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International Day of People with Disability

Media Release by The Hon Bill Shorten MP

The achievements and contributions of hundreds of thousands of people with disability are being celebrated today, as part of International Day of People with Disability.…

Five outstanding Australians receive National Disability Awards

Media Release by The Hon Bill Shorten MP

The achievements and contribution of five outstanding Australians have been recognised with National Disability Awards presented in Canberra tonight.The , Jenny Macklin, and the Parliamentary…

International Day of People with Disability

Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MP

The achievements and contributions of hundreds of thousands of people with disability are being celebrated today, as part of International Day of People with Disability.…

$1.5 million for Traditional Credit Union

Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MP

The Australian Government is providing $1.5 million to the Traditional Credit Union (TCU) from the Aboriginal Benefits Account over the next three years. TCU delivers…

$5.3 billion to better support people with disability

Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MP

The Australian Government will provide $5.3 billion over five years for a new National Disability Agreement with the States and Territories to improve and expand…

Australian Disability Enterprises launched

Media Release by The Hon Bill Shorten MP

Disability business services across the country will now come together under the name Australian Disability Enterprises. , Bill Shorten, today launched the name and new…

Help for victims of the Mumbai attacks

Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MP

The Australian Government has activated its emergency assistance plan to help Australians evacuated from Mumbai and returning to Australia. Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and the…

Broadband for Seniors roll out

Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MP

The Australian Government today launched a $15 million initiative to get more seniors connected to family and friends through the internet. Broadband for Seniors will…

$15.7 million to help young carers

Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MP

The Australian Government will provide $15.7 million to extend a national program to assist young carers balance the demands of caring with their education. There…

Amnesty International hands over petition on White Ribbon Day

Media Release by The Hon Tanya Pibersek MP

The Australian Government has welcomed today’s visit to Canberra by National Director of Amnesty International Australia, Claire Mallinson, as part of raising public awareness of…

Australia comes in from the cold on Women’s rights

Media Release by The Hon Tanya Pibersek MP

Australia has today formally moved to become a party to the Optional Protocol to the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of…

Australia address violence against women in our region

Media Release by The Hon Tanya Pibersek MP

Stephen Smith, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Tanya Plibersek, , today released the report, ‘Violence Against Women in Melanesia and East Timor’. The report, by…

Lake Condah transferred to the Gunditjmara people

Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MP

*** CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY *** I would first like to pay my respects to the traditional owners of this land, the Gunditjmara people, and to…

Community reminded to guard against spinal cord injuries

Media Release by The Hon Bill Shorten MP

Four young men and women with spinal injuries have bravely shared their stories and are profiled in four new Community Service Announcements (CSAs) launched today…

$600,000 to upgrade community services in Walgett

Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MP

Australian Government funding totalling $600,000 will be spent on improving recreation facilities, children’s playgrounds and a Men’s Shed in Walgett through the establishment of a…

Government extends disaster recovery payments

Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MP

The Australian Government will provide immediate assistance to people affected by the latest flash flooding and storms in South East Queensland. Those eligible will receive…