Media Releases by Senator the Hon Jan McLucas
Aussie sailors charter course and cruise to gold
Minister for Disability Reform Jenny Macklin, Minister for Sport Kate Lundy and Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities and Carers Jan McLucas today congratulated skipper Daniel Fitzgibbon…
Freney wins record gold haul
Minister for Disability Reform Jenny Macklin, Minister for Sport Kate Lundy and Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities and Carers Jan McLucas today congratulated swimmer Jacqui Freney…
Cowdrey wins more gold
Minister for Disability Reform Jenny Macklin, Minister for Sport Kate Lundy and Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities and Carers Jan McLucas today congratulated Matt Cowdrey on…
Another golden night for Australia
Australia has collected three gold, two silver and three bronze medals on day eight of the London Paralympic Games to increase our haul to 69…
Nicholas leads the pack to land gold
Minister for Disability Reform Jenny Macklin, Minister for Sport Kate Lundy and Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities and Carers Jan McLucas today congratulated cyclist David Nicholas…
Australia adds to medal haul on day seven
Australia has collected four gold, three silver and two bronze medals on day seven of the London Paralympic Games to lift our tally to an…
Colman claims gold
Minister for Disability Reform Jenny Macklin, Minister for Sport Kate Lundy and Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities and Carers Jan McLucas today congratulated Richard Colman on…
Cowdrey swims into the history books as our greatest Paralympian
Minister for Disability Reform Jenny Macklin, Minister for Sport Kate Lundy and Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities and Carers Jan McLucas today congratulated swimmer Matt Cowdrey…
Cooke cycles circuit to claim gold
Minister for Disability Reform Jenny Macklin, Minister for Sport Kate Lundy and Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities and Carers Jan McLucas today congratulated cyclist Carol Cooke…
Swimmers seal day six with more gold
Australia has collected bronze on the athletics track and our swimmers have added two gold and one bronze to our medal haul on day six…
Hall gets gold and sinks world record
Minister for Disability Reform Jenny Macklin, Minister for Sport Kate Lundy and Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities and Carers Jan McLucas today congratulated swimmer Brenden Hall…
Freney swims into the record books
Minister for Disability Reform Jenny Macklin, Minister for Sport Kate Lundy and Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities and Carers Jan McLucas today congratulated swimmer Jacqui Freney…
Records fall on day five
Australia has bagged five new medals on day five of the Paralympics in London, adding two gold, two silver and one bronze to our Games…
Aussie golden girls win relay
Minister for Disability Reform Jenny Macklin, Minister for Sport Kate Lundy and Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities and Carers Jan McLucas today congratulated the women’s 4x100m…
Freney’s golden streak continues
Minister for Disability Reform Jenny Macklin, Minister for Sport Kate Lundy and Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities and Carers Jan McLucas today congratulated swimmer Jacqui Freney…
Aussie cyclists lead the pack in gold pursuit
Minister for Disability Reform Jenny Macklin, Minister for Sport Kate Lundy and Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities and Carers Jan McLucas today congratulated cyclist Felicity Johnson…
Swimmers scoop gold in the pool
Minister for Disability Reform Jenny Macklin, Minister for Sport Kate Lundy and Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities and Carers Jan McLucas today congratulated our Australian swimmers…
Australia continues golden start at the Paralympics
Three gold medals in the pool topped off another golden night at the 2012 Paralympic Games for Australia. On day two our Aussie athletes won…
New website a ‘one stop shop’ for the disability sector
A new website launched today by the Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities and Carers, Senator Jan McLucas will be a ‘one stop shop’ for information from…
Aussie Paralympians take centre stage
Minister for Disability Reform Jenny Macklin, Minister for Sport Kate Lundy and Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities and Carers Jan McLucas today wish our 161-strong Australian…
New resource to encourage greater inclusion for children with disability
Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities and Carers, Senator Jan McLucas, today launched a new resource book which aims to promote inclusion of children with disability in…
Early intervention services giving children with the best start in life
Two independent evaluations have found the Australian Government’s investment in high-quality early intervention services are delivering positive results for children with autism and their families.Helping…
Gillard Government to improve telecommunications services for vulnerable Australians
Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Senator Stephen Conroy, and Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities and Carers, Senator Jan McLucas, today announced that the…
Autism-specific early learning and care centre moving to Bedford
A Perth centre providing specialist early childhood services to children with autism is set to expand, moving from Warwick to Bedford in early 2013. The…
A sea of blessings for patrol boat in Queensland
A patrol boat provided by the Australian Government has today been blessed and is ready to take to the seas in the Torres Strait. The…