Media Releases by The Hon Jenny Macklin MP
Commissioner appointed for ALRC inquiry into legal barriers for people with disabilities
A new inquiry will consider whether Commonwealth laws and legal frameworks create barriers to people with disability exercising their rights and legal capacity. Attorney-General Mark…
New Health Plan to Help Close the Gap
The Australian Government has released the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Plan – an evidence-based policy framework to guide policies and programs to…
Supporting people with mental illness in remote NT communities
Aboriginal people living with mental illness in four remote Northern Territory communities will soon have greater access to mental health support with almost $6 million…
Schoolkids Bonus has helped families with back to school costs
The second instalment of Federal Labor’s Schoolkids Bonus has been paid to more than 1.2 million families as their kids start returning to school. Over…
Tackling alcohol abuse in Coober Pedy
The Australian Government is investing $367,000 over the next two years to help tackle alcohol abuse in Coober Pedy. Minister for Families, Community Services and…
Delivering DisabilityCare for Parramatta
People with disability, their families and carers came together in Parramatta today to celebrate DisabilityCare Australia, the national disability insurance scheme, being rolled out across…
Werriwa families benefiting from Schoolkids Bonus
Thousands of families in Werriwa are benefitting from the second instalment of Federal Labor’s Schoolkids Bonus, which is providing welcome relief with back-to-school costs. The…
More Support Services For Survivors Of Child Sexual Abuse
A $45 million funding injection from the Australian Government will ensure more support services are available to survivors of child sexual abuse who take part…
Teaming up to tackle youth homelessness
Federal Labor and the Australian Football League have teamed up to tackle youth homelessness with the Australian Government providing a $960,000 funding boost to Ladder…
Indigenous Australians recognised at NAIDOC Awards
Galarrwuy Yunupingu AM was tonight recognised for his lifelong advocacy for the rights of Indigenous Australians at the 2013 National Aboriginal and Islander Day Observance…
Guildford locals show their support for DisabilityCare Australia
People with disability, their families and carers came together in Perth today to show their support for DisabilityCare Australia, the national disability insurance scheme. Federal…
More training opportunities for Aboriginal people in Roelands
The Australian Government will invest $50,000 to help establish a caf’e, training centre and bush garden at Roelands Village in Western Australia. The Minister for…
More people benefiting from disability support services
A new report released today confirms the ongoing benefits of the Labor Government’s significant investment in support services for people with disability. Disability support services:…
Perth locals show their support for DisabilityCare Australia
People with disability, their families and carers came together in Perth today to show their support for DisabilityCare Australia, the national disability insurance scheme. Federal…
Warwick families benefitting from Schoolkids Bonus
Thousands of families in Perth’s northern suburbs are already benefitting from the second instalment of Federal Labor’s Schoolkids Bonus, which is providing welcome relief with…
Supporting parents into work critical
New research released today shows the importance of the Labor Government’s commitment to supporting jobless families back into work. The report, Parental Joblessness and financial…
50th anniversary of the Yirrkala Bark Petitions
The Rudd Government today marked the 50th anniversary of the Yirrkala bark petitions, documents which helped drive the recognition of land rights and the process…
Celebrating NAIDOC Week
The Australian Government today welcomed the start of National Aboriginal and Islanders Day Observance Committee (NAIDOC) Week with more than $1.4 million in funding to…
More housing for remote communities
More than 150 remote indigenous houses have been built in Queensland over the past 12 months under the National Partnership Agreement on Remote Indigenous Housing…
More support for Indigenous Businesses and more jobs for Indigenous Australians
The Australian Government will create more local jobs and better economic outcomes for Indigenous Australians under a renewed and expanded National Partnership Agreement on Indigenous…
Schoolkids Bonus starts arriving today
The second instalment of Federal Labor’s Schoolkids Bonus will start arriving in the bank accounts of 1.3 million families from today. Eligible families will receive…
DisabilityCare Australia Opens Its Doors In South Australia
Children with significant and permanent disability in South Australia will for the first time have the power to choose the support they need and how…
More cost of living support for millions of Australians
Australian households are getting another budget boost with the next round of household assistance payments arriving in bank accounts from today. About 1.7 million families…
DisabilityCare Australia opens its doors in Tasmania
Young people with significant and permanent disability in Tasmania will for the first time have the power to choose the support they need and how…
DisabilityCare Australia opens its doors
Australians with significant and permanent disability will for the first time have the power to choose the support they need and how that support is…