Social Inclusion Conference, Melbourne
Speech by Senator the Hon Ursula Stephens*check against delivery* Acknowledgements The traditional owners of the land on which we meet – the people of the Kulin Nation Our speakers and special…
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Opening Address – Australian Government Social Inclusion Conference
Speech by The Hon Jenny Macklin MP*** Check Against Delivery *** I would like to acknowledge the traditional owners, the Kulin nations, on whose land we are meeting today. It is…
Handback of the Former Maralinga Nuclear Test Site to the Maralinga Tjarutja
Speech by The Hon Jenny Macklin MP*** Check Against Delivery *** Above all, I want to acknowledge and pay my deepest respects to the strong Anangu, the traditional owners of these…
Opening of Blacktown Marist Youth Care Head Office – Blacktown, NSW
Speech by Senator the Hon Ursula StephensAcknowledgments The traditional owners, past and present, of the land on which we meet, the Darug people. Cate Sydes – Chief Executive Officer, Marist Youth…
Keynote Address to National Housing Conference – Melbourne
Speech by The Hon Tanya Pibersek MP****Check against delivery**** I acknowledge the traditional owners of the land on which we meet today, the Wurundjeri people, and pay my respects to their…
Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs and Other Legislation Amendment (2009 Measures) Bill 2009 – Second Reading Speech
Speech by The Hon Jenny Macklin MP*** Check Against Delivery *** This bill will amend various acts in the families, housing, community services and Indigenous affairs portfolio to provide for several…
Social Security and other legislation amendment (welfare reform and reinstatement of Racial Discrimination Act) Bill 2009 – Second Reading Speech
Speech by The Hon Jenny Macklin MP*** Check Against Delivery *** This bill amends the social security law, the Northern Territory National Emergency Response Act 2007 (NTNER Act) and other laws…
Social Inclusion Week Launch – Sydney
Speech by Senator the Hon Ursula Stephens*** CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY *** Firstly, I would like to acknowledge the Aboriginal people on whose land we meet today, and pay my respects to…
Ministerial Statement on White Ribbon Day
Speech by The Hon Tanya Pibersek MPOn November 25, 1990 Marc Dutroux walked into a classroom at École Polytechnique, Montreal, Canada. He divided the women and men into two groups and…
Launch of the Defence Action Plan for the Recruitment and Retention of Women – Doorstop
Speech by The Hon Tanya Pibersek MP****Check against delivery**** Thanks Greg (Combet) and the Chief of the Defence Force, Angus Houston, for inviting me to today’s event. There is a telling…
The motion of the national apology to the Forgotten Australians and former child migrants
Speech by The Hon Jenny Macklin MP*** Check Against Delivery *** Mr Speaker, a nation’s most fundamental obligation, its most solemn and sacred duty, is to keep safe and cherish its…
EOWA Business Achievement Awards, Cockle Bay Wharf, Sydney
Speech by The Hon Tanya Pibersek MP****Check against delivery**** I would like to pay my respects to the traditional owners of the land on which we are meeting, the Gadigal people…
Speech at Slater and Gordon ‘Inspiring Women’ lunch; Cockle Bay Wharf, Sydney
Speech by The Hon Tanya Pibersek MP****Check against delivery**** I would like to pay my respects to the traditional owners of the land on which we are meeting, and to their…
Residential Development Council Leadership Summit, Sebel Heritage, Yarra Valley
Speech by The Hon Tanya Pibersek MP****Check against delivery**** Australia faces a serious housing shortage – a shortfall of around 85,000 homes. That means that we need 85,000 homes over and…
Tax and Transfer System Reform – 2009 Economic and Social Outlook Conference
Speech by The Hon Jenny Macklin MP*** Check Against Delivery *** I would like to acknowledge the traditional owners of the land where we meet. I also want to thank the…
Speech to the Political Parties and Civil Society Forum
Speech by Senator the Hon Ursula Stephens* Check against delivery * The Ngunnawal people – traditional owners of this land Mr George Anderson – President and CEO of the Forum of…
Launch of ‘An Icon for Exit’, Mission Australia Centre, Sydney
Speech by The Hon Tanya Pibersek MP****Check against delivery**** I would like to pay my respects to the traditional owners of the land on which we are meeting this morning, the…
Address to the Australian Council for International Development
Speech by The Hon Tanya Pibersek MP****Check against delivery**** I acknowledge the traditional owners of the land on which we meet today and pay my respects to their elders, past and…
Australian Government Libraries Network Forum – Canberra
Speech by Senator the Hon Ursula Stephens* Check against delivery * Firstly, I would like to acknowledge the traditional owners of the land on which we meet this evening, the Ngunnawal…
Australian Sustainable Cities Awards 2009 – Parliament House, Canberra
Speech by Senator the Hon Ursula Stephens*** CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY *** Firstly, I would like to acknowledge the traditional owners of the land on which we meet this evening, the Ngunnawal…
Launch of the Carer Engagement Project Report – Adversity to Advocacy: The Lives and Hopes of Mental Health Carers
Speech by The Hon Jenny Macklin MP*** Check Against Delivery *** I would like to acknowledge the traditional owners of the land we are gathered on this morning. And the many…
Per Capita Policy Exchange 2009: Valuing the Future: Policymaking for the Long Term
Speech by The Hon Jenny Macklin MP*** Check Against Delivery *** Before I begin, I would like to acknowledge the traditional owners of this land and pay my respects to their…
Launch of Plan International Australia’s ‘Because I am a girl’ report
Speech by The Hon Tanya Pibersek MP****Check against delivery**** I would like to acknowledge the traditional owners of the land on which we meet today, the Ngunnawal people, and pay my…
Launch Wave 1 of Footprints in Time – the Longitudinal study of Indigenous children
Speech by The Hon Jenny Macklin MP*** Check Against Delivery *** I would like to thank Auntie Louise for her Welcome to Country and pay my respects to the traditional owners…
Launch Carers Week
Speech by The Hon Jenny Macklin MP*** Check Against Delivery *** I would like to acknowledge the traditional owners of the land we are gathering on this morning. We are here…