Over 60 community organisations in the Australian Capital Territory will benefit from more than $200,000 in Australian Government funding for volunteer grants. This is part…
E & O E – PROOF ONLY JENNY MACKLIN: Thanks everyone for being here, and if I could first of all thank everybody from the…
Almost 50 community organisations in the Northern Territory will receive more than $146,000 in Australian Government Volunteer Grants. This funding is part of the $21…
More than 220 community organisations in Tasmania will receive $481,000 in Australian Government Volunteer Grants. This funding is part of the $21 million in Volunteers…
The Australian Government has provided $250,000 to help expand Australian football training and development opportunities for Indigenous youth in the East Kimberley region of Western…
Seniors around Australia are now able to access concession fares on most interstate public transport systems as a new national scheme begins to rollout. From…
New South Wales seniors will be able to access new transport concessions when they travel interstate after 1 January as a new national scheme begins…
Australian Capital Territory Seniors will be able to access new transport concessions when they travel interstate after 1 January as a new national scheme begins…
Northern Territory Seniors will be able to access new transport concessions when they travel interstate after 1 January as a new national scheme begins to…
South Australian Seniors will be able to access new transport concessions when they travel interstate after 1 January as a new national scheme begins to…
Tasmanian Seniors will be able to access new transport concessions when they travel interstate after 1 January as a new national scheme begins to roll…
Victorian Seniors will be able to access new transport concessions when they travel interstate after 1 January as a new national scheme begins to roll…
From 1 January 2009 a new $5.3 billion National Disability Agreement will pave the way for substantial reforms to the disability services system, as part…
From 1 January 2009, a new protocol will improve information sharing between the Australian Government and State and Territory child protection agencies, to better protect…
From 1 January 2009 a new $5.3 billion National Disability Agreement will pave the way for substantial reforms to the disability services system, as part…
Seniors around Australia will be able to access new transport concessions when they travel interstate after 1 January as a new national scheme begins to…
Changes to the Baby Bonus and the Maternity Immunisation Allowance (MIA) commencing from 1 January 2009 will create a fairer and simpler system. The Baby…
A new Social Security Agreement with Japan which comes into effect today will benefit, in its first full year, about 1000 people who spend part…
E & O E – PROOF ONLY JENNY MACKLIN: Just so you know, there’s actually quite a few things happening today; so we’ve got the…
E & O E – PROOF ONLY HILARY HARPER: Are you having a baby this year? And congratulations if you are. You’ll also be looking…
E & O E – PROOF ONLY JENNY MACKLIN: My Ministerial colleague, Tanya Plibersek, and I are very very pleased to be here today meeting…
The Australian Government will exempt units in the City Pacific First Mortgage Fund from social security deeming rules to assist pensioners who are income tested…
Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, Jenny Macklin, today visited St Mary’s House of Welcome in Fitzroy to serve lunch to clients…
The Australian Government has appointed Mr Bill Gray AM to facilitate negotiations with Indigenous interests in relation to establishing a liquefied natural gas (LNG) hub…
A new report released today on disability support pensioners shows that under the Howard Government fewer than one-in-ten people on the Disability Support Pension were…