Media Releases by The Hon Jenny Macklin MP
World Suicide Prevention Day – Bringing Experts Together to Tackle Suicide
On World Suicide Prevention Day, the Gillard Labor Government announced a range of new measures aimed at strengthening its efforts to tackle suicide in the…
Helping vulnerable families in Bankstown
The Australian Government is working to help vulnerable families in Bankstown with a range of new programs, including through the introduction of income management. Income…
Australian Government appoints Disability Community Leaders
Six Australians will champion the cause of people with disability following their appointment by the Australian Government to promote the 2011 International Day of People…
Treasury advice busts myths about pre-commitment technology
The Australian Government’s plans to make pre-commitment technology available on all poker machines across the country will not lead to widespread closures of clubs, mass…
Social security agreement signed with Latvia
A new social security agreement between Australia and Latvia will make retirement easier for about 2000 residents of both countries. From 2012, when the Agreement…
Play your part to protect our children
The Gillard Government is encouraging all Australians to embrace National Child Protection Week 2011 and do their part to help build a society that protects…
Happy Father’s Day to Australian dads
On Father’s Day the Australian Government has today started public consultations on its plan to introduce two weeks of paid leave for dads to take…
Supporting people with disability to try work
From today people applying for the Disability Support Pension (DSP), other than people with a severe disability or illness, will have to show they have…
Pension increase will help with cost of living
Pensioners feeling the pinch set to get a boost
Australia’s 3.4 million pensioners will soon receive an increase in their payments to help them meet increases in their cost of living. From 20 September…
New Sunshine Coast centre for young children with autism
Young children with autism spectrum disorders can now access specialist early childhood services at a new early learning intervention centre opened today on the Sunshine…
More accommodation for visiting patients to Alice Springs
More people from remote Indigenous communities will have somewhere safe to stay when they visit Alice Springs for medical treatment, after the official opening of…
More than 1,000 children registered for a better start at life
More than 1,000 children with disability have registered to access early intervention services through the Australian Government’s $147 million Better Start for Children with Disability…
Major Horn Island airport upgrade opened
Passengers flying to and from Horn Island in Queensland will benefit from more seats and more regular services following the completion of a $9 million…
Wave Hill Walk-off anniversary
Today marks the 45th anniversary of the Wave Hill walk-off – the event that helped to kick start the land rights movement and elevated the…
Overcoming Indigenous Disadvantage: Continuing work to Close the Gap
The Minister for Indigenous Affairs, Jenny Macklin, has welcomed the Overcoming Indigenous Disadvantage: Key Indicators 2011 Report, which highlights progress in closing the gap between…
Report reveals more money spent on healthy food in Indigenous community-owned stores
A new report has found that Australian Government reforms to community owned stores in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island communities have resulted in increased sales…
Hearing Awareness Week: 21 – 27 August 2011
Hearing Awareness Week kicks off today across the country (21 – 27 August) and parents of young hearing impaired children are being encouraged to sign…
Local organisations providing support for vulnerable families
Community organisations in 2,200 locations across Australia have now received funding to deliver vital support for vulnerable families and children. Under the Gillard Government’s Family…
Cape York Welfare Reform Trial set to continue
The Australian and Queensland Governments have announced the Cape York Welfare Reform trial will continue until 31 December 2012, following extensive consultations with local communities.…
COAG delivers key step for National Disability Insurance Scheme
The Council of Australian Governments (COAG) today agreed on the need for major reform of disability services in Australia through a National Disability Insurance Scheme.…
Flying Start for Better Start
Families of children with disabilities have embraced the Australian Government’s new $147 million Better Start for Children with Disability initiative, with 725 children registering in…
Brain Injury Awareness Week
Today marks the start of Brain Injury Awareness Week (15 – 21 August), recognising and empowering the more than 500,000 Australians living with a brain…
Doomadgee’s upgraded PCYC open for business
State Member for Mount Isa Betty Kiernan MP last week helped to open the new-look Doomadgee PCYC which has had a $2 million redevelopment. The…
Productivity commission’s final report into disability care and support
The Gillard Labor Government today announced that it will start work immediately with states and territories on measures that will build the foundations for a…