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Blue Mud Bay Case

Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MP

In Canberra today, the High Court ruled traditional owners have a right to control access by recreational and commercial fishers in the intertidal zone over…

Native Title Payments Working Group meets in Canberra

Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MP

The Australian Government today hosted the first meeting of the Native Title Payments Working Group at Parliament House in Canberra. Native title is critical to…

Reference Group for Pension Review

Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MP

The Pension Review Reference Group met for the first time today in Canberra, as part of the Australian Government’s review into retirement incomes, including the…

Ministerial Council on Gambling Melbourne 25 July 2008

Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MP

The Ministerial Council on Gambling (MCG) met in Melbourne today forging a new national commitment to tackle problem gambling. Today’s meeting was the first meeting…

$4.5 million for autism playgroups

Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MP

Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs , Jenny Macklin, and Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities and Children’s Services, Bill Shorten, today announced $4.5…

New report released on people trafficking

Media Release by The Hon Tanya Pibersek MP

The Australian Government has released a report that confirms the Government is clamping down on people trafficking. The Australian Institute of Criminology’s report, Australian criminal…

Government welcomes HREOC plan of action on gender equality

Media Release by The Hon Tanya Pibersek MP

The Australian Government welcomes the launch of the Listening Tour Community Report and Plan of Action towards Gender Equality by Sex Discrimination Commissioner Elizabeth Broderick.…

New deal for upgrade of Queensland Indigenous housing

Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MP

In a new agreement with the Queensland Government, the Australian Government has made an initial offer to the Queensland Government of $60 million to upgrade…

Government unveils the Income Management BasicsCard

Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MP

The Rudd Labor Government has taken the first step in delivering a better system of income management by introducing the new income management card. The…

Helping more disabled Australians into work

Media Release by The Hon Bill Shorten MP

The Rudd Government today announced that one of the most significant barriers for people receiving a Disability Support Pension who wish to find employment will…

Top business services honoured

Media Release by The Hon Bill Shorten MP

Ten Australian businesses were honoured for their commitment to employees with disability at the inaugural Business Services Excellence Awards in Brisbane today. The awards recognise…

Income Management rollout in Oombulgurri

Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MP

Oombulgurri will be among the first five Western Australian communities to take part in income management under the Australian Government’s national child protection initiative. The…

Australia ratifies UN disabilities convention

Media Release by The Hon Bill Shorten MP

Australia has today ratified the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, making Australia one of the first Western countries to ratify the…

Families learn to serve healthy meals at cut price

Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MP

An innovative Western Australian project that teaches vulnerable families how to cook healthy meals while slicing food bills has been extended by the Australian Government.…

Lifeline for distressed Gosnells parents

Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MP

Parents struggling to cope with the birth or death of a child will retain access to a local lifeline, thanks to a $140,000 Australian Government…

Increasing school attendance in Cannington

Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MP

Families in the Cannington area in Perth will take part in a trial linking school enrolment and attendance with welfare payments, as part of the…

Environmental and economic benefits for Ngarrindjeri

Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MP

The Australian and South Australian Governments and the Ngarrindjeri Regional Authority today signed a Regional Partnership Agreement (RPA) to protect the land’s natural resources and…

Indigenous leaders share top NAIDOC Awards honour

Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MP

Dr Chicka Dixon, Joseph Elu AO and Archie Roach were last night jointly awarded the 2008 Lifetime Achievement Award at the National Aborigines and Islanders…