National Disability Insurance Scheme, Australian Labor Party
Transcript by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPE & OE – Proof only HUGH RIMINTON: And now, welcome Jenny Macklin. Minister, good morning. JENNY MACKLIN: Thank you. HUGH RIMINTON: Let’s have a…
National Disability Insurance Scheme
Transcript by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPE & OE – Proof only TONY EASTLEY: The Federal Disability Reform Minister, Jenny Macklin, is speaking here to Naomi Woodley. JENNY MACKLIN: We’ve certainly…
National Disability Insurance Scheme; Council of Australian Governments; London Olympics
Transcript by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPJoint doorstop interview with: Prime Minister Julia Gillard E & O E – PROOF ONLY PM: Can I say what a genuine delight it is…
Parity Magazine launch
Speech by The Hon Brendan O’Connor MP***CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY*** Thank you very much firstly. Can I also acknowledge the traditional owners of the land on which we meet and pay my…
Keynote address to the 3rd National Affordable Housing Exchange
Speech by The Hon Brendan O’Connor MP***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 to benefit from first stage of National Disability Insurance Scheme
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPPeople 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…
National Disability Insurance Scheme
Transcript by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPE & OE – Proof only LEON BYNER: Jenny, first of all, the one thing that surprised me was when one of our MLCs in…
Opening Address – The 12th Australian Institute of Family Studies Conference
Speech by The Hon Brendan O’Connor MP**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…
New research, strategic priorities for Australian Institute of Family Studies
Media Release by The Hon Brendan O’Connor MPThe 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…
Research shows stable housing important for kids’ development
Media Release by The Hon Brendan O’Connor MPNew 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…
National Disability Insurance Scheme
Transcript by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPWALLEED 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…
Doorstop, Canberra – Housing industry, Australian Labor Party, instant asset tax write-off
Transcript by The Hon Brendan O’Connor MPBRENDAN 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,…
New research, strategic priorities for Australian Institute of Family Studies
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPThe 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…
Tasmanian women to have say in national workforce strategy
Media Release by The Hon Julie Collins MPWomen in Tasmania are invited to take part in Australian Government consultations in Hobart this week about issues facing women in the workplace and ways…
Where does NSW stand on supporting low-paid workers?
Media Release by The Hon Julie Collins MPThe 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…
Supporting new projects in Aboriginal communities in the Northern Territory
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPProjects aimed at boosting employment opportunities and improving health and education services in Aboriginal community are among 34 new projects to share in $13 million…
Interview with Pacific Beat, Radio Australia
Transcript by The Hon Brendan O’Connor MPREPORTER: 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…
Government funded audio description trial to start in August 2012
Media Release by Senator the Hon Jan McLucasThe Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Senator Stephen Conroy, and Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities and Carers, Senator Jan McLucas, today announced that…
Ancestral lands returned to Central Australian traditional owners
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPThe Australian Government today handed back four parcels of land to Arrernte, Anmatyerre, Warlpiri and Alyawarr traditional owners at a ceremony in Alice Springs. These…
Hand back of four parcels of land to traditional owners in Central Australia
Speech by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPAcknowledgements Thank you Joel [Liddle, MC for the event]. I would like to acknowledge the traditional owners of the land on which we meet and…
Land hand backs; income management in the APY lands
Transcript by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPE & OE – Proof only JENNY MACKLIN: I’m very, very pleased to be here with my Ministerial colleague, Warren Snowdon, who’s also the Member…
Territory women to have a say in new national workforce strategy
Media Release by The Hon Julie Collins MPNorthern Territory women are invited to take part in Australian Government consultations in Darwin next week about issues facing women in the workplace and on…
Ministers agree to build better evidence base on violence against women
Media Release by The Hon Julie Collins MPThe Australian, state and territory governments have today agreed to build a more solid evidence base on domestic violence and sexual assault as part of…
Supporting African refugees and migrant men in Melbourne
Media Release by The Hon Julie Collins MPThe Australian Government has renewed funding for a Melbourne project which helps refugee and migrant men from Africa settle into life in Australia. The Minister…
Preparing for an NDIS and an NIIS Attendant Care Industry Association Forum, Sydney
Speech by Senator the Hon Jan McLucasAcknowledgements Thank you Michael (West) for your warm introduction and for your welcome to country. Firstly, I acknowledge the traditional owners of the land where…