Media Releases by The Hon Jenny Macklin MP
Helping dads take time off to spend with their babies
Legislation passed by the parliament today will give dads extra support to take time off work to bond with their new baby from 1 January…
Australia’s Paralympians ready for the London games
Athletes selected as part of the Australian team for the upcoming Paralympics Games in London were announced today at a ceremony at Parliament House in…
Self-funded retirees get household assistance from today
From today more than 281,000 self-funded retirees across Australia will start receiving household assistance to help make ends meet, ahead of the introduction of the…
Liberals will claw back Schoolkids Bonus
As 1.3 million Australian families started receiving new financial support today, the Liberals have confirmed they want to rip it away. The Member for Sturt,…
Delivering more jobs and job opportunities for Aboriginal people in the Northern Territory.
Aboriginal people living in remote Northern Territory communities now have access to more jobs in their communities and job opportunities at the local level continue…
New Payments for Families with School Kids Start Today
1.3 million families from across Australia will today begin receiving the Gillard Government’s Schoolkids Bonus in their bank accounts to help with school costs. The…
Remember to get kids health check
Australian families on income support who receive Family Tax Benefit Part A are being reminded to ensure their four year old children get a health…
Payments for families with schoolkids start tomorrow
From tomorrow, 1.3 million Australian families will receive a boost to their budgets to help with school costs. Families receiving their Family Tax Benefit Part…
New mental health workers rolled out
Sixty-six new mental health workers will be employed in community support services across Australia thanks to a $13.4 million boost to the popular Personal Helpers…
Millions of families to benefit from payment indexation
From 1 July more than 1.8 million families will receive a boost in their family payments to help make ends meet. Due to indexation the…
Household assistance for veterans and their families
Minister for Veteran’s Affairs, Warren Snowdon, announced from today more than 200,000 service pensioners and war widows will receive a household assistance advance payment of…
Households receive $1 billion in assistance
More than $1 billion in household assistance payments has been delivered to about 5 million Australian families and pensioners since the roll out began almost…
New scheme helps low-income Australians save on energy
More than 100,000 low-income Australian households will have access to a new $29.9 million scheme from the Gillard Government that provides advice and support on…
The Future of Native Title
The Australian Government has announced it will drive reforms to the Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) to ensure a sustainable and fair native title system…
Ramping up accessible information and representation for people with disability
Australians with disability will benefit from improved access to the ABC’s Ramp Up website with an additional $557,700 investment from the Australian Government. The Minister…
New facility giving far north Queensland students a place to stay and learn
A new residential facility in Weipa is giving Indigenous students in far north Queensland a place to stay and learn while they complete secondary schooling.…
The mighty Wadeye Magic a boost for remote Northern Territory community
An independent evaluation of a popular AFL program in Wadeye has found that it is helping to build a stronger, more cohesive community, with early…
$12 million Federal Government support for Torres Strait Coastal Protection
The Minister for Indigenous Affairs Jenny Macklin, Regional Australia Minister Simon Crean and Senator for Queensland Jan McLucas today announced up to $12 million to…
Supporting young people into jobs on Mornington Island and Doomadgee
Young Aboriginal people on Mornington Island and in Doomadgee will have access to two new youth hubs which will operate as support and training facilities,…
New support for young people and their families
The Minister for Indigenous Affairs, Jenny Macklin, today visited Mornington Island to announce a range of new initiatives to help support young Aboriginal people and…
Tackling alcohol and substance misuse in Queensland
The Minister for Indigenous Affairs, Jenny Macklin, today visited Mornington Island to announce the Australian Government will deliver $5 million to help tackle alcohol and…
Marking two decades of land rights and progress for Indigenous Australians
Attorney-General Nicola Roxon and Minister for Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs Jenny Macklin today marked the 20th anniversary of the historic High Court Mabo…
$16 million to support Australia’s volunteers.
Applications for Gillard Government Volunteer Grants for 2012 are now open, with $16 million available to not-for-profit organisations around the country. The Minister for Community…
Parenting Trial Gives Young Australians a Fairer Go
More than 600 teenage parents are benefiting from education opportunities and services which are helping them to deal with the challenges of raising a family,…
Linking Indigenous Australians with community support services
The Gillard Government will continue funding for a successful program connecting Indigenous Australians with community support services to help them overcome disadvantage and social isolation.…