Planet Puberty is a newly launched website which can help parents or carers of children with intellectual disability and/or autism spectrum disorder navigate their child’s body…
More than 160 organisations across Australia will share in $36 million to run projects to improve the employment prospects of people with disability and increase participation…
Institutions and individuals who abuse, fail to protect, or neglect vulnerable people in their care will be committing an offence under new laws in the Crimes Act 1900 (ACT),…
The ACT Government has today made $100,000 available to support people with disability, their families and carers under the ACT COVID-19 Disability Strategy. The Respite and…
Commonwealth, State and Territory Disability Ministers met on 15 April 2021 to discuss progress on the development of the new National Disability Strategy (NDS) and the…
The Australian Government through the Department of Social Services (the department) is developing an Employment Strategy to address the disadvantage experienced by people with…
Around one in five Australians have disability. Access to public transport is critical for people with disability to participate fully in community life and the economy. Many…
The Federal, state and territory governments are working together to develop options for a nationally consistent approach to the regulation and accreditation of assistance…
The Government is investing more than $1.1 billion to extend the national COVID-19 health response and suppression strategy until 31 December 2021.
The Australian Government is ramping up its campaign against misinformation on the COVID-19 vaccines, as the vaccination program moves into Phase 1B.
The Department of Social Services acknowledges the traditional country throughout Australia on which we gather, live, work and stand. We acknowledge all traditional custodians, their Elders past, present and emerging and we pay our respects to their continuing connection to their culture, community, land, sea and rivers.
