Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd today helped open the Wiradjuri Study Centre in Condobolin, which aims to boost employment prospects for the local Indigenous community in…
E & OE – Proof only MATTY JOHNS: Yeah Pagie and Clubs were in the news today guys. A lot of controversy going around. They’ve…
E & OE – Proof only JENNY MACKLIN: Thanks very much everyone for coming along. I welcome the AFL’s announcement today that they have not…
The Gillard Government today announced 4,600 not-for-profit organisationswill receive Volunteer Grants in recognition of the vital contribution volunteers make to our community. A commemorative stamp…
E & OE – Proof only REPORTER: What do you make of the (inaudible) MACKLIN: I understand that the NRL and the AFL are very…
Families in and around Bankstown will have extra help to provide a safe, happy and healthy environment for their children. The Minister for Families, Housing,…
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The Northern Territory community of Numbulwar in east Arnhem Land has signed a 40 year lease which will allow work to begin on building new…
The Minister for Indigenous Affairs, Jenny Macklin, today met with Indigenous women from across Australia, who had travelled to Canberra to be part of the…
The South Australian communities of Koonibba and Yalata have signed 40 year leases which will allow work to begin on building new houses. Federal Minister…
From today 3.4 million pensioners across Australia will receive an increase in their payments to help them meet increases in their household costs. On the…
E & OE – Proof only LEON BYNER: Now, pensions are up today, so that’s the good news, and there is going to be a…
E & OE – Proof only Subject: Pension increase and new work bonus for pensioners PAUL MURRAY: 3.4 million pensioners right across Australia have got…
Attorney-General Robert McClelland today announced the Gillard Government will introduce new measures to strengthen Australia’s laws that deal with international parental child abduction. Mr McClelland…
The Australian Government welcomes the United Nations’ Habitat Scroll of Honour award for the care of Victoria’s vulnerable elderly people to Wintringham — a major…
E & OE – Proof only FRAN KELLY: Well the viability of some remote, very remote Aboriginal communities is being questioned after reports that the…
Children with autism are receiving more help at school thanks to the Gillard Government’s Positive Partnerships initiative, which has seen 2250 teachers given additional training…
The latest claims from Clubs Australia that they will lose $6 billion in annual revenue simply do not stack up. In 2008-09, Australians lost $10.5…
The Australian Government today welcomed the release of the Supplement to the 2010 Indigenous Expenditure Report by the Productivity Commission. The report is a key…
A landmark Australian Government study following the lives of more than 1,500 Australians who are experiencing or are at risk of homelessness has commenced. Minister…
Claims made in today’s Daily Telegraph about pre-commitment on poker machines are wrong, the Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, Jenny Macklin…
Around 68,000 New South Wales pensioners living in public housing will be disadvantaged by the NSW Government’s decision to discontinue the quarantining of the pension…
Australia will be at the forefront of global efforts to promote the role of women and girls with the creation of an Ambassador to advocate…
We have invited you all here today because our Government recognises that being born a girl in this world is still very different to being…
The Australian and South Australian Governments today announced a range of measures that reaffirm their commitment to improving the health, safety and well-being of people…