*** Check against delivery *** I want to first acknowledge the traditional owners of the land on which we meet today, the Wurundjeri people of…
*** E & OE – Proof only *** JENNY MACKLIN: I am very pleased to be here with my Parliamentary Secretary, Bill Shorten, to receive…
Tanya Plibersek today announced $11.4 million over four years for new research to direct the Rudd Government’s efforts to reduce homelessness in Australia. The Minister…
The Australian Government and the Victorian Government are providing $154.8 million over four years to reduce homelessness in Victoria, as part of the National Partnership…
The Australian and ACT Governments are providing an additional $20.2 million over four years to reduce homelessness in the ACT, through the National Partnership Agreement…
The Minister for Community Services, Jenny Macklin, and Parliamentary Secretary for Social Inclusion and the Voluntary Sector, Senator Ursula Stephens, today launched the second stage…
The Minister for Community Services, Jenny Macklin, and Parliamentary Secretary for Social Inclusion and the Voluntary Sector, Senator Ursula Stephens, today launched the second stage…
The Australian and New South Wales Governments are providing an additional $284 million over four years to reduce homelessness in NSW, through the National Partnership…
The Australian and Tasmanian Governments are providing an additional $28 million over four years to reduce homelessness through the National Partnership Agreement on Homelessness. On…
***E & OE – Proof only*** GEORGIA STYNES: Well, it looks like an agreement on Alice Springs town camps transformation has finally been reached. Tangentyere…
The Australian Government will be working with employer, employee and community groups on the delivery of the historic Paid Parental Leave scheme. Over the next…
In a major breakthrough, the Alice Springs town camp housing associations and the Tangentyere Council have signed up to a 40 year sub-lease agreement with…
***E & OE – Proof only*** JENNY MACKLIN: I’m very pleased to be able to announce today that I’ve had letters from the Alice Springs…
Tanya Plibersek and Member for Wakefield, Nick Champion, today met with builders and apprentices who are constructing seven new social housing units in Smithfield Plains,…
The Australian and South Australian Governments are providing an additional $82.1 million over four years to reduce homelessness in through the National Partnership Agreement on…
The, Senator the Hon Ursula Stephens, today opened the National Member Forum of Vision 2020 Australia. Her opening address confirmed the commitment of the Australian…
*** CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY *** Acknowledgements The Gadigal people, traditional owners of the land on which we meet today Thank you Jennifer for your introduction.…
JENNY MACKLIN: Tony Abbott’s call to increase the Age Pension age to 70 is yet another challenge to Malcolm Turnbull’s leadership. We know the Liberal…
The Government today announced the recipients of the 2009 Women’s Leadership and Development Program Grants. Over $1.2 million will be provided to support 16 projects…
Tanya Plibersek today called on outstanding Australian organisations to nominate for a 2009 EOWA Business Achievement Award, with applications closing this week. The Equal Opportunity…
The Australian Government is providing the Richmond Fellowship nearly $4 million to establish three Personal Helpers and Mentors services across Queanbeyan/Yass, Southern Highlands/Crookwell/Goulburn and Belconnen/Gungahlin.…
*** CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY *** Firstly, I would like to acknowledge the traditional owners of the land on which we meet. I pay my respects…
*** E & OE – Proof only *** FRAN KELLY: Federal and state ministers, bureaucrats and Indigenous people from around the country will meet this…
The Prime Minister today announced the completion of the first homes delivered under the Nation Building Economic Stimulus Plan in Victoria and handed over the…
The Australian and Northern Territory Governments are determined to achieve the ambitious targets they have set in housing reform to deliver long-overdue housing to Indigenous…