The Government will shortly begin consultations on Indigenous employment services reforms which will form part of a broader Indigenous Economic Development Strategy to be announced…
A Sydney youth service, which helps hundreds of young people from the Aboriginal community of La Perouse with education, health and link-up services will receive…
Data released today on the health and welfare of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians shows that Indigenous children are over represented in the child…
CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY The health and welfare of Indigenous Australians are top priorities for the Rudd Government and we have set specific targets to turn…
I have received a report from the head of, Dr Jeff Harmer, on the converted containers housing Northern Territory Emergency Response (NTER) staff that may…
Eighteen organisations across the country, working with families affected by substance abuse, will receive a $3 million boost over the next financial year as part…
The Australian Government will introduce measures to enable participants in the Community Development and Employment Program (CDEP) to come under the jurisdiction of the Family…
Improved respite care options will be offered to New South Wales carers who look after people with a mental illness or intellectual disability under a…
Improved respite care options will be offered to Western Australian carers who look after people with a mental illness or intellectual disability under a $5.29…
Pomegranates and melons will be grown in the remote Indigenous community of Ali Curung in the Northern Territory, as part of a major horticulture project.…
The Hon Julia Gillard MP, Minister for Education, and the Hon Jenny Macklin MP, Minister for Indigenous Affairs, today announced $103,000 funding to the Ngaanyatjarra…
E & O E – PROOF ONLY MACKLIN: Thanks everyone. I’m very, very pleased to be here with my colleagues, both my federal colleagues and…
The Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs has received advice from National Industrial Chemicals Notification and Assessment Scheme (NICNAS) that the formaldehyde…
A landmark joint housing program between the Australian and Northern Territory Governments will deliver vital construction, refurbishment and infrastructure developments, as well as jobs in…
MACKLIN: Thanks very much and thanks for coming at reasonably short notice. I was informed last night of some very concerning news. A number of…
Some of the converted containers that our staff have been living in, for up to six months, may have possible high levels of formaldehyde. We…
The Australian Government has pledged its support for the establishment of a child care service hub in Halls Creek to make sure local children have…
Hostels to provide accommodation for up to 100 young people will be built in four remote West Australian communities to give young Indigenous Australians better…
A health co-ordinator will be located in the remote Indigenous community of Warmun to improve the health of the Gija people and other local communities…
The 450 residents of the remote Indigenous community of Warmun in the Kimberley now have a new swimming pool which is also aimed at getting…
The Australian Government is funding a range of mental health programs in Western Australia to tackle high levels of mental illness and suicide in many…
The Australian Government supports continuing the alcohol ban at Fitzroy Crossing beyond its due expiry date of 23 May 2008. There have been marked improvements…
A landmark study, starting next week, will track the long-term development of 2,200 Indigenous children from communities across Australia. Australia’s Longitudinal Study of Indigenous Children,…
More than $6 million will be provided to tackle the serious levels of violence and increase reporting of child abuse in Indigenous communities. A number…
The Rudd Government has commenced quarantining welfare payments for an additional 1,190 Centrelink customers in the Northern Territory (NT) communities of Galiwinku, Atitjere, Engawala and…