*** CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY *** Acknowledgements The Jagera and Turrbal people – traditional owners of the land on which we meet. Thank you Margaret for…
The Australian Government is today releasing a discussion paper which will form the basis for intensive consultation with Indigenous Northern Territory (NT) communities on designing…
The Australian and Northern Territory Governments today released a joint response to the recommendations of the Northern Territory Emergency Response (NTER) Review Board. In 2008,…
Refurbishments under the Strategic Indigenous Housing and Infrastructure Program (SIHIP) have started on the Tiwi Islands, Groote Eylandt and in Tennant Creek, with construction of…
*** E & OE – Proof only *** JENNY MACKLIN: The Federal Government has been very pleased in last Tuesday’s Budget to deliver a very…
The National Association of Services Against Sexual Violence (NASASV) has today taken an important step towards reducing violence against women in Australia with the release…
Attorney-General Robert McClelland and Tanya Plibersek have today officially opened the Sydney City Family Relationship Centre. Mr McClelland said the new Centre provides important advice and…
The Northern Territory Government’s policy document on remote NT regions is another important step forward in tackling Indigenous disadvantage through the effective delivery of services…
Federal Housing Minister Tanya Plibersek and Victorian Housing Minister Richard Wynne today visited Melbourne’s south-east, where over $780,000 is being invested to upgrade 128 social housing…
Federal Housing Minister Tanya Plibersek today visited Bayswater North, where over $410,000 is being invested to upgrade 66 social housing dwellings before the end of…
The Australian Government will provide a further $1.5 million to support communities affected by the Victorian bushfires. Community Services Minister Jenny Macklin said the funding…
The Australian Government will provide over $52 million to 139 family services providers as they transition to a new, more flexible service delivery model. The…
The Australian Government will provide a further $1.5 million to support communities affected by the Victorian bushfires. Community Services Minister Jenny Macklin said the funding…
Tanya Plibersek today welcomed the six month extension of the First Home Owners Boost while visiting first home buyers in Sydney’s south west. Extending the…
Federal Housing Minister Tanya Plibersek and NSW Housing Minister David Borger today announced that over $1.4 million is being invested in Sydney’s inner West suburbs…
*** CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY *** I would like to begin by acknowledging the traditional owners of the land on which we meet, the Gubbi Gubbi…
The Australian Government is seeking feedback on the provision of information in alternative formats for people with print disability as part of its review of…
*** Check Against Delivery *** Thank you for the opportunity to speak to you today. It’s great to be back in Melbourne after Budget week…
The Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (FaHCSIA) has identified the preferred providers to deliver the reformed Community Development Employment Projects (CDEP)…
The Australian Government is again supporting Walk Safely to School Day, providing $50,000 for this national event which promotes the value of physical activity and…
The 2009-10 Women’s Budget Statement adopts the theme Supporting Women in a Time of Economic Challenge. Economies across the world are experiencing one of the…
Thousands of bushfire survivors will receive a one-off $2000 cash payment from the Victorian Bushfire Appeal Fund as part of a $9 million new winter…
Around 500,000 carers across Australia will receive a new, permanent Carer Supplement of $600 a year following the passage in Parliament today of the Social…
*** CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY *** I rise today to speak on the Social Security Legislation Amendment (Improved Support for Carers) Bill 2009, which will make…