carers and disability service providers attended a public forum in Perth today in support of a National Disability…
Special Olympics medallists today showed off their skills when they competed against federal politicians in a friendly tennis match at West Beach, Adelaide. Parliamentary Secretary…
Blind and vision impaired residents in Southern Adelaide can now fully participate in the library experience as a result of a Gillard Government initiative that…
Ministers from the Australian Government and state and territory governments today donned bright and colourful shirts to celebrate Loud Shirt Day. The Ministers met with…
The Gillard Government and all state and territory governments today agreed to lay the foundations for a National Disability Insurance Scheme by mid-2013 – a…
The Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities and Carers, Senator Jan McLucas, today opened the inaugural meeting of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) Advisory Group in…
A week long national celebration of Deaf people and the Deaf Australian community is underway across the country. National Week of Deaf People (15 –…
The Select Council of Treasurers and Disability Ministers established by the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) to consider the fundamental reform of Australia’s disability support…
Minister for Mental Health and Ageing Mark Butler and Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities and Carers, Senator Jan McLucas, today launched 2011 Carers Week in an…
The Australian Government is calling for applications from organisations across the country to deliver a campaign to promote the needs and rights of Australian carers…
Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities and Carers Jan McLucas today attended a forum in Ipswich to discuss major reform of disability services in Australia. The National…
Down syndrome Awareness Week begins today (9 –16 October), providing Australians with a chance to recognise and celebrate the contribution people with Down syndrome make…
Eleven new houses will be built in Yarrabah, near Cairns, in Queensland to reduce overcrowding in the community. The Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services…