Monthly Archives for February 2010

Weekly payments for vulnerable Australians

Media Release by The Hon Tanya Pibersek MP

Vulnerable Australians will have the option to receive their regular income support payments weekly under legislation introduced into Parliament today. The Social Security and Family…

Gender milestone for Australian sport

Media Release by The Hon Tanya Pibersek MP

Minister for Sport Kate Ellis and the Tanya Plibersek have hailed today as an important milestone for Australian women in sport. The inclusion of the…

Weekly payments for vulnerable Australians

Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MP

Vulnerable Australians will have the option to receive their regular income support payments weekly under legislation introduced into Parliament today. The Social Security and Family…

Funding for independent social security information

Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MP

The Australian Government will provide $65,000 to the Welfare Rights Centre in New South Wales to keep families, pensioners and other income support recipients informed…

Indigenous Knowledge Centre study underway

Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MP

Consultations have begun for the feasibility study into a National Indigenous Knowledge Centre. The concept was first raised at last year’s Australia 2020 Summit as…

NAIDOC Week 2010 – Closing the Gap by Leading Their Way

Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MP

The contribution made by Indigenous Australians to the conservation of the Australian environment will be recognised in NAIDOC Week celebrations later this year. A new…

Funding for award-winning domestic violence project

Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MP

A community-based project, which is helping reduce domestic violence in a remote Indigenous community in Queensland, will receive funding from the Australian Government to continue…