Removal of Asbestos at Areyonga
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPAsbestos removalists, McMahon Services, this week began work on removing asbestos containing debris in the remote community of Areyonga in the Northern Territory. In April,…
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First National Rental Affordability Scheme homes open in South Australia
Media Release by The Hon Tanya Pibersek MPFederal Tanya Plibersek and South Australian Minister for Housing Jennifer Rankine today attended the first official opening of a National Rental Affordability Scheme (NRAS) project…
$5 Million to Help Redevelop Horsham Town Hall
Media Release by The Hon Bill Shorten MPAnthony Albanese, Minister for Infrastructure, and Bill Shorten, , today announced the Rudd Government would offer $5 million for the redevelopment of the Horsham Town…
$90,000 for Youth Insearch
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPCounselling and support services for vulnerable youth will be boosted in New South Wales, Queensland and Victoria with a $90,000 Australian Government grant to Youth…
Housing Affordability Fund delivers for homebuyers in Campbelltown
Media Release by The Hon Tanya Pibersek MPTanya Plibersek today announced that a local infrastructure proposal by the South Australian Government Department for Families and Communities which has been offered $250,000 to…
Rudd Government delivers savings for 250 homebuyers in Port Adelaide
Media Release by The Hon Tanya Pibersek MPTanya Plibersek and Member for Port Adelaide Mark Butler today announced that a local infrastructure proposal by the City of Charles Sturt will be offered…
$2 million to redevelop Waterloo Youth Facility
Media Release by The Hon Tanya Pibersek MPAnthony Albanese, Minister for Infrastructure and Local Government and Tanya Plibersek, Member for Sydney, today announced that the Rudd Labor Government would offer $2 million…
ABS Building Approvals Rise for Second Consecutive Month
Media Release by The Hon Tanya Pibersek MPABS Building Approvals Figures data released today shows the Rudd Government’s Nation Building Economic Stimulus Plan is continuing to deliver a much-needed boost to jobs…
More than 2100 jobs secured so far as part of massive new investment in Housing
Media Release by The Hon Tanya Pibersek MPNSW Housing Minister David Borger today announced that more than 2,100 jobs have been secured in NSW in the last three months as a direct…
Same-sex reform education campaign
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPThe Australian Government will provide $450,000 for a community education campaign to inform same-sex couples about implications of recent reforms to legislation, which enable same-sex…
$125 million Alice Springs Transformation Plan
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPThe Australian and Northern Territory Governments have written to Tangentyere Council with a significantly expanded offer of more than $125 million for housing, infrastructure and…
$178 million jobs and housing bonanza for Queensland
Media Release by The Hon Tanya Pibersek MPWork is underway on the biggest ever investment in social housing infrastructure since the Chifley era – the first phase of which will see the…
Savings for more than 2,500 homebuyers in Blair
Media Release by The Hon Tanya Pibersek MPTanya Plibersek and Member for Blair Shayne Neumann today announced a proposal by the Ipswich City Council has been offered $10 million to bring down…
Australian Government extends support for Victorians affected by bushfires
Media Release by The Hon Bill Shorten MPEmployees, farmers and small business operators affected by the Victorian bushfires will continue to receive financial support from the Australian Government’s Income Recovery Subsidy, which…
National Framework for Protecting Australia’s Children
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPThe Australian Government is providing $61.6 million over four years to help protect Australia’s vulnerable children from child abuse and neglect under the National Framework…
$178 million jobs and housing bonanza for Queensland
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPWork is underway on the biggest ever investment in social housing infrastructure since the Chifley era – the first phase of which will see the…
Australian Government extends support for Victorians affected by bushfires
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPEmployees, farmers and small business operators affected by the Victorian bushfires will continue to receive financial support from the Australian Government’s Income Recovery Subsidy, which…
Time for Action to Reduce Violence Against Women and Children
Media Release by The Hon Tanya Pibersek MPThe Australian Government today released Time for Action, the major report of the National Council to Reduce Violence against Women and their Children. The report…
One-Off $5000 Grant To Small Businesses And Farmers
Media Release by The Hon Bill Shorten MPMore Victorian farmers and small businesses impacted by the 2009 Victorian bushfires will be eligible for up-front $5000 bushfire recovery grants following a decision by…
$1.9 million to tackle child abuse
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPThe Australian Government will provide $1.9 million in immediate funding to key non-government organisations for projects aimed at preventing child abuse and neglect as well…
Joint initiative supports the sharing of Indigenous Culture
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPA new cultural centre, funded through a partnership between the Australian and Queensland governments and the Hope Vale Community Learning Centre, will boost support for…
Ministers call on NSW builders to get involved in social housing construction
Media Release by The Hon Tanya Pibersek MPFederal Housing Minister Tanya Plibersek and NSW Housing Minister David Borger today called on builders across NSW to get involved in the construction of thousands…
Record response to call out for new homes
Media Release by The Hon Tanya Pibersek MPFederal Housing Minister, Tanya Plibersek and NSW Housing Minister, David Borger today announced that there has been a record response to the call for electronic…
Public housing improvements blitzing ahead in Norlane and across Geelong
Media Release by The Hon Tanya Pibersek MPThe Brumby Government’s $7.4 million Norlane Blitz is delivering more public housing for the people of Norlane and more improvements for Geelong are on the…
$800,000 grant round opens to boost Australian women’s advocacy
Media Release by The Hon Tanya Pibersek MPThe Australian Government will provide up to $100,000 to national women’s non-government organisations (NGOs) to increase women’s representation and advocacy. Tanya Plibersek said promoting the…