To give additional support to young people leaving out-of-home care, the Gillard Government is providing $1.5 million over the next three years to the national…
The Federal Minister for Homelessness, Mark Arbib, today expressed concern about a reported backing down from the homelessness targets by the Baillieu Government. The Victorian…
E & OE proof only Subjects: Social Housing, Housing affordability Journalist: Thanks very much Minister for coming on our show, I know it was pretty…
*** E & OE – Proof only *** Thank you Derek for that introduction, I forget that I was a beach inspector. I was a…
Young people who have experienced homelessness last night demonstrated their exceptional talents behind the lens, producing short films to raise awareness of the plight of…
Minister for Social Housing and Homelessness Mark Arbib today encouraged all organisations and individuals with an interest in homelessness to have their say in the…
People at risk of homelessness in Canberra will benefit from a new social housing development built with $7.2 million funding from the Australian Government. Federal…
A $5.1 million social housing development in St Kilda will provide at least 34 people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness with a…
People at risk of homelessness in the Ballarat region will benefit from a new social housing development built with $3.9 million in funding from the…
*** E & OE – Proof only *** HOST: the Federal Government wants to overhaul the way public housing is funded in Australia. The Social…
Check against delivery Thanks so much Greg and thank you all for having me here today. Can I begin by acknowledging the traditional owners of…
People at risk of homelessness in the Launceston area will benefit from two new social housing developments built with $2 million in funding from the…
A new $2.5 million social housing development officially opened in Brooklyn Park, Adelaide today will provide at least 10 people at risk of homelessness with…
The Minister for Social Housing and Homelessness, Mark Arbib, the Tasmanian Minister for Human Services, Cassy O’Connor and Senator for Tasmania Carol Brown today launched…
Minister for Employment Participation and Child Care, Kate Ellis today announced funding for two innovative projects that will assist disadvantaged job seekers to overcome barriers…
The Australian and South Australian Governments today launched the Ladder St Vincent project in Port Adelaide to provide vulnerable young people with a roof over…
A team of Indigenous NRL stars will take on Australia’s best young Indigenous cricketers in the first all Indigenous cricket game on the Sydney Cricket…
Communities across the country are encouraged to get involved in this year’s National Aborigines and Islander Day Observance Committee (NAIDOC) celebrations to be held from…
A new system to help more than 40,000 community housing residents update their Commonwealth Rent Assistance agreements automatically is being rolled out from today. Minister…
Minister for Social Housing and Homelessness Mark Arbib and Member for Chifley Ed Husic today visited the first house completed under the Affordable Housing for…
The Australian Government is delivering on its commitment to reduce homelessness, with our 10,000th new social housing residence to be completed across Australia this week.…
Minister for Social Housing and Homelessness and Minister for Sport Mark Arbib today visited Ladder, a charity the AFL and its players are supporting, which…
The Housing Ministers Conference (HMC) met in Melbourne today. Housing Ministers discussed outcomes of joint programs that focused on housing supply for Australians particularly those…
The Housing Ministers and Community and Disability Services Ministers met in Melbourne today. These two groups of Ministers have come together to progress national objectives…
The Australian Government is continuing to support Indigenous people in remote communities to find work and training opportunities, providing $6.5 million for Community Development Employment…