A new social security agreement between Australia and Hungary will come into force today, making retirement a little easier for around 5000 Australian and Hungarian…
E & OE – Proof only WALEED ALY: Jenny Macklin, thank you for joining us on the program. JENNY MACKLIN: Thank you Waleed. WALEED ALY:…
STEVE PRICE: There’s been an announcement made today that fathers and same-sex partners will receive two weeks paid leave under a Federal Government scheme aimed…
International Day of Older Persons October 1 should serve as a reminder that too many women in Australia are reaching retirement age with insufficient financial…
Minister for Housing and Homelessness Brendan O’Connor today met Anglicare staff in Darwin who work with vulnerable young people across the Northern Territory. Mr O’Connor…
Federal Minister for Housing and Homelessness Brendan O’Connor and Northern Territory Minister for Housing Peter Chandler today opened Darwin’s Village @ Parap housing development, the…
Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities and Carers, Senator Jan McLucas is encouraging people with disability from across the country to apply for a leadership program. “Applications…
E & OE – Proof only Subject: Indigenous jobs targets; Northern Territory election; Groote Eylandt. JULIA CHRISTENSEN: Jenny Macklin, good morning. JENNY MACKLIN: Good morning…
An independent review of stage two of the Groote Eylandt and Bickerton Island Regional Partnership Agreement (RPA) has found it has significantly improved road and…
The Australian Government is providing more than $460,000 to support people with Machado Joseph Disease (MJD) in the Northern Territory. Ms Macklin said this new…
Remote Indigenous communities in north-west New South Wales will share in more than $579,000 from the Australian Government for three community projects in Walgett and…
There will be more local jobs for Aboriginal people in remote communities across the Northern Territory with employment targets set for all Australian Government funded…
JENNY MACKLIN: I’m very, very pleased to be here in Geelong today with my colleague, the Member for Corangamite, Darren Cheeseman. I’d like to thank…
One hundred new homes will be more affordable in Bendigo thanks to funding received under the Gillard Government’s Building Better Regional Cities program. The City…
The Minister for Disability Reform, Jenny Macklin, today met with a group of young Australians with disability at the first National Youth Disability Conference in…
Australian governments have today reiterated their commitment to working together to reduce violence against women and their children with the release of the plan to…
An Australian Government campaign aiming to reduce violence against women is helping to change the attitudes of young people. The Minister for the Status of…
The Minister for the Status of Women, Julie Collins, is inviting Australia’s ‘board ready’ women to apply for Australian Government-backed scholarships aimed at increasing the…
Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities and Carers, Senator Jan McLucas today joined more than 600 people, including Paralympian Kristy Pond at a walkathon event in Parramatta…
A new report released today shows a significant increase in people’s use of disability support services in Australia, reflecting the Australian Government’s unprecedented investment in…
A new report released today shows a significant increase in people’s use of disability support services in Australia, reflecting the Australian Government’s unprecedented investment in…
Affordable loan schemes supported by Gillard Government and National Australia Bank funding have passed the milestone of helping 50,000 Australians under financial stress get back…
The Australian Government will ask the Parliament to pass an Act of Recognition acknowledging the unique and special place of our first peoples. This Act…
More than 3.5 million Australian pensioners will receive a boost to their payments from today to help them keep up with the cost of living.…
Today marks three years since the Australian Government delivered major reforms to the pension system to strengthen the financial security of seniors, carers and people…