New Work Bonus helps more senior Australians stay in work
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPIn just one year, about 135,000 age pensioners have been able to work while having less income counted under the pension income test thanks to…
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Helping Australians with their everyday expenses
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPMillions of hard working Australians will start receiving more money in their pay packets, with new tax cuts starting tomorrow. The tax cuts will be…
New measures to boost skills and workforce participation
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPImportant new measures introduced as part of the Gillard Government’s $3 billion Building Australia’s Future Workforce (BAFW) skills and workforce participation package come into effect…
Extra support for parents moving into work
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPThe Australian Government is investing $5.7 million in family and children’s support services to help parents who will start looking for work from 1 January…
New grants to build support services for vulnerable families
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPThe Australian Government is providing 43 organisations with $5.7 million in new funding for projects to help protect and safeguard children. The Minister for Families,…
Hobart project to help reduce violence for women with disability
Media Release by The Hon Julie Collins MPThe Australian Government is investing $250,000 in a new project in Hobart which helps women with intellectual disability develop skills and friendships to reduce their…
Building Stronger Futures for Aboriginal people in the Northern Territory
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPInitiatives to improve children’s attendance at school and further action to tackle alcohol abuse and strengthen food security are key parts of Stronger Futures legislation…
Financial support services for people in Logan
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPPeople in Logan will get extra support to help manage their money, with the Australian Government providing $1.1 million over three years to fund additional…
Financial support services for people in Bankstown
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPPeople in Bankstown will get extra support to help manage their money, with the Australian Government providing $1.1 million over three years to fund additional…
Financial support services for people in Rockhampton
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPPeople in Rockhampton will get extra support to help manage their money, with the Australian Government providing $ 465,000 over three years to fund additional…
Financial support services for people in Playford
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPPeople in Playford will get extra support to help manage their money, with the Australian Government providing $ 911,000 over three years to fund additional…
Financial support services for people in Shepparton
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPPeople in Shepparton will get extra support to help manage their money, with the Australian Government providing $1 million over three years to fund additional…
Helping Forgotten Australians and Former Child Migrants trace their past
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPForgotten Australians and Former Child Migrants will get more help to access their personal records and reconnect with family where possible, with more than $380,000…
Better television viewing for the hearing impaired
Media Release by Senator the Hon Jan McLucasThe Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Senator Stephen Conroy and Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities and Carers, Senator Jan McLucas today welcomed the…
Newman puts disability access at risk
Media Release by Senator the Hon Jan McLucasParliamentary Secretary for Disabilities and Carers, Senator Jan McLucas has expressed concern at reports that projects to improve access for people with disability are the…
Helping dads take time off to spend with their babies
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPLegislation passed by the parliament today will give dads extra support to take time off work to bond with their new baby from 1 January…
Making conferences more accessible for people with disability
Media Release by Senator the Hon Jan McLucasThe Gillard Government is helping to make conferences across the country more accessible for people with disability with almost $350,000 under the National Disability Conference…
Australia’s Paralympians ready for the London games
Media Release by Senator the Hon Jan McLucasAthletes selected as part of the Australian team for the upcoming Paralympics Games in London were announced today at a ceremony at Parliament House in…
Lights, camera, action! Young carers take time out at Movie World
Media Release by Senator the Hon Jan McLucasMore than 1,000 young carers got the chance to ride roller coasters and rub shoulders with their favourite Warner Brothers characters at Movie World on…
Australia’s Paralympians ready for the London games
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPAthletes selected as part of the Australian team for the upcoming Paralympics Games in London were announced today at a ceremony at Parliament House in…
Self-funded retirees get household assistance from today
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPFrom today more than 281,000 self-funded retirees across Australia will start receiving household assistance to help make ends meet, ahead of the introduction of the…
Historic Equal Remuneration Order for hard-working community sector workers
Media Release by The Hon Julie Collins MPAbout 150,000 of some of Australia’s lowest paid workers will benefit from regular pay rises totalling between 23 and 45 per cent from 1 December…
Funds for 10 local projects to support vulnerable Australians
Media Release by The Hon Julie Collins MPAustralian Government funding for 10 community organisations will help them deliver a range of innovative, locally-driven projects to support disadvantaged Australians. The Minister for Community…
New investments to support gender equality projects
Media Release by The Hon Julie Collins MPThe Australian Government is investing over $900,000 in a range of projects and services aimed at bridging the gender pay gap and supporting girls and…
Liberals will claw back Schoolkids Bonus
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPAs 1.3 million Australian families started receiving new financial support today, the Liberals have confirmed they want to rip it away. The Member for Sturt,…