Minister for Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, Mal Brough, today announced the release of the report on the evaluation of the Commonwealth Disability Strategy…
A child care survey published in the November edition of Choice magazine provides an incorrect picture of child care in Australia. Noting that the majority…
The opening today of the Mimili pool, the first of three Commonwealth-funded pools for the APY Lands, was an indication of the Australian Government’s commitment…
The Australian Government has delivered on its commitment to boost law and order in Mutitjulu with the opening today of a local police station through…
The Department of Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs has provided new data showing changes to out of pocket child care costs as a proportion…
National Playgroups Day is a perfect opportunity for mums, dads, grandparents, caregivers and children to celebrate the value of playgroups around Australia. Mr Brough said…
The Australian Government will invest $73.2 million to develop a national Child Care Management System (CCMS) to provide the best information on child care supply,…
Comments by Labor’s Spokesman for Childcare in relation to the Child Care Management System announcement today are wrong. Embarrassingly for Ms Plibersek she has confused…
A range of activities will be held throughout Australia to celebrate National Children’s Week 2006, with a particular focus on care, health, education, fitness and…
The Northern Territory’s funding for housing is currently around $4 million a year, with the Australian Government spending $90 million a year on Indigenous specific…
Minister for Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, Mal Brough, today welcomed the passage of legislation which will deliver modern corporate governance standards to around…
Outstanding young essay writers have been recognised tonight with the announcement of the winners of the 2006 Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Essay Competition by Minister…
Australian Government will provide funding of $4 million to assist nearly 9,000 ageing parents or family members caring for disabled sons or daughters plan for…
Indigenous Affairs Minister Mal Brough today announced that $785,000 would be provided to strengthen the capacity of the Substance Abuse Intelligence Desk (SAID) in Alice…
An advisory council to the Howard Government will be established to provide advice on issues affecting people with disability and their carers in Australia. The…
The Federal Government today announced that former Deputy Commissioner of the Northern Territory Police, John Valentin, would head a review of policing levels in remote…
Ten thousand Swiss-born residents living in Australia will have greater certainty in their retirement years following the signing of a Social Security Agreement between the…
A discussion paper on reforming the permit system that restricts the public’s access to some Indigenous lands has been released today by the Minister for…
Kim Beazley’s comments on child care today amounted to nothing new, especially when you consider his own appalling record on child care, Families Minister Mal…
Figures provided from the Childcare Access Hotline show that there are between 97,000 and 120,000 childcare vacancies depending on the day of the week across…
Kim Beazley, Labor and the unions are all over the place on child care and child care workers, Families Minister Mal Brough said today. Mr…
Indigenous Queenslanders no longer rate a mention in the new Beattie Ministry. With eighteen ministers and eleven parliamentary secretaries (an increase of five), Mr Beattie…
The Australian Government today indicated its intention to reconsider the federal legislation that allows for the permit system that restricts entry into some remote Indigenous…
Around 3.9 million Australians will receive an increase in their pensions, allowances and supplementary payments following the 2.5 per cent increase in the Consumer Price…
Attorney-General Philip Ruddock and Minister for Families and Community Services Mal Brough today called for organisations interested in running one of the next 25 Family…