Ai Group Annual Personnel and Industrial Relations Conference
Speech by The Hon Julie Collins MPGood morning and thank you for inviting me to talk to you today about the Gillard Government’s new workplace gender equality reforms – including the…
National Disability Insurance Scheme to launch in 2013
Media Release by Senator the Hon Jan McLucasA National Disability Insurance Scheme will start in Australia from July 2013 in up to four locations across the country. From mid 2013, about 10,000…
Hockey fails to support NDIS
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPShadow Treasurer Joe Hockey has today revealed just how hollow Tony Abbott’s bi-partisan commitment to a National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) is. Speaking just minutes…
Self-funded retirees need to update their details
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPFrom today Centrelink is posting letters to 9,000 self-funded retirees who need to update their details in order to receive new cash payments to help…
National Disability Insurance Scheme to launch in 2013
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPA National Disability Insurance Scheme will start in Australia from July 2013 in up to four locations across the country. From mid 2013, about 10,000…
New homes for young people with disability on the Gold Coast
Media Release by Senator the Hon Jan McLucasMinister for Housing and Homelessness, Brendan O’Connor and Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities and Carers, Jan McLucas today welcomed the opening of seven new federally funded…
New homes for young people with disability on the Gold Coast
Media Release by The Hon Brendan O’Connor MPMinister for Housing and Homelessness, Brendan O’Connor and Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities and Carers, Jan McLucas today welcomed the opening of seven new federally funded…
Homelessness – Weekend Sunrise, Channel 7
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Gillard Government to establish National Children’s Commissioner
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPThe Gillard Government today announced the creation of a National Children’s Commissioner within the Australian Human Rights Commission. Attorney-General Nicola Roxon said that the new…
Waranyjarri Estate Display Village opens in Western Australia
Media Release by The Hon Brendan O’Connor MPMinister for Housing and Homelessness Brendan O’Connor today welcomed the opening of the Waranyjarri Estate Display Village in Broome North, WA, built to address the…
Homelessness – Sky News
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There’s no place like home for young people with disability
Media Release by Senator the Hon Jan McLucasA new report by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare has found that an Australian Government initiative to reduce the number of young people…
Homelessness, Launch of Coming in from the Cold Mid-term Review – Doorstop, Launceston
Transcript by The Hon Brendan O’Connor MPE&OE SUBJECTS: HOMELESSNESS BRENDAN O’CONNOR: Well can I firstly acknowledge the traditional owners of the land on which we meet and pay my respects to their…
Record Investment to Combat Homelessness in Tasmania
Media Release by The Hon Brendan O’Connor MPThe Gillard Government’s record investment of $290.9 million in social and affordable housing in Tasmania has helped those experiencing or at risk of homelessness, a…
Tackling alcohol and substance misuse in Bourke and Brewarrina
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPThe Minister for Indigenous Affairs, Jenny Macklin today visited Bourke to announce the organisations that will deliver services and support as part of the Australian…
Continued services for Bourke’s Indigenous community
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPThe Minister for Indigenous Affairs, Jenny Macklin, today visited Bourke to announce the Indigenous Land Corporation will buy the former Indigenous Coordination Centre in Mertin…
Jobs and sustainable communities for people in remote Australia
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPThe Australian Government today announced significant changes to remote employment and community development services to help more people get into jobs and participate in their…
Homelessness Research to Improve Programs
Media Release by The Hon Brendan O’Connor MPThe results of five new research projects under the Gillard Government $11.4 million National Homelessness Research Agenda will help shape homelessness policy, Minister for Housing…
National Housing Supply Council Reappointments
Media Release by The Hon Brendan O’Connor MPFour members of the National Housing Supply Council have been reappointed for a further two years, Minister for Housing and Minister for Homelessness Brendan O’Connor…
Inaugural Yooralla Chairman’s Award – Award to John Walsh AM
Speech by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPThank you Bruce [Bonyhady], for your kind introduction. Thank you also for your wonderful years of service to this organisation, Yooralla, and to people with…
New panel to unify efforts on reducing violence against women
Media Release by The Hon Julie Collins MPA new tripartite panel comprising representatives from the Australian, state and territory governments, as well as non-government organisations, will deliver advice to government on ways…
First results of homelessness study revealed
Media Release by The Hon Brendan O’Connor MPA new Gillard Government study that follows the lives of more than 1,600 Australians who are homeless or are at risk of becoming homeless will…
Barnett’s cruel cash grab will hurt WA pensioners
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPMore than 22,000 pensioners living in public housing in Western Australia will be worse off because of Premier Colin Barnett’s refusal to quarantine the Gillard…
Campbell Newman sets women back 30 years
Media Release by The Hon Julie Collins MPThe Queensland Premier’s removal of the title of Minister for Women and his insulting comments in attempting to defend his decision has thrown the cause…
Almost 1.5 million families at risk from Joe Hockey’s cuts to ‘entitlements’
Media Release by Senator the Hon Jan McLucasShadow Treasurer Joe Hockey has made it clear a Liberal Government would cut back support for Australian families. In his speech in London last night,…