Australia’s Community and Disability Services Ministers have today set the priorities to be acted on during the first year of the national plan working for…
New legislation supporting gender equality in the workplace which passed through the Parliament last night is a landmark decision for women. Minister for the Status…
CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY LOUISE SAUNDERS: A number of issues to canvass this afternoon with Julie Collins, who is the Minister for Community Services and also…
The Australian Government has taken the next step in meeting its commitment to deliver historic equal pay rises to eligible social and community sector workers.…
The Minister for the Status of Women, Julie Collins, has today launched a toolkit aimed at improving the way unions, employers and business groups can…
The Minister for Community Services, Julie Collins, and the Member for Chifley, Ed Husic, have visited Anglicare in Mt Druitt to see first-hand how the…
**Check against delivery** Good afternoon. I would like to begin by acknowledging the traditional owners of the land on which we meet and pay my…
Women are creating a powerful presence in the nation’s top decision-making and leadership ranks, holding an all-time high 38.4 per cent of appointments on Australian…
Minister for Housing and Homelessness, Brendan O’Connor, and Minister for Community Services and the Status of Women, Julie Collins, today welcomed new research which sheds…
The Government has today launched BoardLinks, a proactive initiative to support more Australian women into leadership positions, including increasing female representation on public and private…
Nineteen Chinese community organisations will benefit from the Australian Government’s $16 million Volunteer Grants 2012 initiative. The Minister for Community Services, Julie Collins, today said…
The Australian Government today announced 4,800 not-for-profit volunteer organisations will receive $16 million as part of the Volunteer Grants 2012 initiative. These grants of between…
Local community organisations in Tasmania are among 4,800 across Australia to benefit from the Australian Government’s $16 million Volunteer Grants 2012 initiative. The Minister for…
The Australian Government welcomes the passage of legislation through the Parliament today, locking in equal pay increases for 150,000 social and community services sector workers.…
Minister for Sport Kate Lundy and Minister for the Status of Women Julie Collins today congratulated Jacquie Hey on her election as the first female…
The Minister for Community Services, Julie Collins, has called for Queensland community input on the future directions of the Australian Government’s $1 billion Family Support…
The Australian Government will continue to provide strong support for struggling Queenslanders even as the Newman Government persists in cutting important social services, the Minister…
New research shows community based financial counselling services not only improve the bottom line of Australians under financial stress, they are also good for their…
A new report has found children from low-socioeconomic families are less likely to believe they are doing well at school and to enjoy reading books…
The Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Senator Joe Ludwig says the United Nations’ International Day of Rural Women on 15 October provides the perfect…
The Australian Government is calling for community input on the future directions of its $1 billion Family Support Program, with the launch of a discussion…
Better legal assistance is on the way for Tasmanians as local lawyers will soon come ‘face-to-face’ with their Melbourne and Sydney counterparts through the National…
Women and girls are being recognised as the unsung heroes of local communities in preparing for, and recovering from disasters on this year’s International Day…
The Minister for the Status of Women, Julie Collins, has today congratulated the organisations behind the inaugural International Day of the Girl Child and the…
The House of Representatives has today passed legislation that ensures the Australian Government’s $2.8 billion share of the equal pay increases awarded by Fair Work…