Getting kids to school in remote Indigenous communities

Media Release by Senator the Hon Jan McLucas

Indigenous parents in Mornington Island and Doomadgee will soon benefit from increased support to help get their children to school, thanks to an $807,000 funding…

Help launch a National Disability Insurance Scheme

Media Release by Senator the Hon Jan McLucas

People with disability, and people who work with and support them, are being encouraged to express their interest in working for the NDIS Launch Transition…

New projects to support communities in the Cape

Media Release by Senator the Hon Jan McLucas

Remote Indigenous communities in Cape York will share in more than $540,000 from the Gillard Government to upgrade community infrastructure and create local jobs. The…

Making our homes more accessible for people with disability

Media Release by Senator the Hon Jan McLucas

The Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities and Carers, Jan McLucas today highlighted the benefits of designing homes that are more accessible for people with disability at…

New projects to support communities in the Cape

Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MP

Remote Indigenous communities in Cape York will share in more than $540,000 from the Gillard Government to upgrade community infrastructure and create local jobs. The…

More support for young people in Halls Creek

Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MP

The Australian Government is investing $171,500 to support young people in Halls Creek and surrounding communities. The Minister for Indigenous Affairs, Jenny Macklin, and Senator…

Help launch a National Disability Insurance Scheme

Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MP

People with disability, and people who work with and support them, are being encouraged to express their interest in working for the NDIS Launch Transition…

Getting kids to school in remote Indigenous communities

Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MP

Indigenous parents in Mornington Island and Doomadgee will soon benefit from increased support to help get their children to school, thanks to an $807,000 funding…

Protecting language and culture in the APY Lands

Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MP

The Australian Government is investing $186,000 to help children in the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (APY) Lands learn more about their culture and language, protecting it…

Labor moves to ban gag clauses in not-for-profit sector

Media Release by The Hon Julie Collins MP

Legislation will be introduced to ban gag clauses in Commonwealth contracts with the Not-For-Profit sector, ensuring ongoing positive engagement and open debate between the Federal…

Study finds education the key for Indigenous children

Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MP

The importance of education and early childhood learning to Indigenous families is a key finding of a landmark study of Indigenous children – Footprints in…

Western Sydney speaks up for an NDIS

Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MP

The Minister for Disability Reform, Jenny Macklin, today joined Federal Member for Lindsay, David Bradbury, to officially open the Nepean Disability Expo in Penrith and…

Our Paralympic heroes are the pride of Australia

Media Release by Senator the Hon Jan McLucas

Acting Prime Minister Wayne Swan, Minister for Disability Reform Jenny Macklin, Minister for Sport Kate Lundy and Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities and Carers Jan McLucas…

Our Paralympic heroes are the pride of Australia

Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MP

Acting Prime Minister Wayne Swan, Minister for Disability Reform Jenny Macklin, Minister for Sport Kate Lundy and Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities and Carers Jan McLucas…

New short stay facility in Kalgoorlie now complete

Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MP

The construction of a new short stay accommodation facility in Kalgoorlie has been completed and will soon give Indigenous people from the Eastern Goldfields region…

ABC Newsradio – Revised ABS estimates on homelessness

Transcript by The Hon Brendan O’Connor MP

STEVE CHASE:    The Bureau of Statistics has just released official estimates of the prevalence of homelessness in Australia for the first time.  Now the…

O’Hanlon takes gold in record time

Media Release by Senator the Hon Jan McLucas

Minister for Disability Reform Jenny Macklin, Minister for Sport Kate Lundy and Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities and Carers Jan McLucas today congratulated Evan O’Hanlon on…

Aussie Paralympians do us proud

Media Release by Senator the Hon Jan McLucas

Minister for Disability Reform Jenny Macklin, Minister for Sport Kate Lundy and Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities and Carers Jan McLucas today congratulated the Australian Paralympic…

Steelers snatch gold in rugby skirmish

Media Release by Senator the Hon Jan McLucas

Minister for Disability Reform Jenny Macklin, Minister for Sport Kate Lundy and Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities and Carers Jan McLucas today congratulated the Steelers on…

Steelers snatch gold in rugby skirmish

Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MP

Minister for Disability Reform Jenny Macklin, Minister for Sport Kate Lundy and Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities and Carers Jan McLucas today congratulated the Steelers on…