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Tackling alcohol abuse in Alice Springs

Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MP

The Minister for Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs Jenny Macklin and the Minister for Indigenous Health Warren Snowdon today met with community representatives in…

Energy saver scheme helping vulnerable people in Greenway

Media Release by The Hon Julie Collins MP

The Minister for Community Services, Julie Collins, and the Member for Greenway, Michelle Rowland, visited the Riverstone Neighbourhood Centre today to meet people benefitting from…

600,000 litres of UHT milk for Australians in need

Media Release by The Hon Julie Collins MP

A $300,000 funding boost from the Australian Government has helped Foodbank Australia to secure 600,000 litres of UHT milk for families in need. The Minister…

Theatre production to tackle violence against women

Media Release by The Hon Julie Collins MP

The Minister for the Status of Women, Julie Collins, and Member for Parramatta, Julie Owens, today met with the African-Australian performers who are bringing their…

First national Children’s Commissioner appointed

Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MP

The Gillard Government today announced the appointment of Ms Megan Mitchell as Australia’s first National Children’s Commissioner. The Government congratulates Megan Mitchell on this important…

Lending a helping hand for disadvantaged Australians

Media Release by The Hon Julie Collins MP

The Minister for Community Services, Julie Collins, has today announced an additional $1.2 million to extend an initiative that gives vulnerable Australians access to small…

$21 million to support young people with mental illness

Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MP

The tender for twenty new Family Mental Health Support Services that will provide intensive support to vulnerable children and young people at risk of mental…

Supporting Seniors in Hindmarsh

Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MP

The Minister for Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, Jenny Macklin, and Federal Member for Hindmarsh, Steve Georganas, today joined the local Fulham Over 50’s…

Supporting families in North-East Adelaide

Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MP

Managing back-to-school costs has been easier for families in north-east Adelaide this year thanks to the new Schoolkids Bonus cash payment, delivered by the Gillard…

Crows kicking goals for Indigenous youth

Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MP

The Adelaide Football Club is helping young Indigenous people in the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (APY) Lands complete high school and become leaders in their community,…

$100 million boost for Indigenous youth

Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MP

The Australian Government is investing $100 million over ten years as part of the Stronger Futures in the Northern Territory package in a major initiative…

Celebrating International Asperger’s Day

Media Release by Senator the Hon Jan McLucas

The Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities and Carers, Senator Jan McLucas and Senator for the Northern Territory, Trish Crossin today recognised International Asperger’s Day with staff…

Darwin locals speak up for the NDIS

Media Release by Senator the Hon Jan McLucas

Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities and Carers, Senator Jan McLucas and Senator for the Northern Territory, Trish Crossin, today joined people with disability, their families and…

Giving local children with disability the best start in life

Media Release by Senator the Hon Jan McLucas

Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities and Carers, Senator Jan McLucas and Member for Grayndler, Anthony Albanese today joined children and families at The Infants Home in…

New offers to States on funding SACS equal pay rises

Media Release by The Hon Julie Collins MP

The Australian Government has today sent letters to State and Territory Governments detailing final offers of the Commonwealth’s funding share of the increases for Social…

Closing the Gap in Western Sydney

Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MP

Indigenous families in Western Sydney have access to important services to help them prepare their children for school, thanks to support from the Gillard Government.…

Domestic violence is above politics

Media Release by The Hon Julie Collins MP

The Minister for the Status of Women, Julie Collins, says it’s important the Opposition does not send mixed signals on such an important issue as…