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Media Release - More than 2000 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families to benefit from Family Tax Benefit extension

The Morrison Government will introduce a Bill to boost support for more than 2000 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families with children who need to live away from home to access secondary school.

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Media Release - Boosting sporting participation in the Hills

A new fit-for-purpose sporting changeroom was officially opened over the weekend.

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Media Release - Kurt Fearnley named International Day of People with Disability 2019 Patron

Minister for Families and Social Services Anne Ruston today congratulated Kurt Fearnley AO for being appointed as the 2019 Patron for International Day of People with Disability.

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Media Release - Cuts to deeming rates a cash boost for about 1 million Australians

About 1 million Australians will benefit from a $600 million boost across the next four years following the Morrison Government’s decision to cut deeming rates.

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Media Release: $2.268 million in funding for IDEAS

Disability support system Information on Disability Education & Awareness Services (IDEAS) will receive over $2 million in federal funding to help operate over the coming 12 months while it transitions to a new business model.

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Media Release: NDIS Full Scheme Agreement for Victoria

The Commonwealth and Victoria governments have reached enduring arrangements for the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) in Victoria.

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Media Release: Ruston Honoured by Ministerial Appointment

Senator for South Australia Anne Ruston has been promoted to Cabinet in Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s new look ministry.

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Joint Media Release: Investing in local Henley sporting facilities

The Morrison Government will invest $382,200 in upgrading and improving sporting facilities in Henley Beach to help increase participation and get the local community more active, more often.

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Joint Media Release: Adelaide served new Tennis Centre

A newly upgraded tennis centre in Adelaide will provide a world-class training environment to bolster local participation in the sport.

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Joint Media Release: Back in black Budget delivers Heathfield Oval changerooms upgrade

The Morrison Government will invest nearly $500,000 to upgrade and improve the Heathfield Oval changerooms, increasing participation and getting local residents more active, more often.

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