Forget Me Knot Day 2010

Speech by Senator the Hon Mark Arbib

*** Check Against Delivery *** I would like to pay my respects to Indigenous owners of this land, past and present. ASCA Chair, Dr Cathy…

New police stations officially opened in the APY Lands

Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MP

Law and order is improving and people are starting to feel safer in the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (APY) Lands with the establishment of three permanent…

Visit to Relationships Australia Tasmania

Media Release by The Hon Julie Collins MP

Parliamentary Secretary for Community Services Julie Collins today visited Relationships Australia Tasmania to discuss reforms to the Australian Government’s Family Support Program. Ms Collins also…

Planning for the future in Gunbalanya

Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MP

The remote Arnhem Land community of Gunbalanya is the first Northern Territory town to sign off on a plan to work with all levels of…

Minister officially opens Gunbalanya Meatworks

Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MP

A new $3 million economic development project in Gunbalanya will create new jobs for Indigenous people in the Northern Territory, and improve the supply of…

Remote Indigenous housing in Northern Territory fast tracked

Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MP

The Australian and Northern Territory Governments will fast track the Northern Territory National Partnership Agreement on Remote Indigenous Housing to help tackle poor living conditions…

Awards for the advancement of women at work

Media Release by The Hon Kate Ellis MP

Organisations supporting work environments that value and develop women’s participation in the workforce were recognised today, at the Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace…

Saving fresh food for our most vulnerable

Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MP

The Australian and Victorian Governments today welcomed Woolworths’ commitment to supporting vulnerable people through its Fresh Food Rescue program. Woolworths today announced it will provide…

100 years of International Women’s Day

Media Release by The Hon Kate Ellis MP

The Minister for the Status of Women, Kate Ellis, today launched the beginning of a year of celebrations to mark the 100th Anniversary of International…

Continuing the Fight Against Petrol Sniffing

Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MP

The Gillard Labor Government is stepping up its push to curb petrol sniffing in regional and remote communities – making the low aromatic Opal fuel…

Indigenous Runners Successful in New York Marathon

Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MP

Four young men from remote Northern Australia have become the nation’s first Aboriginal marathon team to complete the world-famous New York City Marathon. The first-time…

Supporting children and families in Kempsey

Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MP

The Federal Minister for Families, Jenny Macklin, today officially launched the Macleay Valley Kempsey Communities for Children Plus service. In May this year the Australian…

Industry Vocational Training and Employment Centre

Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MP

During a visit to Taree, the Federal Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, Jenny Macklin, and the Member for Lyne, Rob Oakeshott,…

New healing projects announced

Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MP

The Australian Government today welcomed the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Healing Foundation’s announcement of $2 million for 21 Indigenous community-led healing projects. These projects…

New funding for Saltwater Freshwater Festival

Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MP

An extra $113,500 from the Australian Government will help support the Saltwater Freshwater Festival to be held in Port Macquarie next year. The Federal Minister…