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Improving tenancy management in the Northern Territory

Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MP

A survey released today has found that reforms to property and tenancy management in remote Northern Territory communities are having a positive impact on the…

Municipal and essential services for remote communities

Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MP

The Australian Government is providing $44.1 million to continue to support the delivery of municipal and essential services for Indigenous people in about 340 remote…

Clontarf transferred to Indigenous Land Corporation

Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MP

The historic Clontarf site in Perth has been transferred to the Indigenous Land Corporation (ILC), to ensure it continues to deliver a wide range of…

Supporting carers in Perth

Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MP

Carers and families of people with a severe mental illness in Perth will have greater access to support services thanks to a $1.2 million investment…

Tony Abbott still won’t rule out Indigenous cuts

Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MP

Tony Abbott must come out today and guarantee he won’t slash one cent of Indigenous funding. If Mr Abbott does not give this guarantee, his…

Abbott must guarantee he won’t cut Indigenous funding

Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MP

Coalition sources have confirmed that Opposition Leader Tony Abbott will slash vital funding that improves the lives of Indigenous Australians. “While Dr Roberts’ funding threat…

DisabilityCare Australia to be rolled out in the ACT

Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MP

The Gillard Government and the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) Government have reached a significant agreement today for the full roll out of DisabilityCare Australia, the…

Tasmanians to find out more about DisabilityCare Australia

Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MP

Tasmanians can learn more about DisabilityCare Australia, the National Disability Insurance Scheme, at a number of upcoming information forums across the state. Federal Minister for…

Ernie Bridge AM

Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MP

The Minister for Indigenous Affairs, Jenny Macklin, has honoured the work of Indigenous Labor politician Ernie Bridge. Mr Bridge’s funeral is being held today after…

Funding for new affordable rental homes announced

Media Release by The Hon Mark Butler MP

Minister for Housing and Homelessness Mark Butler today met with tenants benefiting from more affordable rentals under the National Rental Affordability Scheme to officially open…

Locals have their say on the NDIS

Media Release by The Hon Amanda Rishworth MP

Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities and Carers, Amanda Rishworth and Federal Member for Werriwa, Laurie Ferguson today joined local people with disability, their families and carers…

Supporting people with mental illness in Broadmeadows

Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MP

People with severe mental illness in Broadmeadows will have greater access to support services and other practical assistance close to home thanks to nearly $1.5…

DisabilityCare Australia to be rolled out in SA

Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MP

The Gillard Government and South Australian Government have reached a significant agreement today that will allow for the full roll out of DisabilityCare Australia, the…

Supporting people with mental illness in Bendigo

Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MP

People with severe mental illness in Bendigo and the Goldfields region will have greater access to support services and other practical assistance close to home…

Giving vulnerable Australians a StepUP

Media Release by The Hon Julie Collins MP

New research released today shows that the vast majority of people who participated in the Australian Government’s StepUP loan program found it had made a…

Locals come together to discuss DisabilityCare Australia

Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MP

The Minister for Disability Reform, Jenny Macklin today joined Member for Chisholm Anna Burke and Oakleigh people with disability, their families and carers, and local…

Supporting people to tackle substance misuse

Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MP

The Australian Government is investing more than $1 million to deliver 13 projects to help people tackle substance misuse in remote communities across Western Australia,…

More support for survivors of child sexual abuse

Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MP

Counselling and support services will be available to participants of the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse thanks to $44 million from…

Newman Government to leave tenants out in the cold

Media Release by The Hon Mark Butler MP

If there was any doubt about the callous approach of the Newman Government to vulnerable Queenslanders, those doubts have dissipated today as they cancelled funding…