National Volunteer Week 2012
Media Release by The Hon Julie Collins MPThis week is National Volunteer Week – a week in which we celebrate the dedication and hard work of the 6 million Australians who generously…
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National Families Week highlights early learning
Media Release by The Hon Julie Collins MPChildren and families in Hobart today joined the Minister for Community Services, Julie Collins and Senator for Tasmania Carol Brown, to launch National Families Week…
Gillard Government delivers a Happy Mothers’ Day for new mums
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPAustralian mums have an extra reason to celebrate this Mother’s Day, with more than 160,000 expectant and new parents having applied for Paid Parental Leave…
New $3.7 million funding to promote respectful relationships
Media Release by The Hon Julie Collins MPThe Australian Government is providing 11 organisations with $3.7 million in new funding to encourage healthy relationships among young people as a way of reducing…
New Research Sheds Light on Housing Stress
Media Release by The Hon Brendan O’Connor MPThree research papers presented at an Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute (AHURI) seminar in Melbourne this week have provided important insights into the challenges…
Families can’t trust Tony Abbott
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPJust a day after he voted to try to stop Australian families receiving the Gillard Government’s Schoolkids bonus, Tony Abbott has confirmed families are at…
A win for families as Schoolkids Bonus passes the Parliament
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPLegislation passed in the Parliament today means 1.3 million Australian families with kids in school will start receiving new assistance in June to help them…
More support for people with disability to work
Media Release by Senator the Hon Jan McLucasAustralians with disability will receive greater support to help them into work where possible, as a result of legislation passed by the Parliament today. The…
More support for people with disability to work
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPAustralians with disability will receive greater support to help them into work where possible, as a result of legislation passed by the Parliament today. The…
Tony Abbott and the Liberals fight to keep cash from families
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPToday Tony Abbott’s Liberals dusted off obscure parliamentary procedures to try and stop the Gillard Government’s Schoolkids Bonus from passing the House of Representatives. Despite…
Why won’t Tony Abbott commit to helping families?
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPAustralian families are at risk of having thousands of dollars a year ripped away under an Abbott Liberal Government, after Tony Abbott threatened to roll…
Building stronger relationships with Northern Territory Aboriginal communities
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPThe Australian Government is investing $427 million over 10 years to improve the way governments and communities work together including supporting Aboriginal interpreting services, as…
Tackling the challenges of housing affordability and homelessness
Media Release by The Hon Brendan O’Connor MPThe Gillard Government is continuing to deliver record investments in affordable housing and solutions to address homelessness totalling more than $3.6 billion in the budget…
Supporting Australian Disability Enterprises
Media Release by Senator the Hon Jan McLucasThe Gillard Government will inject $59.6 million over four years into Australian Disability Enterprises (ADEs) in 2012–13, supporting more than 20,000 workers with disability across…
Getting Australians job ready and into work
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPThe Gillard Government is committed to supporting jobs and the 2012-13 Budget will continue to build on our investments in skills, training and assistance. Last…
Investing to close the gap on Indigenous disadvantage
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPThe Australian Government is continuing to invest to close the gap on Indigenous disadvantage, with more than $5.2 billion in funding for employment, education, health…
Hockey confirms Liberals want to hurt families
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPTony Abbott’s Liberals have revealed their true colours tonight, with Joe Hockey confirming the Opposition will vote to try and block the Gillard Government’s new…
Funding the first stage of the National Disability Insurance Scheme
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPThe Gillard Government will deliver $1 billion over four years to start rolling out the first stage of a National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). The…
Supporting Australian Disability Enterprises
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPThe Gillard Government will inject $59.6 million over four years into Australian Disability Enterprises (ADEs) in 2012-13, supporting more than 20,000 workers with disability across…
Changes to age of eligibility for Family Tax Benefit Part A
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPThe Australian Government is making changes to family assistance to ensure that family payments are targeted to when families need it most – while their…
Tightening income support rules for Australians overseas
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPThe Australian Government is tightening the rules for people who travel overseas while receiving income support payments and family assistance. Under the change, the amount…
Boosting payments for low and middle income families
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPWe understand that many families on low and middle incomes are finding it hard to make ends meet. This Budget is all about spreading the…
Schoolkids Bonus
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPA new cash payment will help 1.3 million Australian families with children at school to help make ends meet. Each year, families will receive a…
Schoolkids Bonus
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPThe Gillard Government today announced that 1.3 million Australian families with children at school will get a new cash payment to help make ends meet.…
Energy saver scheme for vulnerable Australians set to start
Media Release by The Hon Julie Collins MPThe organisations that will provide financially vulnerable Australians with the tools to be more energy efficient have been selected, the Minister for Community Services, Julie…