Senator Ursula Stephens, today congratulated the organisation Indigenous Community Volunteers (ICV) and the many volunteers it manages for their work in closing the gap on…
The Rudd Government will improve assessments for disadvantaged jobseekers and people with disabilities to ensure that appropriate employment services and income support are provided. New…
People with disability are going to be encouraged to participate in landmark reforms that will help the Rudd Government deliver lasting gains in this important…
The Rudd Government is building on its commitment to close the gap in life expectancy and life opportunities for Indigenous Australians through targeted investment to…
The Rudd Government will help Forgotten Australians and former child migrants reconnect with their families as part of the $26.5 million Find and Connect Service.…
People with disability are going to be encouraged to participate in landmark reforms that will help the Rudd Government deliver lasting gains in this important…
The Rudd Government will improve assessments for disadvantaged jobseekers and people with disabilities to ensure that appropriate employment services and income support are provided. New…
Today marks the start of a week-long celebration of Australia’s volunteers. The Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services, and Indigenous Affairs, Jenny Macklin, and the…
E & OE – Check against delivery Thanks Alastair for your introduction. I would like to acknowledge the traditional owners of the land on which…
Check Against Delivery I would like to pay my respects to the traditional owners of the land on which we are meeting, and to their…
Today marks the start of a week-long celebration of Australia’s volunteers. The Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services, and Indigenous Affairs, Jenny Macklin, and the…
The Rudd Government has today announced that the Australian Autism Education & Training Consortium (AAETC) will continue to deliver the well-received Positive Partnerships initiatives, for…
The Deputy Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, Minister for Health and Ageing, Nicola Roxon, and Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, Jenny Macklin,…
The Australian Government today welcomed a milestone in the establishment of the Healing Foundation as Australia’s key body to support healing projects in Aboriginal and…
The fourth meeting of the Volunteering Policy Advisory Group was held on Thursday 6 May 2010. The Advisory Group is providing expert advice on volunteering…
Minister for Housing Tanya Plibersek and Member for Dawson James Bidgood today announced that 400 home buyers at Plantation Palms would save $20,000 each as…
The Rudd Government today announced a $22.9 million investment in Western Australia to unlock housing supply and bringing new land to market quicker. Nine housing…
Island communities in the Torres Strait will receive tidal gauges to assist them with monitoring sea levels through $1 million in funding announced today. King…
Casual workers are set to be big winners from the Rudd Government’s Paid Parental Leave scheme. To help seasonal, contract and casual workers access Paid…
*** E & OE – Proof only *** FIONA PARKER: All right let’s talk about a very important issue. You’re pregnant, you want to take…
The Australian Government today released the draft legislation of Australia’s first Paid Parental Leave scheme. This is an important milestone for Australian families who have…
*** E & OE – Proof only *** JENNY MACKLIN: Thanks everyone very much for joining us here today at Safeway. If I can first…
*** E & OE – Proof only *** KIERAN GILBERT: Joining me now the Families Minister Jenny Macklin. Jenny Macklin thank you very much for…
Morayfield will soon have 1,300 new homes, years sooner, thanks to a $10.5 million investment from the Rudd Government’s Housing Affordability Fund. The $10.5 million…
*** Check Against Delivery *** Before I begin I would like to acknowledge the Wurundjeri people, the traditional owners of the land where we are…