More community mental health funding will help thousands
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPA program that has helped more than 17,000 Australians with severe mental illness will continue to provide support to people in need, thanks to a…
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Supporting families in the APY Lands
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPThe Australian Government and South Australian Governments are providing improved support for families, mental health and financial management services as part of a $2.82 million…
New gym for Fregon’s kids
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPYoung people in Fregon in the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (APY) Lands will have a new gym in which to play sport and socialise, with the…
Boost for arts and language in Mimili
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPA $183,000 Australian Government investment will help create local jobs and retain local culture and language in the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (APY) Lands. The Minister…
Engaging the disability sector to build a National Disability Insurance Scheme
Media Release by Senator the Hon Jan McLucasThe Australian Government today announced the members of an expert group that will help ensure a smooth transition for the delivery of services under a…
National child protection reforms make impact on frontline
Media Release by The Hon Julie Collins MPThe Second Annual Report on the National Framework for Protecting Australia’s Children 2009-2020 shows how COAG level reforms can make a real difference on the…
Engaging the disability sector to build a National Disability Insurance Scheme
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPThe Australian Government today announced the members of an expert group that will help ensure a smooth transition for the delivery of services under a…
Liberals still divided on NDIS
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPShadow Treasurer Joe Hockey has yet again shown just how hollow the Liberals’ supposed commitment to a National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) really is. Just…
Support for Young Homeless People in Perth
Media Release by The Hon Brendan O’Connor MPA new project to support young people who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless in Perth will help break the cycle of homelessness,…
Independent investigation finds no wrongdoing at Indigenous Business Australia
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPAn independent investigation into anonymous allegations of misconduct by two Indigenous Business Australia (IBA) officers has found the accusations were unfounded. Indigenous Affairs Minister Jenny…
Designing the National Disability Insurance Scheme
Media Release by Senator the Hon Jan McLucasThe Australian Government today announced three expert groups to help inform the design of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). The expert groups will work…
New affordable homes being built for UWA students
Media Release by The Hon Brendan O’Connor MPMinister for Housing and Homelessness Brendan O’Connor has inspected progress on 1,000 new student homes which are being built at the University of Western Australia…
Designing the National Disability Insurance Scheme
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPThe Australian Government today announced three expert groups to help inform the design of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). The expert groups will work…
National Disability Insurance Scheme to launch in 2013
Media Release by Senator the Hon Jan McLucasA National Disability Insurance Scheme will start in Australia from July 2013 in up to four locations across the country. From mid 2013, about 10,000…
National Disability Insurance Scheme to launch in 2013
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPA National Disability Insurance Scheme will start in Australia from July 2013 in up to four locations across the country. From mid 2013, about 10,000…
Self-funded retirees need to update their details
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPFrom today Centrelink is posting letters to 9,000 self-funded retirees who need to update their details in order to receive new cash payments to help…
Hockey fails to support NDIS
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPShadow Treasurer Joe Hockey has today revealed just how hollow Tony Abbott’s bi-partisan commitment to a National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) is. Speaking just minutes…
New homes for young people with disability on the Gold Coast
Media Release by Senator the Hon Jan McLucasMinister for Housing and Homelessness, Brendan O’Connor and Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities and Carers, Jan McLucas today welcomed the opening of seven new federally funded…
New homes for young people with disability on the Gold Coast
Media Release by The Hon Brendan O’Connor MPMinister for Housing and Homelessness, Brendan O’Connor and Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities and Carers, Jan McLucas today welcomed the opening of seven new federally funded…
Gillard Government to establish National Children’s Commissioner
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPThe Gillard Government today announced the creation of a National Children’s Commissioner within the Australian Human Rights Commission. Attorney-General Nicola Roxon said that the new…
Waranyjarri Estate Display Village opens in Western Australia
Media Release by The Hon Brendan O’Connor MPMinister for Housing and Homelessness Brendan O’Connor today welcomed the opening of the Waranyjarri Estate Display Village in Broome North, WA, built to address the…
There’s no place like home for young people with disability
Media Release by Senator the Hon Jan McLucasA new report by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare has found that an Australian Government initiative to reduce the number of young people…
Record Investment to Combat Homelessness in Tasmania
Media Release by The Hon Brendan O’Connor MPThe Gillard Government’s record investment of $290.9 million in social and affordable housing in Tasmania has helped those experiencing or at risk of homelessness, a…
Jobs and sustainable communities for people in remote Australia
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPThe Australian Government today announced significant changes to remote employment and community development services to help more people get into jobs and participate in their…
Continued services for Bourke’s Indigenous community
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPThe Minister for Indigenous Affairs, Jenny Macklin, today visited Bourke to announce the Indigenous Land Corporation will buy the former Indigenous Coordination Centre in Mertin…