AFL funding in the Kimberley
Transcript by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPE & O E – PROOF ONLY JENNY MACKLIN: Thanks everyone for being here, and if I could first of all thank everybody from the…
NT volunteering organisations share in $146,00
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPAlmost 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…
Tasmania’s volunteering organisations share in $481,000
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPMore 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…
Government and AFL partnership to help Indigenous kids in the Kimberley
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPThe 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…
Cheaper fares for seniors around Australia
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPSeniors around Australia are now able to access concession fares on most interstate public transport systems as a new national scheme begins to rollout. From…
National Transport Concessions for New South Wales Seniors Card holders
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPNew South Wales seniors will be able to access new transport concessions when they travel interstate after 1 January as a new national scheme begins…
National Transport Concessions for Australian Capital Territory Seniors Card holders
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPAustralian Capital Territory Seniors will be able to access new transport concessions when they travel interstate after 1 January as a new national scheme begins…
National Transport Concessions for Northern Territory Seniors Card holders
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPNorthern Territory Seniors will be able to access new transport concessions when they travel interstate after 1 January as a new national scheme begins to…
National Transport Concessions for South Australian Seniors Card holders
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPSouth Australian Seniors will be able to access new transport concessions when they travel interstate after 1 January as a new national scheme begins to…
National Transport Concessions for Tasmanian Seniors Card holders
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPTasmanian Seniors will be able to access new transport concessions when they travel interstate after 1 January as a new national scheme begins to roll…
National Transport Concessions for Victorian Seniors Card holders
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPVictorian Seniors will be able to access new transport concessions when they travel interstate after 1 January as a new national scheme begins to roll…
National Disability Agreement begins
Media Release by The Hon Bill Shorten MPFrom 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…
Better information sharing to protect children
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPFrom 1 January 2009, a new protocol will improve information sharing between the Australian Government and State and Territory child protection agencies, to better protect…
National Disability Agreement begins
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPFrom 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…
Interstate transport concessions for Seniors Card holders
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPSeniors around Australia will be able to access new transport concessions when they travel interstate after 1 January as a new national scheme begins to…
Baby Bonus and Maternity Immunisation Allowance reforms make system fairer and simpler
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPChanges to the Baby Bonus and the Maternity Immunisation Allowance (MIA) commencing from 1 January 2009 will create a fairer and simpler system. The Baby…
New Social Security Agreement with Japan begins
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPA new Social Security Agreement with Japan which comes into effect today will benefit, in its first full year, about 1000 people who spend part…
Baby bonus, interstate transport concessions for seniors, social security agreement with Japan, child protection system
Transcript by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPE & O E – PROOF ONLY JENNY MACKLIN: Just so you know, there’s actually quite a few things happening today; so we’ve got the…
Baby Bonus
Transcript by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPE & O E – PROOF ONLY HILARY HARPER: Are you having a baby this year? And congratulations if you are. You’ll also be looking…
Indigenous Family Violence Forum
Transcript by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPE & O E – PROOF ONLY JENNY MACKLIN: My Ministerial colleague, Tanya Plibersek, and I are very very pleased to be here today meeting…
Assistance for City Pacific First Mortgage Fund pensioners
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPThe Australian Government will exempt units in the City Pacific First Mortgage Fund from social security deeming rules to assist pensioners who are income tested…
Christmas meals and hampers to people in need
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPMinister 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…
Facilitator appointed for proposed Kimberley gas hub
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPThe Australian Government has appointed Mr Bill Gray AM to facilitate negotiations with Indigenous interests in relation to establishing a liquefied natural gas (LNG) hub…
Breaking down barriers for people with disability
Media Release by The Hon Bill Shorten MPA 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…
Boosting employment for people with disability and mental illness
Media Release by The Hon Bill Shorten MPThe Rudd Government today released a paper which outlines its approach to increasing employment for people with disability including mental illness.The Minister for Employment Participation,…