The Minister Disability Reform, Jenny Macklin, and Member for Parramatta, Julie Owens, today visited Northcott Disability Services in Parramatta to meet with people with disability,…
An independent evaluation of the Australian Government’s Outside School Hours Care for Teenagers with Disability provides strong evidence that the program is having a positive…
Applications open today for organisations to deliver a new service that puts children with disability living in regional and remote Australia in touch with specialists…
E & O E – PROOF ONLY JENNY MACKLIN: Thanks very much everyone for joining us here at Northcott. I’m very, very pleased to be…
The first national initiative to help families and children with an Autism Spectrum Disorder has celebrated the delivery of its 500,000th service. Parliamentary Secretary for…
Today is International Asperger’s Day, an opportunity to celebrate the achievements of people with Asperger’s Syndrome and show support for their families and carers. The…
The Australian Government today released the draft National Gambling Reform Bills 2012 which will deliver long-lasting reforms to help the five million Australians affected by…
The Gillard Government today welcomed another step towards a large scale trial of mandatory pre-commitment technology in the ACT. This afternoon ClubsACT met to discuss…
The Australian Government’s violence against women social marketing campaign, The Line, is a finalist in an international award for innovation, the Minister for the Status…
Australians with disability will receive greater support to help them into work where possible under legislation introduced into Parliament today. The Social Security and Other…
*** Check against delivery *** This Bill introduces two key reforms to the disability support pension announced in the 2011-12 Federal Budget as part of…
*** Check against delivery *** This Bill implements the Government’s changes to family payments announced in the Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook, as well as…
Prime Minister Julia Gillard today announced $10 million funding to continue to build public awareness and community support for constitutional recognition of Indigenous Australians. Constitutional…
Australians with disability will receive greater support to help them into work where possible under legislation introduced into Parliament today. The Social Security and Other…
A $3.1 million investment by the Australian Government will help businesses that employ people with disability to prepare for a National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS).…
The Minister for Indigenous Affairs, Jenny Macklin, today launched the Stolen Generations’ Testimonies website at a morning tea with Stolen Generations’ members to mark the…
Australians under financial pressure are gaining greater access to Australian Government backed affordable loans to provide essentials for their homes, the Minister for Community Services,…
*** Check against delivery *** Thank you Michael (Michael Rose, MC, Chief Executive Partner Allens Arthur Robinson) I would like to pay my respects to…
Attorney-General Nicola Roxon congratulates Federal Magistrate Matthew Myers, who will be welcomed to the Federal Magistrates Court today in a special sitting of the court.…
E & O E – PROOF ONLY PM: I’m delighted to be here today at FRANS with Minister Macklin and also with Parliamentary Secretary Jan…
Minister for Emergency Management, Robert McClelland MP, and Minister for Families and Community Services Jenny Macklin today marked the third anniversary of 2009 Victorian Bushfires…
World-first technology will enable people who are deaf or hearing impaired to enjoy live theatre by accessing live captions on their mobile devices, such as…
Minister for Small Business Mark Arbib and Minister for Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs Jenny Macklin said Shadow Minister for Small Business Bruce Billson…
Liberals confirm plans to claw back pensions Today Jamie Briggs became the latest member of the Opposition to confirm the Liberals plans to claw back…
Minister for Emergency Management, Robert McClelland MP, and Minister for Families and Community Services Jenny Macklin today marked the third anniversary of 2009 Victorian Bushfires…