National Rural Women’s Summit opening
Speech by The Hon Tanya Pibersek MP– Check against delivery – Acknowledgements Thank you Mrs Agnes Shea for your welcome to Ngunnawal Country. Welcome to my Parliamentary colleagues, Kirsten Livermore, the…
National Policy Commission on Indigenous Housing convenes for first meeting
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPI am pleased to announce that the National Policy Commission on Indigenous Housing met for the first time today in Canberra. The Minister for Families,…
Passage of Bill to protect charitable sector employees
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPLegislation has been passed into law that will protect charitable sector employees from Howard Government 2006 Budget measures that would have seen many employees lose…
$1 million to expand White Ribbon Day activities in rural and regional Australia
Media Release by The Hon Tanya Pibersek MPThe Government has delivered in its election commitment by providing $1 million to the White Ribbon Foundation over the next four years to support and…
Helping Children with Autism package
Transcript by The Hon Bill Shorten MPMACKLIN: Thanks very much everyone, for being here, with my Parliamentary Secretary, Bill Shorten, we’re very pleased to be here at Malkara School today. If…
$190 million boost for children with autism and their families
Media Release by The Hon Bill Shorten MPAll children aged six and under who are diagnosed with an Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and are not yet at school will have access to…
Sing Australia reaches out to drought stricken communities
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPSing Australia is to receive more than $446,000 in Australian Government funding to expand its network of choirs in rural and regional areas, especially targeting…
$190 million boost for children with autism and their families
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPAll children aged six and under who are diagnosed with an Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and are not yet at school will have access to…
Helping Children with Autism package
Transcript by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPMACKLIN: Thanks very much everyone, for being here, with my Parliamentary Secretary, Bill Shorten, we’re very pleased to be here at Malkara School today. If…
New service for Indigenous families gets underway
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPNew services to support Indigenous families have been launched in eight locations around Australia as part of a $16.6 million Australian Government commitment to give…
Australia and Greece improve access to pensions
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPAround 50,000 residents of Australia and Greece will soon have improved access to the age pension from the Greek and Australian Governments with the introduction…
Seniors and carers bonus payments
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPMore than 430,000 carers and 2.7 million seniors have started receiving more than $1.8 billion in bonuses from the Australian Government. All payments are due…
Amendments pave the way for new NT lease agreements
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPNew land lease agreements for Groote Eylandt and 13 parks and reserves will go ahead in the Northern Territory after legislation was passed in the…
Release of the final report of the NTER Taskforce
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPThe recommendations of the final report of Northern Territory Emergency Response (NTER) Taskforce have included annual health checks for children and investment in housing in…
First anniversary of the Northern Territory Emergency Response
Transcript by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPE & O E – PROOF ONLY Macklin: Thanks everyone for being here today. I’m very pleased to be releasing the Northern Territory Emergency Response…
New Funding as MyTime Turns One
Media Release by The Hon Bill Shorten MPThe Australian Government has marked the first birthday of the MyTime peer support groups by announcing $90,000 for four new pilot groups. Bill Shorten, made…
Northern Territory Emergency Response – One Year On
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPTomorrow marks the first anniversary of the Northern Territory Emergency Response (NTER). The response was launched on 21 June 2007 following the recommendations of the…
New incentive for long-term benefit from Indigenous royalties
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPThe Australian Government is taking action to encourage Indigenous landowners in the Northern Territory to use significant resource industry payments for the long-term benefit of…
NT trials to boost school attendance
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPThe first six Northern Territory locations to trial linking school attendance with welfare payments have been selected. Hermannsburg, Katherine, Katherine town camps, Wallace Rockhole, Wadeye…
Protection for Charitable Sector Employees
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPThe Rudd Government is taking urgent action to ensure employees in the charitable and not-for-profit sector are not hurt by the Howard Government’s 2006 budget…
Northern Territory Emergency Response
Transcript by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPE & O E – PROOF ONLY ELEANOR HALL: The Federal Government has signalled today that it is likely to continue with the controversial intervention…
Cabinet Decision on Howard Government Measures Impacting Charitable Sector
Transcript by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPE & O E – PROOF ONLY TREASURER: Cabinet this afternoon has agreed to address a great social injustice that we discussed here the other…
Child protection measures help close the gap
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPA mobile child protection team has begun operating across the Northern Territory – one of two new child protection initiatives supported by the Australian and…
Marketing Boost for Business Services
Media Release by The Hon Bill Shorten MPBusiness services will receive a one-off payment of $2,500 from the Australian Government for marketing and promoting their products, a total commitment of $525,000. “All…
Rudd Government to address concerns raised by charities and not-for-profits
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPThe Rudd Government is urgently examining the impact of changes in family assistance law made by the former Howard Government which may impact adversely on…