Media Releases by The Hon Jenny Macklin MP
Launch of DisabilityCare Australia in Western Australia
DisabilityCare Australia, the national disability insurance scheme, will become a truly national scheme with the historic agreement today between the Commonwealth and Western Australian Governments…
Terms of reference for native title law inquiry announced
Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus QC and Minister for Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs Jenny Macklin today announced the final terms of reference for the Australian…
Benefiting Indigenous communities through native title reform
The Australian Government has today announced its support for further reforms to the native title system to continue to drive economic and social benefits for…
Welcoming new members to disability and carer council
Minister for Disability Reform Jenny Macklin, and Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities and Carers Amanda Rishworth, today appointed two new co-chairs and welcomed three new members…
Coalition tells families: “watch what we do”
Joe Hockey has once again refused to endorse his own party’s unfair and costly paid parental leave policy and left Australian families in the dark.…
Funding certainty for vital services for families and children
More than 800,000 families across Australia will benefit from the continuation of vital support services delivered by community organisations, thanks to $1.5 billion of ongoing…
Labor supports families in Aston
The Minister for Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs Jenny Macklin today visited Rowville Lakes Early Learning Centre to talk to local families about how…
Delivering DisabilityCare Australia for Dunkley
People with disability, their families and carers came together in Mornington today to celebrate DisabilityCare Australia, the national disability insurance scheme, being rolled out across…
Supporting communities and job seekers in remote Australia
Sixteen organisations will share in $4.6 million from the Labor Government’s Community Development Fund to help deliver projects to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander…
New projects to strengthen remote communities in the Northern Territory
Eleven remote Aboriginal communities in the Northern Territory will share in about $11.5 million in funding from the Australian Government to upgrade community infrastructure, improve…
New agreement to continue delivering housing in remote communities in South Australia
People in remote Indigenous communities in South Australia will benefit from more new and improved houses, after the Australian Government and the South Australian Government…
DisabilityCare Australia at home in Geelong
DisabilityCare Australia’s headquarters is one step closer to opening its doors, with a site selected for the initial head office location in Geelong. The DisabilityCare…
Supporting Indigenous women across Australia
Indigenous women’s leadership, education and health initiatives are among 58 projects from across the nation to share in more than $3 million from the Labor…
New ABA projects announced for the Northern Territory
Community infrastructure upgrades, a boost in efforts to help protect and conserve the environment, a mobile male health unit and an inter-island barge for the…
Appointment of Race Discrimination Commissioner
Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus QC today announced the appointment of Dr Tim Soutphommasane as Race Discrimination Commissioner. “Australian multiculturalism is about embracing and benefiting from the…
Supporting people with mental illness in Halls Creek
People with severe mental illness in Halls Creek will have greater access to support services and other practical assistance thanks to more than $1.5 million…
Finalists announced for National Disability Awards
Australia’s first ever fully accessible theatre performance for deaf, blind, sighted and hearing audiences, an apprenticeship employment program for people with disability and an iPad…
Volunteers’ efforts recognised through $16 million in grants
Thousands of not-for-profit community organisations across Australia will share $16 million in Federal Government grants to support the nation’s volunteers. Minister for Families, Community Services…
Building stronger communities in the Northern Territory
The Australian Government is providing 33 organisations in the Northern Territory with more than $10 million over three years to strengthen their governance and service…
Creating stronger futures for children in the Territory
Children and families in five remote Aboriginal communities in the Northern Territory will benefit from extra support services with more than $11 million in funding…
Supporting people with mental illness in Palm Island
People with severe mental illness in Palm Island will have greater access to support services and other practical assistance thanks to more than $1.5 million…
Supporting people with mental illness in Ceduna.
People with severe mental illness in Ceduna will have greater access to support services and other practical assistance thanks to more than $1 million in…
More support for Aboriginal people in the Murdi Paaki region
Aboriginal people in the Murdi Paaki region of far western New South Wales will benefit from more job opportunities and better access to education as…
Continued support for Indigenous communities in Northern New South Wales
Aboriginal people in northern New South Wales will benefit from more job opportunities following the extension of the Northern Region Regional Partnership Agreement. The Federal…
Continued support for Aboriginal people in the Illawarra
Aboriginal people in the Illawarra region of New South Wales will benefit from improved job opportunities and housing following the extension of the Illawarra Regional…