The Minister for Community Services, Julie Collins, has today announced an additional $1.2 million to extend an initiative that gives vulnerable Australians access to small…
The Australian Government has today sent letters to State and Territory Governments detailing final offers of the Commonwealth’s funding share of the increases for Social…
The Minister for the Status of Women, Julie Collins, says it’s important the Opposition does not send mixed signals on such an important issue as…
Leading expert in women’s social policy, Professor Anne Edwards, will chair a new National Centre of Excellence established to help reduce domestic, family and sexual…
The six National Women’s Alliances will receive $4.8 million in Australian Government funding to continue bringing forward women’s views, voices and issues onto the national…
The Minister for Community Services, Julie Collins, today met with family support service providers in Hobart at the start of a national consultation process on…
A paper released today by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) marks an important step towards developing a more comprehensive understanding of family, domestic and…
The Minister for the Status of Women, Julie Collins, today announced the four exceptional women who will join her in representing Australia at the 57th…
Opposition Leader Tony Abbott should explain to Tasmanians during his whirlwind visit to the State today how he plans to take away thousands of dollars…
Prominent businesswoman and philanthropist Carol Schwartz AM is leading consultations with business and other interest groups on the reporting requirements for the Australian Government’s landmark…
The Minister for Community Services, Julie Collins, has today welcomed a $2.1 million investment by energy provider AGL in the Australian Government’s Home Energy Saver…
The Minister for Community Services, Julie Collins, helped wrap gifts and hand out food and toys today at the Salvation Army in Clarence, Tasmania as…
The Australian Government will provide $100,000 to the Federation of Ethnic Communities’ Councils of Australia to promote the participation on boards of women from culturally…
The Minister for the Status of Women, Julie Collins, has congratulated the Tasmanian recipients of the prestigious Board Diversity Scholarships aimed at boosting the number…
Good morning and thank you all for being here. Thank you for the warm Welcome to Country, Leonie. And I take this opportunity to acknowledge…
A new wave of 70 exceptional women has received scholarships in a joint Australian Government and corporate program aimed at increasing the representation of women…
The Minister for Community Services, Julie Collins, today joined social and community sector (SACS) workers at Hobart City Mission in a joint celebration – for…
Around 150,000 social and community sector workers across Australia are set to benefit from historic equal pay rises that take effect from today (December 1).…
The Federal Minister for the Status of Women, Julie Collins, and NSW Minister for Women, Pru Goward, have today announced funding of $3 million a…
Hundreds of Queensland social and community services (SACS) workers will benefit from having the value of their real wages preserved thanks to the Gillard Government.…
Labor MPs today showed their support for White Ribbon Day – Australia’s only male led campaign to stop men’s violence against women – and announced…
Good morning. I would like to begin by acknowledging the traditional owners of the land on which we meet and pay my respects to their…
New research into domestic violence and homelessness has found that as many as one in two women who leave an abusive relationship will return to…
Today Australian men are encouraged to swear an oath never to commit, never to excuse and never to remain silent about violence against women as…
New measures to help victims of family violence on provisional partner visas begin tomorrow, 24 November, the Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, Chris Bowen MP,…