Launch of Women’s Budget Highlights
Speech by The Hon Julie Collins MPGood morning and thank you for joining me today to launch the Women’s Budget Highlights 2013. Gender equality continues to be at the very heart…
Chair of Past Forced Adoptions Working Group
Media Release by The Hon Julie Collins MPAn eminent person closely involved in the national apology on forced adoptions has been appointed to chair the working group charged with helping deliver on…
Time for Tony to join Barnaby on the Baby Bonus
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPNationals Senate Leader Barnaby Joyce today made it very clear what he thinks of the Baby Bonus. “Well I never supported it to be honest.”…
Medicare levy passes the House of Representatives
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPLegislation that provides for a half a percentage point increase in the Medicare levy to help fund DisabilityCare Australia has passed the House of Representatives…
Supporting leadership opportunities for women
Media Release by The Hon Julie Collins MPThe 2013-14 Budget continues the Gillard Government’s commitment to supporting more Australian women into leadership positions, with additional funding of $4.3 million for BoardLinks over…
Transcript of Interview with ABC Radio Canberra
Transcript by The Hon Mark Butler MPSubjects discussed: Budget, pension asset test, seniors housing. ALEX SLOAN: I was very interested that the budget’s housing centrepiece is a $112 million trial program…
Review shows the Household Assistance Package is working
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPA review of the Gillard Government’s Household Assistance Package has found it has helped millions of Australian households keep up with their bills and meet…
Helping households with the cost of living
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPThe Gillard Government has a proven track record of delivering cost of living relief to millions of Australian households. A central part of this has…
Closing the Gap on Indigenous disadvantage
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPThe Gillard Government is continuing its unprecedented investment to close the gap on Indigenous disadvantage with more than $1.6 billion in funding for improved health,…
Change to the Pension Bonus Scheme
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPLate registrations for the closed Pension Bonus Scheme will end from 1 March 2014 to help ensure our pension system is simpler and more sustainable…
A more sustainable family payments system
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPThe Gillard Government is delivering further reforms to secure a fair and sustainable family payments system for Australia’s future. Labor believes in a strong family…
Government funds the important work of the Royal Commission
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPThe Gillard Government is providing $434.1 million over four years from 2012-13 to support the work of the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child…
Gillard government delivers DisabilityCare Australia
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPThe Gillard Government will invest $14.3 billion over seven years to roll out DisabilityCare Australia, the national disability insurance scheme, across the country. This Budget…
States and ACT add their signatures to Federal Government’s National Homelessness Agreement
Media Release by The Hon Mark Butler MPFive of the states and territories have now signed on to the Federal Government’s National Partnership Agreement on Homelessness for 2013/14 guaranteeing federal funds will…
Delivering for older Australians
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPThe Gillard Government will continue its strong record of supporting senior Australians with a number of initiatives in the 2013-14 Budget, including $112.4 million for…
Release of Medicare Levy and DisabilityCare Australia Fund Draft Legislation
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPThe Government will introduce legislation this Wednesday to provide for a half a percentage point increase in the Medicare levy from 1.5 to 2 per…
New body to boost efforts to prevent violence against women
Media Release by The Hon Julie Collins MPThe Minister for the Status of Women, Julie Collins, opened the inaugural White Ribbon International Conference in Sydney today by announcing $1 million a year…
Opening of the White Ribbon International Conference
Speech by The Hon Julie Collins MPGood afternoon Thank you Andrew O’Keefe your warm welcome. And thank you to Donna for welcoming us all to Country. Before I begin, I would…
Nominations Open for National Disability Awards
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPDisability advocate and 2011 Senior Australian of the Year, Emeritus Professor Ron McCallum AO, has today been named as this year’s Patron for International Day…
National Volunteer Week Thanks 6 Million Australians
Media Release by The Hon Julie Collins MPNational Volunteer Week on 13-19 May is the largest celebration of volunteers and volunteerism in Australia and this year’s theme – “Thanks a Million” –…
Gillard Government’s Paid Parental Leave scheme gives thousands a happy Mother’s Day.
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPMore than 280,000 families have now benefitted from the Gillard Government’s Paid Parental Leave scheme, giving Australian mums another reason to celebrate today. Our Paid…
Disabilitycare Australia to be rolled out in The Northern Territory
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPThe Gillard Government and the Northern Territory Government have reached an historic agreement today that will see DisabilityCare Australia, the national disability insurance scheme, rolled…
Tony Abbott’s unfair parental leave plan in tatters
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPThe chaos continues. Tony Abbott has seen the writing on the wall. He knows his colleagues hate his rolled gold paid parental leave plan –…
Opening address, Powerhousing Australia Conference, Melbourne, Vic
Speech by The Hon Mark Butler MPThanks everyone for inviting me to be with you today. It’s a really great opportunity to talk to you, the members of PowerHousing, about the…
Next steps for DisabilityCare Australia in New South Wales
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPA clear pathway for participants to access DisabilityCare Australia in the Hunter launch area was announced today by the Australian and New South Wales Governments.…