***CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY*** Thanks for your kind introduction and for inviting me to open the Third National Affordable Housing Exchange. This is a very good…
People with disability in the ACT will be among the first to benefit from the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) as a result of yesterday’s…
E & OE – Proof only LEON BYNER: Jenny, first of all, the one thing that surprised me was when one of our MLCs in…
**Check Against Delivery** It’s a great pleasure to be here today, representing my Cabinet colleague Jenny Macklin. Minister Macklin is very sorry that she could…
The Minister for Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, Jenny Macklin and the Minister for Housing and Homelessness, Brendan O’Connor today welcomed the release of…
New research showing how housing instability affects children’s development reaffirms the fundamental need for a safe and stable home for all children, Minister for Housing…
WALLEED ALY: Jenny Macklin, you’d have to say that thousands of Australians with disabilities and with family members with disabilities have every reason to be…
BRENDAN O’CONNOR: Well I’ve just been talking to the Housing Industry Association about housing. It’s a very important sector of our economy, it employs many,…
The Minister for Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, Jenny Macklin and the Minister for Housing and Homelessness, Brendan O’Connor today welcomed the release of…
Women in Tasmania are invited to take part in Australian Government consultations in Hobart this week about issues facing women in the workplace and ways…
The Minister for Community Services and Minister for the Status of Women, Julie Collins, today called on the O’Farrell State Government to clarify whether it…
Projects aimed at boosting employment opportunities and improving health and education services in Aboriginal community are among 34 new projects to share in $13 million…
REPORTER: For over 25 years Melbourne youth and street worker Les Twentyman’s been dealing with those people society ignores: the homeless, the addicted and the…
The Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Senator Stephen Conroy, and Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities and Carers, Senator Jan McLucas, today announced that…
The Australian Government today handed back four parcels of land to Arrernte, Anmatyerre, Warlpiri and Alyawarr traditional owners at a ceremony in Alice Springs. These…
Acknowledgements Thank you Joel [Liddle, MC for the event]. I would like to acknowledge the traditional owners of the land on which we meet and…
E & OE – Proof only JENNY MACKLIN: I’m very, very pleased to be here with my Ministerial colleague, Warren Snowdon, who’s also the Member…
Northern Territory women are invited to take part in Australian Government consultations in Darwin next week about issues facing women in the workplace and on…
The Australian, state and territory governments have today agreed to build a more solid evidence base on domestic violence and sexual assault as part of…
The Australian Government has renewed funding for a Melbourne project which helps refugee and migrant men from Africa settle into life in Australia. The Minister…
Acknowledgements Thank you Michael (West) for your warm introduction and for your welcome to country. Firstly, I acknowledge the traditional owners of the land where…
More than 8,600 affordable rental homes have been built across the nation under the Gillard Government’s National Rental Affordability Scheme (NRAS) – with about 1,150…
The Gillard Government is investing more than $9.7 million for new family mental health services in 11 communities across Australia to help children and young…
The Gillard Government will provide an additional $1 billion as part of our contribution to the historic pay rise awarded to Australia’s social and community…
The Minister for Indigenous Affairs Jenny Macklin has reappointed Mrs Pat Brahim as the Chair of the Aboriginals Benefit Account Advisory Committee (ABAAC) for a…