Around 1400 children with Autism Spectrum Disorders will have easier access to early intervention services from today, following changes to the Rudd Government’s Helping Children…
Low income earners who have been affected by the global financial crisis will be given help to get back on their feet through a $33…
The Australian Government has begun work on developing national standards to make sure children who cannot live with their parents receive quality, safe and secure…
The Australian Government today welcomed the release of the Productivity Commission’s draft report – Contributions of the Not for Profit Sector. The draft report identifies…
A new Autism Specific Early Learning and Care Centre in north-west Tasmania will give young children with Autism Spectrum Disorders access to specialist early childhood…
Much-needed funding starts flowing to Tasmania’s emergency relief providers today, as part of a $1 million boost from the Tasmanian Government to support those struggling…
*** E & OE – Proof only *** JENNY MACKLIN: If I can just congratulate you for serving, not only so many meals, but such…
The Australian Government is providing $12 million over two years for additional emergency financial assistance for those struggling most with the impact of the global…
An Australian Government sponsored delegation of Indigenous people from the Kimberley region in Western Australia and Moreton Bay in Queensland will today take custody of…
A new online gambling counselling service will provide support and advice to gamblers and their families across Australia. Federal Community Services Minister Jenny Macklin said…
Indigenous Australians will significantly benefit from the Australian Government’s single largest investment in social and affordable housing in the country’s history. The release of a…
A new police station in remote Western Australia will provide a permanent police presence in the Blackstone area. The station will service 520 residents between…
An address to the Native Title Representative Body / Service Provider forum in Melbourne on 7 October 2009 by Jenny Macklin, Minister for Families, Housing,…
Five new, permanent police stations will be built in Northern Territory priority locations under an agreement between the Australian and Northern Territory Governments. The Australian…
The Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, Jenny Macklin, and the Minister for Early Childhood Education, Child Care and Youth, Kate Ellis,…
The Australian Government holds five year leases over 64 communities in the Northern Territory as a result of the NTER legislation passed by the previous…
Today Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, Jenny Macklin, and Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities and Children’s Services, Bill Shorten, announced the finalists…
Income Management for Child Protection and Voluntary Income Management will be expanded across Perth to help families better manage their budgets to meet the costs…
New short to medium-term accommodation for Indigenous people in Alice Springs will be delivered by the Australian and Northern Territory Governments to meet the pressing…
Two reports tabled today in the Queensland Parliament show positive trends in school attendance in the Cape York Welfare Reform Trial communities. The latest Family…
A major funding boost from the Australian Government will help provide emergency food supplies to almost two million vulnerable Australians. Foodbank Australia will receive $2…
TONY EASTLEY: The Federal Government is upset over the levels of some executive salaries but a new dispute over payments has been opened up after…
*** E & OE – Proof only *** STEVE PRICE: The Minister who is responsible for the Public Housing and the Rental Assistance in the…
The remains of five Indigenous Australians will be repatriated from the Netherlands following an historic agreement between the Australian Government and the Leiden University Medical…
The Australian Government today welcomed the release of a report on the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Healing Foundation. Voices from the campfires: Establishing the…