The Federal Government will spend $313,000 to help people with disability take part in conferences across the country. Grants of up to $10,000 have been awarded to 33 organisations under the National Disability Conference Initiative (NDCI). The Hon Jane Prentice, Assistant Minister for Social Services and Disability Services, said the initiative is
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One in five (21%) students were sexually harassed in a university setting in 2016 and 1.6% of students were sexually assaulted in a university setting on at least one occasion in 2015 or 2016, according to a landmark report on sexual assault and sexual harassment at Australian universities released today
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The Turnbull Government is allocating more than $40 million to medical research projects which will improve the lives of Australians fighting dementia. Dementia is one of the leading causes of death in Australia and we must do everything we can to investigate and the causes and effects of this terrible disease. People
Read MoreIt is one of the most striking and curious statistics contained in a recent Bureau of Justice Statistics report on hate crimes in America: 54 percent of the roughly 250,000 people who said they were victimised in recent years chose not to file a formal complaint with the authorities. The Matthew
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The Australian Government completely rejects the tenor of the ABC report published on Monday (31 July) in relation to alleged mistreatment of refugees in Fairfield. The Refugee Council of Australia claimed refugees settled in Fairfield are being treated with disrespect from staff at Government service provider jobactive. The Australian Government is unaware
Read MoreThe Federal Government announced today the organisations that will deliver Australia’s redesigned settlement services supporting newly arrived refugees and humanitarian entrants. The new Humanitarian Settlement Program makes significant improvements to the way the Government delivers support services to humanitarian entrants and features more intense one-on-one support to build their skills and
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The Patricia Giles Centre, which provides accommodation and support for women and children affected by family and domestic violence, has received $40,000 under the Local Projects, Local Jobs program. The McGowan Government's Local Projects, Local Jobs program awards grants to local community organisations to assist with upgrades to facilities and the
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Protection and improvement of Western Australia's world-renowned coastline will receive a $603,000 funding boost. The State Government is providing funding towards 24 projects aimed at improving coastal amenity or addressing coastal hazards such as erosion and inundation. The funding forms part of the 2017-18 Coastwest and Coastal Management Plan Assistance Program (CMPAP)
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The State Government has secured Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe until 2020 after signing a new three-year sponsorship deal with the exhibition's organisers. Held at Perth's iconic Cottesloe Beach, the popular annual exhibition drew more than 200,000 visitors to this year's March event. Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe is one of the
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The Government today announced amendments to residential caravan park laws to provide extra protections for Western Australians. Changes will be made to the Residential Parks (Long-stay Tenants) Act 2006, which regulates the relationship between park operators and long-stay tenants. This will balance the interests of operators and tenants, and ensure fairer dealings
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