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…
E & OE – Proof only KIERAN GILBERT: Joining me on the program now the Minister for Community Services, Jenny Macklin. Minister thanks very much…
The Gillard Government today announced that 1.3 million Australian families with children at school will get a new cash payment to help make ends meet.…
E & O E – PROOF ONLY PM: It’s great to be here today with Jenny Macklin and with our local members Andrew Leigh and…
A $183,000 Australian Government investment will help create local jobs and retain local culture and language in the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (APY) Lands. The Minister…
Young people in Fregon in the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (APY) Lands will have a new gym in which to play sport and socialise, with the…
The Australian Government and South Australian Governments are providing improved support for families, mental health and financial management services as part of a $2.82 million…
A program that has helped more than 17,000 Australians with severe mental illness will continue to provide support to people in need, thanks to a…
The organisations that will provide financially vulnerable Australians with the tools to be more energy efficient have been selected, the Minister for Community Services, Julie…
The Australian Government today announced the members of an expert group that will help ensure a smooth transition for the delivery of services under a…
Shadow Treasurer Joe Hockey has yet again shown just how hollow the Liberals’ supposed commitment to a National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) really is. Just…
The Australian Government today announced the members of an expert group that will help ensure a smooth transition for the delivery of services under a…
Acknowledgments Thank you, Tim [Walton, National President, NDS]. I would like to acknowledge the traditional owners of the land we are meeting on, and pay…
The Second Annual Report on the National Framework for Protecting Australia’s Children 2009-2020 shows how COAG level reforms can make a real difference on the…
A new project to support young people who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless in Perth will help break the cycle of homelessness,…
An independent investigation into anonymous allegations of misconduct by two Indigenous Business Australia (IBA) officers has found the accusations were unfounded. Indigenous Affairs Minister Jenny…
The Australian Government today announced three expert groups to help inform the design of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). The expert groups will work…
RUSSELL WOOLF: Brendan O’Connor is the ALP’s Federal Member for Gorton. He turned 50 on the second of March and three days later was sworn…
Minister for Housing and Homelessness Brendan O’Connor has inspected progress on 1,000 new student homes which are being built at the University of Western Australia…
The Australian Government today announced three expert groups to help inform the design of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). The expert groups will work…
E & OE – Proof only JENNY MACKLIN: Thank you very, very much for being here with us today on this very special day. If…
E & OE – Proof only MARIUS BENSON: Jenny Macklin, good morning. JENNY MACKLIN: Good morning Marius. MARIUS BENSON: You are starting this scheme ahead…