Making it fair for working women
Media Release by The Hon Tanya Pibersek MPThe Australian Government today welcomed the Making it Fair report from the House of Representatives pay equity inquiry. The report is a comprehensive investigation of…
Social Inclusion Week Commences
Media Release by Senator the Hon Ursula StephensThe, Senator Ursula Stephens, this evening launched the Macquarie University Social Inclusion Forum, marking the start of Australia’s inaugural Social Inclusion Week. The week gives…
Social Inclusion Week Launch – Sydney
Speech by Senator the Hon Ursula Stephens*** CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY *** Firstly, I would like to acknowledge the Aboriginal people on whose land we meet today, and pay my respects to…
Australian Government to consider new approaches to disability
Media Release by The Hon Bill Shorten MPThe Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd, announced the inquiry at the National Disability Awards ceremony in Parliament House. The inquiry forms part of the Australian Government’s…
Disability Awards recognise six high achievers
Media Release by The Hon Bill Shorten MPSix outstanding individuals have received recognition for their selfless contributions to the disability sector at the 2009 National Disability Awards ceremony in Canberra. The awards…
Ministerial Statement on White Ribbon Day
Speech by The Hon Tanya Pibersek MPOn November 25, 1990 Marc Dutroux walked into a classroom at École Polytechnique, Montreal, Canada. He divided the women and men into two groups and…
Australian Government to consider new approaches to disability
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPThe Productivity Commission will investigate the feasibility of new approaches for funding and delivering long-term disability care and support. The Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd, announced…
Comprehensive consultation on redesigning the Northern Territory Emergency Response
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPThe Australian Government today released the Report on the Northern Territory Emergency Response Redesign Consultations, detailing feedback from several thousand people at more than 500…
Disability Awards recognise six high achievers
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPSix outstanding individuals have received recognition for their selfless contributions to the disability sector at the 2009 National Disability Awards ceremony in Canberra. The awards…
Report on the Northern Territory Emergency Response Redesign Consultations – ABC PM with Sarah Everingham
Transcript by The Hon Jenny Macklin MP*** E & OE – Proof only *** SARAH EVERINGHAM: Jenny Macklin, the former Prime Minister, Malcolm Fraser is today launching a report that finds…
Australian Government response to ‘Our Future in Our Hands’
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPThe Australian Government today announced its support for the establishment of a new national representative body for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. The Government…
Rudd Government delivers $21,500 saving to Western Sydney homebuyers
Media Release by The Hon Tanya Pibersek MPA total of 240 families in Western Sydney will receive a cheque for $21,500 for new homes purchased at the Ropes Crossing estate through the…
$11.4 million in funding for homelessness research
Media Release by The Hon Tanya Pibersek MPThe Australian Government is inviting applications from researchers wishing to undertake research into homelessness. The National Homelessness Research Agenda commits funding of $11.4 million over…
Payments for March flood victims
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPThe Australian Government will provide additional financial assistance to people still affected by the 2009 March floods in the Mid North Coast and Northern Rivers…
Launch of the Defence Action Plan for the Recruitment and Retention of Women – Doorstop
Speech by The Hon Tanya Pibersek MP****Check against delivery**** Thanks Greg (Combet) and the Chief of the Defence Force, Angus Houston, for inviting me to today’s event. There is a telling…
Racial Discrimination Act, Aboriginal Benefits Account, Strategic Indigenous Housing and Infrastructure Program, ABC Alice Springs with Alice Brennan
Transcript by The Hon Jenny Macklin MP*** E & OE – Proof only *** ALICE BRENNAN: Well CAAMA and Imparja are two of the winners in the latest round of the…
Celebrating 20 Years of Helping Australians Prepare for Retirement
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPMinister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, Jenny Macklin MP, and Minister for Human Services, Financial Services, Superannuation and Corporate Law, Chris Bowen…
$9.4 million in grants for NT Indigenous communities
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPA program that gives Aboriginal students hands-on experience working in the television industry is among 18 new projects to share in more than $9.4 million…
$1.5 million to expand targeted family support in Alice Springs
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPAboriginal families in Alice Springs who are struggling to care for their children, will receive additional funding through the $138 million Alice Springs Transformation Plan…
Australia’s welfare 2009 report
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPAustralia’s population is ageing, family homelessness is growing and around 2.3 million Australians will have a high level of disability by 2030, according to a…
Launch of the Australia’s welfare 2009 report, Racial Discrimination Act – Doorstop, Canberra
Transcript by The Hon Jenny Macklin MP*** E & OE – Proof only *** JENNY MACKLIN: I am very, very pleased to be able to launch Australia’s Welfare 2009. The Australian…
Ombudsman’s report into Economic Security Strategy payments
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPThe Commonwealth Ombudsman has released his report into the administration of the Economic Security Strategy payments. The scale of the Economic Security Strategy payments was…
The motion of the national apology to the Forgotten Australians and former child migrants
Speech by The Hon Jenny Macklin MP*** Check Against Delivery *** Mr Speaker, a nation’s most fundamental obligation, its most solemn and sacred duty, is to keep safe and cherish its…
Apology to the Forgotten Australians and former child migrants – Radio Interview, AM, ABC Radio
Transcript by The Hon Jenny Macklin MP*** E & OE – Proof only *** TONY EASTLEY: The Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs Minister Jenny Macklin has been instrumental in achieving…
Apology to the Forgotten Australians and former child migrants – Radio Interview – ABC Radio National with Fran Kelly
Transcript by The Hon Jenny Macklin MP*** E & OE – Proof only *** FRAN KELLY: On this Monday morning it’s the 16th of November today and later this morning in…