Parliamentray screening of “Samson and Delilah”
Speech by The Hon Jenny Macklin MP*** Check on Delivery *** I acknowledge the traditional owners on whose land we are gathered this evening and pay my respects to their elders…
Full steam ahead for seniors’ transport concessions
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPAn additional 800,000 eligible seniors will have access to cheaper rail fares from 31 May 2009 following a concession agreement reached between the Australian Government…
Closing the gap community awards
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPTo mark Reconciliation Week 2009, Indigenous Affairs Minister Jenny Macklin today launched new awards to recognise Australians who contribute to closing the gap between Indigenous…
Parliamentary Speech on Cochlear Implants
Speech by The Hon Bill Shorten MP*** CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY *** Last week I had the privilege of witnessing one of the most impressive transformations that modern medical science can achieve.…
AIHW Report Underlines Need for Homelessness Response
Media Release by The Hon Tanya Pibersek MPThe annual Demand for Supported Assistance Accommodation by Homeless People 2007-08 report released today underlines the need for greater services for families who become homeless.…
Video address to the ‘Social Inclusion by Design’ Forum
Speech by Senator the Hon Ursula Stephens*** CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY *** It is a pleasure to deliver the opening message today at the ‘Social Inclusion by Design’ forum. Can I begin…
Pollution reduction support for Australian households
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPLow and middle income families will be assisted in moving to a low pollution future as a result of the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme Amendment…
Office of Coordinator-General for Remote Indigenous Services
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPThe Australian Government today introduced legislation to create the statutory office of Coordinator General for Remote Indigenous Services. The Coordinator-General will drive the implementation of…
Government calls for submissions on Disability Parking Scheme
Media Release by The Hon Bill Shorten MPThe Australian Government today launched a discussion paper and national public consultations about the new Australian Disability Parking Scheme. Today’s announcement follows a $3 million…
National Healing Foundation consultations start on National Sorry Day
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPToday, schools and community groups across Australia are holding ceremonies and morning teas to mark the 12th anniversary of National Sorry Day. This coincides with…
$48 Million To Reconnect Homeless Youth
Media Release by The Hon Tanya Pibersek MPThe Australian Government will invest $48 million over the next two years to continue to support young people who are homeless or at risk of…
Help for Flood-Affected People In South-East Queensland And Northern NSW
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPThe Australian Government today announced additional assistance to flood-affected residents of South-East Queensland, the North Coast and the Northern Rivers regions of New South Wales.…
Life expectancy for Indigenous Australians 2005-07
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPToday’s life expectancy estimates released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) demonstrate why comprehensive action continues to be needed to close the gap between…
Alice Springs town camps – ABC Alice Springs Morning Show
Transcript by The Hon Jenny Macklin MP***E & OE – Proof Only*** BARRY NICHOLLS: I spoke with Jenny Macklin, the Minister, Indigenous Minister for the Federal Government a little bit earlier…
Alice Springs town camps – ABC 774 Melbourne morning show
Transcript by The Hon Jenny Macklin MP*** E & OE – Proof only *** JON FAINE: Over the weekend, the Federal Government announced that they were going to take over, through…
Alice Springs town camps – ABC Radio National Breakfast
Transcript by The Hon Jenny Macklin MP*** E & OE – Proof only *** FRAN KELLY: Minister, good morning. JENNY MACKLIN: Good morning Fran. FRAN KELLY: Why this move to compulsorily…
Alice Springs town camps
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPToday I am announcing that the Australian Government is taking the first step towards compulsory acquisition of the Alice Springs town camps. I have taken…
Alice Springs town camps – Doorstop, Melbourne
Transcript by The Hon Jenny Macklin MP*** E & OE – Proof only *** JENNY MACKLIN: Thanks very much for coming this morning. Today I am announcing that the Australian Government…
First Stimulus House delivered in NSW
Media Release by The Hon Tanya Pibersek MPPremier Nathan Rees and Federal Housing Minister Tanya Plibersek today announced that the first home in the country built as part of the Federal Government’s Nation…
First Stimulus House delivered in NSW
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPPremier Nathan Rees and Federal Housing Minister Tanya Plibersek today announced that the first home in the country built as part of the Federal Government’s…
Launch of the Centre for Social Impact Annual Report 2008
Speech by Senator the Hon Ursula Stephens*** CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY *** It is my pleasure to be here to launch the Centre for Social Impact’s first Annual Report. I am so…
“Women are the real architects of society” – Harriet Beacher Stowe
Speech by Senator the Hon Ursula Stephens*** Check on delivery *** Hello everyone – I hear you have had a very exciting day, so I’m very pleased to be able to…
Victoria Hits Biggest First Home Boom for Seven Years
Media Release by The Hon Tanya Pibersek MPVictoria is in the middle of a first home buyer boom with more Victorians purchasing their own homes last month than at any other time…
Nation Building Economic Stimulus Plan supporting construction jobs in Melbourne’s inner north
Media Release by The Hon Tanya Pibersek MPFederal Housing Minister Tanya Plibersek today announced that over $1 million is being invested to upgrade 224 social housing dwellings in Melbourne’s inner north before the…
Time for action against Domestic Violence
Media Release by The Hon Tanya Pibersek MPMinister for Housing and the Status of Women, Tanya Plibersek and Victorian Minister for Housing, Richard Wynne today met with members of the Family Violence…