The Australian Government will create more local jobs and better economic outcomes for Indigenous Australians under a renewed and expanded National Partnership Agreement on Indigenous…
The second instalment of Federal Labor’s Schoolkids Bonus will start arriving in the bank accounts of 1.3 million families from today. Eligible families will receive…
Children with significant and permanent disability in South Australia will for the first time have the power to choose the support they need and how…
Australian households are getting another budget boost with the next round of household assistance payments arriving in bank accounts from today. About 1.7 million families…
Young people with significant and permanent disability in Tasmania will for the first time have the power to choose the support they need and how…
MICHAEL ROWLAND: Minister good morning to you. JENNY MACKLIN: Good morning, great to be here. MICHAEL ROWLAND: Now Jenny Macklin, what are you hoping to…
FRAN KELLY: Jenny Macklin joins us from Newcastle in the Hunter. That’s where the New South Wales launch site is. Minister, good morning. JENNY MACKLIN:…
Australians with significant and permanent disability will for the first time have the power to choose the support they need and how that support is…
The Australian Government’s changes to the family payments system have passed the Senate with the support of the Opposition. These amendments to the Family Assistance…
The Australian Government is proposing reforms to support more economic development opportunities for Aboriginal people living in community living areas in the Northern Territory. A…
The Gillard Government is investing more than $3.1 million over the next three years to trial new ways of helping carers of people with mental…
More than 281,000 senior Australians are receiving a boost to their household budgets with the first quarterly Clean Energy Supplement for seniors arriving in bank…
The second instalment of the Gillard Government’s Schoolkids Bonus is just around the corner, with 1.3 million families set to receive the payment from next…
The Gillard Government will provide Bundaberg Skills Centre with an additional $70,000 to assist in the establishment of its new specialist Personal Helpers and Mentors…
More people in Cape York will be helped to get jobs and participate in their communities thanks to the Australian Government’s new $1.5 billion Remote…
Check against delivery I would like to acknowledge the traditional owners of the land on which we are meeting and to pay my respects to…
The Gillard Government has asked the Australian Human Rights Commission to conduct an inquiry into workplace discrimination against employees taking parental leave when they are…
Home ownership is a step closer for the residents of Ilpeye-Ilpeye town camp in Alice Springs, with the Australian Government today reaching a landmark agreement…
The Australian Government is investing $865,000 in new programs to help Aboriginal people in Ceduna and surrounding communities tackle alcohol and substance abuse. The funding,…
The Aboriginal Land Rights and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2013 has passed the Parliament today, completing a major step in the innovative settlement agreement for…
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…
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…