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Newman Government must fund critical tenant services | The Hon Mark Butler MP
23 May 2013
The Gillard Government today announced a $2.5 million life-raft to the Queensland Government to continue critical advice and advocacy services to vuln…
Gillard Government continues support for Indigenous healing | The Hon Jenny Macklin MP
23 May 2013
The Gillard Government will provide $26.4 million over the next four years to continue funding for the Healing Foundation, an Indigenous organisation …
More accessible housing for people with disability in Devonport | The Hon Amanda Rishworth
23 May 2013
Parliamentary Secretary for Agriculture. The Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities and Carers, Amanda Rishworth, today took part in a tree planting…
More Support for Australian Disability Enterprises to move towards social firm business models | The Hon Amanda Rishworth
23 May 2013
The Gillard Government is delivering a further $900 000 to support Australian Disability Enterprises (ADEs) to move towards a not-for-profit social fi…
People Who Inspire Me
Angels for the Forgotten
A wonderful, regionally based charity that mobilises communities around Australia to provide practical support for vulnerable children. Angels for the Forgotten is dedicated to giving dignity, hope and joy to our community's most vulnerable who are entering foster care or living in crisis. Please visit the website and see how you, or your organisation can become Angels.
A Message from Ursula
The 2013 Budget includes the commitment to fund Disability Care Australia. I'm so proud to be part of a government that has brought this great social reform into being. Thanks to the overwhelming support of Australians for an increase in the Medicare levy, from 1 July 2013 profoundly disabled Australians won't be left behind.
Ursula
My Updates
$40m for local National Crime Prevention Projects
May 22, 2013
Time is running out for local government and community organisations to apply for funding from the National Crime Prevention Fund. Applications for the current round close on May 29th.More information here- www.crimeprevention.gov.au. Read More
It's time to think ahead and have "THAT" conversation!
May 21, 2013
This week is National Palliatve Care Week in Australia, and the theme for National Palliative Care Week 2013 is 'Palliative Care... everyone's business'. Palliative Care Australia is calling 2013 the year to make palliative care everyone’s business. To ensure that we all have quality care at the end of life, and are able to live and die well, we all need to take responsibility for making this happen. Read More
Tony Abbott will cut hundreds of dollars from low income Australians
May 17, 2013
What's at stake in the 2013 election? Well, for more than 1 million Australians there are hundreds of dollars in income support under threat, with Abbott's plan to cut $1.1bn in payments from newstart, supporting parents and young people. Read More
MEDICARE LEVY INCREASE TO FUND DISABILITYCARE AUSTRALIA PASSES THE PARLIAMENT
May 16, 2013
DisabilityCare Australia now has a strong and stable funding stream, after legislation that provides for a half a percentage point increase in the Medicare levy passed the Parliament. Read More
