E & OE – Proof only BARRIE CASSIDY: Jenny Macklin, good morning, welcome. JENNY MACKLIN: Thank you, Barrie. BARRIE CASSIDY: Why did the Prime Minister…
The Australian Government is providing 11 organisations with $3.7 million in new funding to encourage healthy relationships among young people as a way of reducing…
Three research papers presented at an Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute (AHURI) seminar in Melbourne this week have provided important insights into the challenges…
Just a day after he voted to try to stop Australian families receiving the Gillard Government’s Schoolkids bonus, Tony Abbott has confirmed families are at…
E & OE – Proof only PAUL BEVAN: Jenny Macklin is the Minister for Disability Reform, and Minister thank you for joining us this afternoon.…
Legislation passed in the Parliament today means 1.3 million Australian families with kids in school will start receiving new assistance in June to help them…
E & OE – Proof only Subject: Schoolkids Bonus, Budget, Craig Thomson. FRAN KELLY: Jenny Macklin is the Minister for Families, Community Services and Indigenous…
Australians with disability will receive greater support to help them into work where possible, as a result of legislation passed by the Parliament today. The…
The Australian Government is investing $427 million over 10 years to improve the way governments and communities work together including supporting Aboriginal interpreting services, as…
Australian families are at risk of having thousands of dollars a year ripped away under an Abbott Liberal Government, after Tony Abbott threatened to roll…
Today Tony Abbott’s Liberals dusted off obscure parliamentary procedures to try and stop the Gillard Government’s Schoolkids Bonus from passing the House of Representatives. Despite…
Australians with disability will receive greater support to help them into work where possible, as a result of legislation passed by the Parliament today. The…
The Gillard Government is continuing to deliver record investments in affordable housing and solutions to address homelessness totalling more than $3.6 billion in the budget…
The Gillard Government will inject $59.6 million over four years into Australian Disability Enterprises (ADEs) in 2012–13, supporting more than 20,000 workers with disability across…
A new cash payment will help 1.3 million Australian families with children at school to help make ends meet. Each year, families will receive a…
We understand that many families on low and middle incomes are finding it hard to make ends meet. This Budget is all about spreading the…
The Australian Government is tightening the rules for people who travel overseas while receiving income support payments and family assistance. Under the change, the amount…
The Australian Government is making changes to family assistance to ensure that family payments are targeted to when families need it most – while their…
The Gillard Government will inject $59.6 million over four years into Australian Disability Enterprises (ADEs) in 2012-13, supporting more than 20,000 workers with disability across…
The Gillard Government will deliver $1 billion over four years to start rolling out the first stage of a National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). The…
Tony Abbott’s Liberals have revealed their true colours tonight, with Joe Hockey confirming the Opposition will vote to try and block the Gillard Government’s new…
The Australian Government is continuing to invest to close the gap on Indigenous disadvantage, with more than $5.2 billion in funding for employment, education, health…
The Gillard Government is committed to supporting jobs and the 2012-13 Budget will continue to build on our investments in skills, training and assistance. Last…
E & OE – Proof only PAUL HENRY: Jenny Macklin, Minister for Families and Community Services joins me now. Jenny, good morning to you. Thank…
MICHAEL ROWLAND: (inaudible) scrap the Education Tax Refund and replace it with the direct tax payment for parents? JENNY MACKLIN: We had around a million…