EOWA Business Achievement Awards, Cockle Bay Wharf, Sydney
Speech by The Hon Tanya Pibersek MP****Check against delivery**** I would like to pay my respects to the traditional owners of the land on which we are meeting, the Gadigal people…
Speech at Slater and Gordon ‘Inspiring Women’ lunch; Cockle Bay Wharf, Sydney
Speech by The Hon Tanya Pibersek MP****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…
Stage two of historic Groote Eylandt Regional Partnership Agreement
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPImproved infrastructure and better social and economic outcomes for Indigenous people in the Groote Eylandt region will be delivered following the signing of stage two…
More loaves and fishes for Exodus
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPMinister for Community Services, Jenny Macklin, today visited the Exodus Foundation to announce a $380,000 funding boost to help support the inner city organisation. Ms…
Groote Regional Partnership Agreement, Strategic Indigenous Housing and Infrastructure Program Topic; Doorstop, Darwin
Transcript by The Hon Jenny Macklin MP*** E & OE – Proof only *** JOURNALIST: Firstly, what are we talking about with this difference between Stage 1 and Stage 2 with…
Call for Projects on Round Two of Housing Affordability Fund
Media Release by The Hon Tanya Pibersek MPThe Rudd Government will deliver more affordable houses for low and moderate income earners through Round Two of the Housing Affordability Fund, which opens today.…
Residential Development Council Leadership Summit, Sebel Heritage, Yarra Valley
Speech by The Hon Tanya Pibersek MP****Check against delivery**** Australia faces a serious housing shortage – a shortfall of around 85,000 homes. That means that we need 85,000 homes over and…
Apology to the Forgotten Australians and former child migrants, ABC 891 Adelaide, interviewer Grant Cameron
Transcript by The Hon Jenny Macklin MP*** E & OE – Proof only *** GRANT CAMERON: We’ll start this afternoon with an interview I recorded earlier today with Jenny Macklin, the…
Help for flood-affected people on the Mid North Coast
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPThe Australian Government Disaster Recovery Payment will be provided to eligible people adversely affected by the 5 November floods in the Mid North Coast and…
Ministers meet to discuss national response to violence against women and their children
Media Release by The Hon Tanya Pibersek MPTanya Plibersek and Attorney-General Robert McClelland today met with their state and territory colleagues to discuss progress on national efforts to reduce violence against women…
Tax and Transfer System Reform – 2009 Economic and Social Outlook Conference
Speech by The Hon Jenny Macklin MP*** Check Against Delivery *** I would like to acknowledge the traditional owners of the land where we meet. I also want to thank the…
Stimulus plan delivers jobs and new homes in Mackay and the Whitsunday Coast
Media Release by The Hon Tanya Pibersek MPFederal Tanya Plibersek today announced that provisional approval had been given to $24 million worth of social housing projects in Mackay and the Whitsunday Coast…
59 new affordable rental homes for Mackay
Media Release by The Hon Tanya Pibersek MPTanya Plibersek and Federal Member for Dawson James Bidgood today announced that the National Rental Affordability Scheme would deliver 59 new affordable rental homes in…
Speech to the Political Parties and Civil Society Forum
Speech by Senator the Hon Ursula Stephens* Check against delivery * The Ngunnawal people – traditional owners of this land Mr George Anderson – President and CEO of the Forum of…
Stimulus plan delivers jobs and new homes in Far North Queensland
Media Release by The Hon Tanya Pibersek MPFederal Tanya Plibersek today announced that provisional approval had been given to $80 million worth of social housing projects in Far North Queensland that will…
100 affordable rental homes for Far North Queensland
Media Release by The Hon Tanya Pibersek MPFederal Tanya Plibersek today announced that the National Rental Affordability Scheme was delivering 100 new affordable rental homes in Far North Queensland. Ms Plibersek made…
Launch of ‘An Icon for Exit’, Mission Australia Centre, Sydney
Speech by The Hon Tanya Pibersek MP****Check against delivery**** I would like to pay my respects to the traditional owners of the land on which we are meeting this morning, the…
Price cap to be introduced for First Home Owners Grant
Media Release by The Hon Tanya Pibersek MPThe Rudd Government is announcing today that after December 31, the Commonwealth will allow States and Territories to set a price-cap for recipients of the…
400 new homes for Sydney’s South West
Media Release by The Hon Tanya Pibersek MPFederal Housing Minister Tanya Plibersek, Member for Werriwa Chris Hayes and NSW Housing Minister David Borger today announced that South Western Sydney will receive 400…
Address to the Australian Council for International Development
Speech by The Hon Tanya Pibersek MP****Check against delivery**** I acknowledge the traditional owners of the land on which we meet today and pay my respects to their elders, past and…
Families getting ahead in Cape York
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPThe Cape York Family Responsibilities Commission’s first Annual Report has been tabled in Queensland Parliament today by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships Minister Desley…
Better support for carers
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPThe Australian Government’s response to the House of Representatives Standing Committee report: Who Cares…? Report on the inquiry into better support for carers recognises the…
Role of government libraries today
Media Release by Senator the Hon Ursula StephensSenator Ursula Stephens, today officially opened the Australian Government Libraries and Information Network (AGLIN) Forum 2009. The forum explored how government libraries can respond to…
Australian Government Libraries Network Forum – Canberra
Speech by Senator the Hon Ursula Stephens* Check against delivery * Firstly, I would like to acknowledge the traditional owners of the land on which we meet this evening, the Ngunnawal…
United Nations Disabilities Committee Chair
Media Release by The Hon Bill Shorten MPThe Australian Government today congratulated Professor Ron McCallum AO on his election as the 2010 Chair of the United Nations Committee on the Rights of…