Supporting people with mental illness in Ceduna.
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPPeople with severe mental illness in Ceduna will have greater access to support services and other practical assistance thanks to more than $1 million in…
Transcript of Interview, ABC Newcastle, Breakfast with Aaron Kearney
Transcript by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPSubject: DisabilityCare Australia, Kitchen Cabinet AARON KEARNEY: Amid asylum seeker plans and carbon tax changes and election dates speculation, the political news agenda is in…
Supporting people with mental illness in Palm Island
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPPeople with severe mental illness in Palm Island will have greater access to support services and other practical assistance thanks to more than $1.5 million…
Press conference, Hobart
Transcript by The Hon Julie Collins MPTRANSCRIPT OF PRESS CONFERENCE 936 ABC Hobart E & OE SUBJECTS: Violence against women; Labor party reform; asylum seeker policy Louise Sanders: More than a…
Supporting people with mental illness in remote NT communities
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPAboriginal people living with mental illness in four remote Northern Territory communities will soon have greater access to mental health support with almost $6 million…
New Health Plan to Help Close the Gap
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPThe Australian Government has released the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Plan – an evidence-based policy framework to guide policies and programs to…
Commissioner appointed for ALRC inquiry into legal barriers for people with disabilities
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPA new inquiry will consider whether Commonwealth laws and legal frameworks create barriers to people with disability exercising their rights and legal capacity. Attorney-General Mark…
Continued support for Aboriginal people in the Illawarra
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPAboriginal people in the Illawarra region of New South Wales will benefit from improved job opportunities and housing following the extension of the Illawarra Regional…
Violence Against Women: Vital Research to Stop Repeat Offending
Media Release by The Hon Julie Collins MPThe Federal Labor Government will invest $3 million to support vital research looking at ways to prevent perpetrators of violence against women from reoffending. Minister…
Update for locals on DisabilityCare Australia
Media Release by The Hon Amanda Rishworth MPParliamentary Secretary for Disabilities and Carers Amanda Rishworth and Federal Member for Adelaide Kate Ellis today joined local people with disability, their families and carers…
Celebrate International Day of People with Disability
Media Release by The Hon Amanda Rishworth MPParliamentary Secretary for Disabilities and Carers Amanda Rishworth today invited communities, schools, organisations and businesses around the country to stage their own local events to…
Schoolkids Bonus has helped families with back to school costs
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPThe second instalment of Federal Labor’s Schoolkids Bonus has been paid to more than 1.2 million families as their kids start returning to school. Over…
More flexibility in the National Rental Affordability Scheme
Media Release by The Hon Julie Collins MPThe introduction of greater flexibility for endorsed charities participating in the National Rental Affordability Scheme (NRAS) is set to make the scheme more attractive to…
Tackling alcohol abuse in Coober Pedy
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPThe Australian Government is investing $367,000 over the next two years to help tackle alcohol abuse in Coober Pedy. Minister for Families, Community Services and…
Update for Locals on DisabilityCare Australia
Media Release by The Hon Amanda Rishworth MPParliamentary Secretary for Disabilities and Carers Amanda Rishworth and Federal Member for Hindmarsh Steve Georganas today joined local people with disability, their families and carers…
Werriwa families benefiting from Schoolkids Bonus
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPThousands of families in Werriwa are benefitting from the second instalment of Federal Labor’s Schoolkids Bonus, which is providing welcome relief with back-to-school costs. The…
Speech at Fifth International Community, Family and Work conference
Speech by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPCheck against delivery I would like to acknowledge the traditional owners of the land we are meeting on and pay my respects to their elders,…
Paid Parental Leave, DisabilityCare Australia
Transcript by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPE & OE – Proof only JENNY MACKLIN: Thanks everyone for joining us here today. Labor is very pleased that our Paid Parental Leave scheme…
Delivering DisabilityCare for Parramatta
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPPeople with disability, their families and carers came together in Parramatta today to celebrate DisabilityCare Australia, the national disability insurance scheme, being rolled out across…
Update for locals on DisabilityCare Australia
Media Release by The Hon Amanda Rishworth MPParliamentary Secretary for Disabilities and Carers Amanda Rishworth and Federal Member for Throsby Stephen Jones today joined local people with disability, their families and carers…
New facility provides employment for people with disability
Media Release by The Hon Amanda Rishworth MPA brand new coffee packaging facility in Unanderra will provide supported employment to eight people with disability. Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities and Carers Amanda Rishworth…
Transcript, Interview with Belinda James, ABC Illawarra – Mornings
Transcript by The Hon Amanda Rishworth MPBELINDA JAMES: But first of all, we know that the NDIS, National Disability Insurance Scheme or DisabilityCare, as it’s now known, is enshrined in legislation.…
$900 000 for Workshops for Parents and Carers of Children with Disability
Media Release by The Hon Amanda Rishworth MPThousands of parents and carers of children with disability will have greater access to information about the support available to them with the help of…
More Support Services For Survivors Of Child Sexual Abuse
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPA $45 million funding injection from the Australian Government will ensure more support services are available to survivors of child sexual abuse who take part…
Homes for Homes to increase affordable housing
Media Release by Senator the Hon Doug Cameron MPThe Australian Government is helping a new not-for-profit organisation established by The Big Issue to build more social housing for vulnerable Australians as part of…