Transparency Awards Dinner
Speech by Senator the Hon Ursula Stephens****Check against delivery**** I begin by acknowledging that we are meeting on the traditional land of the Gadigal people of the Eora nation. Thank you…
Celebrating Governance Best Practice in the Third Sector
Media Release by Senator the Hon Ursula StephensBest practice governance is vital to a strong respected third sector, said Parliamentary Secretary for Social Inclusion and the Voluntary Sector, Senator Stephens at tonight’s…
Queensland Family Responsibilities Commission reports positive results
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPThe Queensland Minister for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships Desley Boyle and Federal Minister for Indigenous Affairs Jenny Macklin said early evidence from the…
Keeping Indigenous culture strong for the future
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPThe Australian Government has taken the first steps towards establishing a national Indigenous Cultural Education and Knowledge Centre, one of the ideas to emerge from…
Town camp leases, Income Management and Welfare for School
Transcript by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPJENNY MACKLIN: Thanks everyone for being here today, and I am very pleased to be here with my Federal Ministerial colleague, Warren Snowdon, and the…
Catholic Health Australia – Catholic Agencies Forum
Speech by The Hon Tanya Pibersek MP– Check on delivery – I would like to acknowledge the traditional owners of the land, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation, and pay…
$100 Million for Family Relationship Services
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPMinister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, Jenny Macklin, and Attorney-General, Robert McClelland, today announced the Government would invest more than $100 million…
Newcastle job seekers eye Defence Force career
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPTwenty-one Indigenous job seekers in the Newcastle region are a step closer to a career with the Australian Defence Forces after graduating today from an…
Town Camps
Transcript by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPROHAN BARWICK: Yesterday the Federal Government insisted that the old scattergun approach to Indigenous affairs hasn’t worked and that something different was needed. They announced…
Family Relationship Services, Income Management – Doorstop, WA Anglicare
Transcript by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPE & O E – PROOF ONLY Subject: Family relationship services, income management IAN CARTER: Can I begin by acknowledging the Noongar people as the…
$500,000 to help more Australian women excel in sports leadership
Media Release by The Hon Tanya Pibersek MPThe Australian Government is encouraging women’s sporting groups across the country to submit their application for this year’s $500,000 Sports Leadership Grants for Women. This…
Applications open for five disability advocacy regions
Media Release by The Hon Bill Shorten MPDisability Advocacy organisations in five Australian regions will be funded to better represent the rights of Australians with disability. , Bill Shorten, today encouraged service…
John Curtin Institute of Public Policy
Speech by The Hon Jenny Macklin MP*** Check Against Delivery *** I would like to first acknowledge the Nyoongah people, the custodians of the land where we are meeting today. Yesterday…
Hostel accommodation for Indigenous trainees and apprentices in WA
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPBurks Park, four kilometres from the town of Halls Creek, will be the site for the first hostel to accommodate up to 24 young Indigenous…
Jobs fund to build non-profit capacity and strengthen community resilience
Media Release by Senator the Hon Ursula Stephens$500 million will be invested in the Third Sector to strengthen non profit organisations and build community resilience, said Senator Stephens. Applications are now open…
$3 million for Indigenous playgroups
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPMore than 1600 Indigenous children and their families in regional and remote Australia will benefit from up to $3 million in Australian Government funding for…
$110 million for remote housing in the West Kimberley
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPThe West Kimberley region will benefit from more than $110 million over the next four years to provide remote Indigenous communities with new houses, major…
Strategy to support homeless people in Broome
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPThe Australian Government is providing $100,000 to Broome’s Traditional Owners, Yawuru, and the Shire of Broome to develop a strategy to respond to homelessness in…
$2.3 million for mental health support services in Yuendumu
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPIndigenous Australians living with mental illness in Yuendumu in the Northern Territory will have greater access to mental health support, with $2.3 million in Australian…
New rubbish compactor truck for Utopia
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPA regular rubbish collection service for the Utopia homelands in Central Australia will soon be operating in the remote community following a grant of $150,000…
Economic downturn an opportunity for Third Sector Reform
Media Release by Senator the Hon Ursula StephensSenator Ursula Stephens, today reinforced the Government’s commitment to supporting Third Sector organisations during the economic downturn. Speaking in Brisbane at the Modernising Charity Law…
Australian Government Welcomes Historic Kimberley Agreement
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPThe Australian Government today welcomed the landmark agreement between the Kimberley Land Council (KLC), Woodside and the Western Australian Government, to move forward with the…
7th International Dialogue Australasia Network Conference
Speech by Senator the Hon Ursula StephensSenator the Hon Ursula Stephens Parliamentary Secretary for Social Inclusion The 7th International Dialogue Australasia Network Conference Members Dining Room Old Parliament House, Canberra (Entry…
Intercultural and interfaith education – key to an inclusive society
Media Release by Senator the Hon Ursula StephensSenator Ursula Stephens, today addressed the 7th International Dialogue Australasia Network Conference at Old Parliament House, Canberra. The conference focused on ‘Teaching the Abrahamic Religions:…
$138 million boost for Queensland social housing and jobs
Media Release by The Hon Tanya Pibersek MPQueensland’s social housing stock will be boosted and construction jobs supported with an Australian Government investment of $138.6 million. The Australian and Queensland Governments have…