Media Releases by The Hon Jenny Macklin MP
Investing to close the gap on Indigenous disadvantage
The Australian Government is continuing to invest to close the gap on Indigenous disadvantage, with more than $5.2 billion in funding for employment, education, health…
Hockey confirms Liberals want to hurt families
Tony Abbott’s Liberals have revealed their true colours tonight, with Joe Hockey confirming the Opposition will vote to try and block the Gillard Government’s new…
Funding the first stage of the National Disability Insurance Scheme
The Gillard Government will deliver $1 billion over four years to start rolling out the first stage of a National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). The…
Supporting Australian Disability Enterprises
The Gillard Government will inject $59.6 million over four years into Australian Disability Enterprises (ADEs) in 2012-13, supporting more than 20,000 workers with disability across…
Changes to age of eligibility for Family Tax Benefit Part A
The Australian Government is making changes to family assistance to ensure that family payments are targeted to when families need it most – while their…
Tightening income support rules for Australians overseas
The Australian Government is tightening the rules for people who travel overseas while receiving income support payments and family assistance. Under the change, the amount…
Boosting payments for low and middle income families
We understand that many families on low and middle incomes are finding it hard to make ends meet. This Budget is all about spreading the…
Schoolkids Bonus
A new cash payment will help 1.3 million Australian families with children at school to help make ends meet. Each year, families will receive a…
Schoolkids Bonus
The Gillard Government today announced that 1.3 million Australian families with children at school will get a new cash payment to help make ends meet.…
More community mental health funding will help thousands
A program that has helped more than 17,000 Australians with severe mental illness will continue to provide support to people in need, thanks to a…
Supporting families in the APY Lands
The Australian Government and South Australian Governments are providing improved support for families, mental health and financial management services as part of a $2.82 million…
New gym for Fregon’s kids
Young people in Fregon in the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (APY) Lands will have a new gym in which to play sport and socialise, with the…
Boost for arts and language in Mimili
A $183,000 Australian Government investment will help create local jobs and retain local culture and language in the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (APY) Lands. The Minister…
Engaging the disability sector to build a National Disability Insurance Scheme
The Australian Government today announced the members of an expert group that will help ensure a smooth transition for the delivery of services under a…
Liberals still divided on NDIS
Shadow Treasurer Joe Hockey has yet again shown just how hollow the Liberals’ supposed commitment to a National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) really is. Just…
Independent investigation finds no wrongdoing at Indigenous Business Australia
An independent investigation into anonymous allegations of misconduct by two Indigenous Business Australia (IBA) officers has found the accusations were unfounded. Indigenous Affairs Minister Jenny…
Designing the National Disability Insurance Scheme
The Australian Government today announced three expert groups to help inform the design of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). The expert groups will work…
National Disability Insurance Scheme to launch in 2013
A National Disability Insurance Scheme will start in Australia from July 2013 in up to four locations across the country. From mid 2013, about 10,000…
Self-funded retirees need to update their details
From today Centrelink is posting letters to 9,000 self-funded retirees who need to update their details in order to receive new cash payments to help…
Hockey fails to support NDIS
Shadow Treasurer Joe Hockey has today revealed just how hollow Tony Abbott’s bi-partisan commitment to a National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) is. Speaking just minutes…
Gillard Government to establish National Children’s Commissioner
The Gillard Government today announced the creation of a National Children’s Commissioner within the Australian Human Rights Commission. Attorney-General Nicola Roxon said that the new…
Jobs and sustainable communities for people in remote Australia
The Australian Government today announced significant changes to remote employment and community development services to help more people get into jobs and participate in their…
Continued services for Bourke’s Indigenous community
The Minister for Indigenous Affairs, Jenny Macklin, today visited Bourke to announce the Indigenous Land Corporation will buy the former Indigenous Coordination Centre in Mertin…
Tackling alcohol and substance misuse in Bourke and Brewarrina
The Minister for Indigenous Affairs, Jenny Macklin today visited Bourke to announce the organisations that will deliver services and support as part of the Australian…
Barnett’s cruel cash grab will hurt WA pensioners
More than 22,000 pensioners living in public housing in Western Australia will be worse off because of Premier Colin Barnett’s refusal to quarantine the Gillard…