Media Releases by The Hon Jenny Macklin MP
Indigenous Expenditure Report released
The Australian Government has welcomed the release of the first Indigenous Expenditure Report by the Productivity Commission. The report forms part of the Council of…
Paid Parental Leave safe from wreckers
Families and business can rest assured Australia’s first national Paid Parental Leave scheme will not be wrecked by the Liberal-National Coalition. I am pleased the…
Progressing important gambling reforms
The Australian Government today provided an update on its important gambling reforms ahead of the Council of Australian Governments Select Council on Gambling Reform meeting…
New approach to protection of vulnerable children
The Australian Government will provide $1.1 million to trial a new tool to assess the needs of vulnerable children and their families in four communities…
Billson needs to check his facts
The Opposition has resorted to scaremongering in a last ditch effort to wreck Australia’s first Paid Parental Leave scheme. Today’s claim by the Member for…
Helping seniors get online
About 94,000 older Australians across the country are now enjoying free access to broadband internet and computer kiosks through the Australian Government’s Broadband for Seniors…
New financial services for disadvantaged Australians
Australians excluded from mainstream banks and services will be assisted to access fair and appropriate financial products, including loans, under a $6.27 million Australian Government…
COAG endorses Australia’s first National Disability Strategy
The first national strategy to provide a long term road map for improving the lives of Australians with disability, their families and carers has been…
Insight into the Australian family
An Australian Government-funded report has found parents are becoming increasingly vigilant about the impact of media and technology on their children’s education and personal development.…
Events to mark the third anniversary of the Apology to Australia’s Indigenous Peoples
Community groups across Australia are marking the third anniversary of the Apology to Australia’s Indigenous peoples with a series of local events supported by the…
Government welcomes report on Indigenous progress
The Minister for Indigenous Affairs, Jenny Macklin, today welcomed the release of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner Mick Gooda’s first Social Justice…
Supporting senior Australians to stay in the workforce
Legislation introduced into Parliament today will support older Australians on the age pension to stay connected to the workforce through a new, more generous Work…
Helping families meet the costs of raising children
Legislation introduced into Parliament today delivers on the Government’s election commitments to help families meet the costs of raising children. Under significant reforms, the maximum…
Delivering services to close the gap
The Prime Minister today tabled the Closing the Gap Prime Minister’s report 2011 in Parliament. The Australian Government is delivering improved services in areas including…
Ministers praise strong action by Family Responsibilities Commission
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships Minister Desley Boyle has today tabled the Family Responsibilities Commission’s 9th quarterly report in the Queensland Parliament. The Commission…
Second Anniversary of Victorian Bushfires
The Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, the Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, Jenny Macklin and the former Parliamentary Secretary for Victoria Bushfire…
Barnett Government playing politics on pokies
Today’s comments by Western Australia Premier Colin Barnett on poker machines are wrong. Premier Barnett is simply scaremongering. On ABC 720 Perth today Mr Barnett…
Supporting public safety in Alice Springs
A patrol coordinator has been appointed to help improve public safety in Alice Springs, as part of a joint government initiative. The senior sergeant from…
More support for vulnerable children in Central Australia
Vulnerable families in Alice Springs will have extra help to provide a safe, happy and healthy environment for their children. The Federal Minister for Families,…
More accommodation for visitors to Alice Springs
The Federal Minister for Indigenous Affairs, Jenny Macklin, the Northern Territory Chief Minister, Paul Henderson, and the Northern Territory Minister for Central Australia, Karl Hampton,…
Release of income management evaluation framework
The Australian Government is today releasing the framework for the independent evaluation of the new model of non-discriminatory income management. The Government has now rolled…
Release of legal advice on gambling reform
The Australian Government today released legal advice (attachment below) on the Commonwealth’s power to legislate for important reforms to address problem gambling. The Prime Minister,…
Government funds improvements to remote NT swimming pools
The Australian Government will work to strengthen the health, social and economic benefits of swimming pools in remote areas of the Northern Territory, in response…
Port Macquarie to host Saltwater Freshwater festival
A festival showcasing Indigenous design, art, music and cuisine will today transform Port Macquarie into a colourful cultural hub with the help of Australian Government…
ABA funding to improve stores in remote NT communities
Eighteen remote communities across the Northern Territory will get better access to healthy and more affordable food thanks to a $50 million dollar funding package…