Speech at the 2010 NAIDOC Breakfast – Melbourne Exhibition Centre
Speech by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPI would like to thank Boon Wurrung Elder Aunty Carolyn Briggs and Wurundjeri Elder Aunty Di Kerr for their warm welcome to country. I pay…
Boost for Indigenous youth projects
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPEleven Indigenous youth projects will share in more than $1.4 million, as part of the Gillard Government’s commitment to tackle family violence and support healthy…
IT grants to help local family services
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPCommunity organisations delivering child and parenting support services across the country will share in $1.8 million from the Gillard Government to upgrade their information and…
$14 million for banking services in remote NT communities
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPEleven remote Northern Territory communities will have improved access to financial services and financial literacy through a $14 million Aboriginals Benefit Account (ABA) grant to…
New Principal Member appointed to Social Security Appeals Tribunal
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPI am pleased to announce the appointment of Victorian barrister, Jane Macdonnell, to the position of Principal Member of the Australian Government’s Social Security Appeals…
Volunteering experts advise government on strategy
Media Release by Senator the Hon Ursula StephensParliamentary Secretary for Social Inclusion and the Voluntary Sector Senator Ursula Stephens met with key leaders from the community at the final meeting of the…
National standards to improve the lives of children in care
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPThe Australian Government today released draft national standards to safeguard the health, safety and wellbeing of children living in foster homes and other formal out-of-home…
Evaluation of Australia’s national Paid Parental Leave scheme
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPThe Institute for Social Science Research (ISSR) will head a team of nineteen leading academics to undertake a comprehensive and independent evaluation of the Gillard…
New research highlights increased costs of newborns
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPNew research released today shows the pattern of spending by families when children are born changes significantly after the birth of the first child, and…
Opening address to the 11th Australian Institute of Family Studies Conference 2010, Sustaining Families in Challenging Times, Melbourne
Speech by The Hon Jenny Macklin MP*** Check Against Delivery *** I would like to begin by acknowledging the traditional owners and custodians of the land where we are meeting –…
Stimulus supports local jobs and delivers affordable housing in Hervey Bay
Media Release by The Hon Tanya Pibersek MPMinister for Housing, Tanya Plibersek today inspected a five unit development that will provide new affordable homes in Pialba. The project has been developed by…
Jobs Fund supports young people in Bundaberg
Media Release by The Hon Tanya Pibersek MPMinister for Housing and Status of Women Tanya Plibersek today visited the Salvation Army (Queensland) Property Trust’s ‘Experience the Change’ project in Bundaberg. The Salvation…
Stimulus supports local jobs and delivers affordable housing in Bundaberg
Media Release by The Hon Tanya Pibersek MPMinister for Housing Tanya Plibersek today inspected a 10-unit development that will provide new affordable homes in Bundaberg. The project has been developed by Dream…
$104,000 to support culturally and linguistically diverse families in Launceston
Media Release by Senator the Hon Ursula StephensCulturally and linguistically diverse families in Launceston will benefit from a funding boost of more than $104,000 for the Migrant Resource Centre (Northern Tasmania). During…
Next generation of female sport leaders announced
Media Release by The Hon Tanya Pibersek MPMinister for Sport Kate Ellis and Minister for the Status of Women Tanya Plibersek today announced the recipients of the 2010-11 Sport Leadership Grants and…
More than 1,500 affordable rental homes in Queensland
Media Release by The Hon Tanya Pibersek MPMinister for Housing Tanya Plibersek and Queensland Minister for Housing Karen Struthers have announced that 1,532 new affordable rental homes will be built as part…
NAIDOC Week: Unsung Heroes – Closing the Gap by Leading Their Way
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPThe Minister for Indigenous Affairs, Jenny Macklin, today welcomed the start of the National Aboriginal and Islander Day Observance Committee (NAIDOC) Week with an announcement…
Indigenous traditional owners to bring home remains from the United States
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPNine Indigenous ancestral remains have been handed back to representatives from Indigenous communities in Arnhem Land at a ceremony in the United States this weekend.…
Australia welcomes the establishment of UN Women
Media Release by The Hon Tanya Pibersek MPAustralia welcomes the establishment of the new United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women, to be known as ‘UN Women’. The…
Government releases Native Title Discussion Paper
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPThe Australian Government today released a discussion paper for consultation on possible reforms to the native title agreement process. The Government is committed to ensuring…
$3.7 million for family support services in the Cardinia Shire
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPFamilies in the Cardinia Shire will have extra support through a range of child-focused services to help them provide a safe, happy and healthy environment…
Central Australian Aboriginal ranger program receives $5.1 million boost
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPAn Aboriginal ranger program in Central Australia is one of eight land and sea management projects receiving funding under the latest round of grants from…
$700,000 for Barkuma disability enterprise building upgrade
Media Release by The Hon Bill Shorten MPParliamentary Secretary for Disabilities and Children’s Services, Bill Shorten, today announced $700,000 in funding to the Australian Disability Enterprise Barkuma, for refurbishments to its factory…
Statewide Mornings, ABC 936 Hobart
Transcript by The Hon Jenny Macklin MP*** E & OE – Proof only *** Subject: Payments to carers and pensioners; increase in Baby Bonus LOUISE SAUNDERS: The Minister for Families is…
The Circle, Network Ten
Transcript by The Hon Jenny Macklin MP*** E & OE – Proof only *** Subject: Prime Minister, Paid Parental Leave Scheme INTERVIEWER: We asked Federal MP Jenny Macklin to be on…