Funding boost for volunteers and peak body
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPTo meet the growing demand for volunteers the Australian Government is delivering a $250,000 funding boost to train new volunteers and assist in accreditation of…
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$130 million to be invested at Woodville West
Media Release by The Hon Tanya Pibersek MPThe Commonwealth and State Government will today announce a $130 million urban renewal project, which will transform the Woodville West area with better housing, new…
New equipment for volunteer fire fighters and emergency workers
Media Release by Senator the Hon Ursula StephensThe Australian Government is providing nearly $1.5 million worth of grants to support 22,500 volunteer fire-fighting and emergency workers across the country. Of this, New…
More services for more new mothers
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPThe increasing number of women becoming pregnant and having babies will benefit from the Rudd Government’s improved maternity services and support programs. The Australian Institute…
Working with families to protect children
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPEarly intervention services, which draw on kinship ties of Aboriginal people to build strong families and protect children, are being established in the Alice Springs…
New service to help Townsville renters
Media Release by The Hon Tanya Pibersek MPFederal Tanya Plibersek and Queensland Member for Townsville Mandy Johnstone today launched a new RentConnect service in Townsville. The expansion of RentConnect – an existing…
New affordable rental homes for Townsville
Media Release by The Hon Tanya Pibersek MPTanya Plibersek and Senator for North Queensland Jan McLucas today announced that the National Rental Affordability Scheme would deliver 15 new affordable rental homes at…
Abbott dumps women from shadow cabinet
Media Release by The Hon Tanya Pibersek MPTanya Plibersek today expressed disappointment at Tony Abbott’s decision to cut the number of women in senior positions on his new coalition front bench. Today’s…
$180,000 boost to upgrade Palm Island’s sporting and recreational facilities
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPAn Australian Government funding boost of $180,000 will complete the upgrade of the Palm Island sporting and recreational facilities. The funding will help build a…
Work begins on town camps
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPThe Australian and Northern Territory Governments today welcomed the start of work on the transformation of the Alice Springs town camps. Prisoner work gangs have…
$456,000 boost for financial counselling services in Far North Queensland
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPFamilies in Cairns, Cape York and the Torres Strait facing financial pressure will now have better access to financial counselling support and services. Lifeline Community…
Nearly 200,000 Australians take up First Home Owners Boost
Media Release by The Hon Tanya Pibersek MPNew figures out today show the Nation Building Economic Stimulus Plan continues to support housing sector jobs and first home buyers, with more than 190,000…
New Liberal Party policy on Indigenous Affairs
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPThe Australian Government notes the new Liberal Party policy announced today to appoint individual commissioners to Indigenous communities to control most administration, including alcohol bans,…
Boost for volunteer organisations ahead of International Volunteer Day
Media Release by Senator the Hon Ursula StephensMore than 6700 community organisations across the country will benefit from $21 million in Australian Government funding for volunteer grants. The Volunteer Grants Program 2009…
Boost for volunteer organisations ahead of International Volunteer Day
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPMore than 6700 community organisations across the country will benefit from $21 million in Australian Government funding for volunteer grants. The Volunteer Grants Program 2009…
Indexation increases payments to over 1.1 million Australians
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPFrom 1 January 2010, over 1.1 million Australians who receive Carer Allowance, Youth Allowance and Disability Support Pension (under 21 without children) will receive increases…
New education requirements for Family Tax Benefit Part A
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPFrom today, around 273,000 families will receive a letter from Centrelink to explain new requirements for Family Tax Benefit Part A for children aged 16…
First report into Remote Indigenous Service Delivery
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPThe Australian Government today released the first six monthly report from the Coordinator General for Remote Indigenous Services on the progress being made in delivering…
Opening of Blacktown Marist Youth Care Head Office
Media Release by Senator the Hon Ursula StephensSenator Ursula Stephens, today opened the new Head Office for Marist Youth Care in Blacktown, New South Wales. Senator Stephens said Marist Youth Care helps…
National Companion Card launch means greater inclusion for people with disability
Media Release by The Hon Bill Shorten MPAustralians with severe disabilities will find it easier to attend sporting and cultural events without paying for an extra ticket for their carer, after the…
Disability Investment Group Report released
Media Release by The Hon Bill Shorten MPThe Australian Government today released the Disability Investment Group’s report commissioned as part of our commitment to set out a ten year agenda for coordinated,…
Liberal Party to levy business to fund paid maternity leave
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPThe Australian Government notes the new Liberal Party policy announced today to impose a new payroll levy on business to fund a paid maternity leave…
New Opposition policy on the baby bonus
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPThe Australian Government notes the new Liberal Party policy announced today to remove the means test on the baby bonus. The new Leader of the…
Disability Investment Group Report released
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPThe Australian Government today released the Disability Investment Group’s report commissioned as part of our commitment to set out a ten year agenda for coordinated,…
Work to start on the transformation of the Alice Springs town camps
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPWith the last legal obstacle removed, work can now start in the Alice Springs town camps to make the changes essential to provide safe and…