Media Releases by The Hon Jenny Macklin MP
Reports highlight benefits of poker machine pre-commitment technology
New research released today shows pre-commitment technology can be effective in reducing the amount of money problem gamblers spend on poker machines and can help…
Celebrating Indigenous talent at the Deadlys
The Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, Jenny Macklin, today congratulated the 28 Indigenous Australians and organisations that received awards at last…
UK museum returns Torres Strait ancestral remains
A delegation from the Torres Strait today returned from Liverpool after collecting the remains of a young child, which were removed from Erub (Darnley Island)…
$26 Million Short Term Patient Accommodation for Royal Darwin Hospital
The Federal Minister for Indigenous Health, Warren Snowdon and NT Minister for Health, Kon Vatskalis, today officially announced two new short-term patient accommodation facilities at…
Meat industry jobs for Aboriginal workers in Dubbo
The Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, Jenny Macklin, and the Minister for Indigenous Employment and Economic Development, Mark Arbib, today announced…
Social Security Agreement signed with the Slovak Republic
A new Social Security Agreement with the Slovak Republic will make retirement easier for around 600 residents of both countries. The agreement was signed today…
Investing in Indigenous men’s group in Wilcannia
The Gillard Government is investing $80,000 in the Wilcannia Indigenous men’s group, Wimpitja Maali Yaparda, following the development of the Local Implementation Plan for the…
Regional Partnership Agreement for New England region
The Australian and New South Wales Governments and the 14 local Aboriginal land councils in the NSW Aboriginal Land Council’s Northern Region Forum today made…
Boost in Indigenous employment in Western NSW
The Gillard Government has provided more than $300,000 to increase the employment opportunities of Indigenous Australians living in Broken Hill, Wilcannia, Menindee and Ivanhoe through…
Tackling problem gambling
The Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, Jenny Macklin, the Assistant Treasurer, Bill Shorten, the Member for Denison, Andrew Wilkie, and Senator…
Pensions to increase from Monday
More than four million Australians will receive a rise in their pensions and other income support payments and allowances from today (Monday 20 September 2010)…
Disability Parking Scheme starts in NSW
From tomorrow, people with disability in New South Wales will benefit from the introduction of the new national Australian Disability Parking Permit. New NSW applicants…
Appointment of Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities and Carers and the Parliamentary Secretary for Community Services
I welcome the appointment and swearing in of Senator Jan McLucas as Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities and Carers and Julie Collins MP as Parliamentary Secretary…
Statement from the Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs
I’m very pleased and honoured that the Prime Minister has asked me to continue my work in the portfolio of Families, Housing, Community Services and…
Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder study
The first Australian study into the prevalence and impact of Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder on Indigenous children will be undertaken in Fitzroy Valley, Western Australia,…
Investing to reduce the number of young Territorians in jail
The Gillard Government is investing almost $30 million to help reduce the number of young people in prison and improve community safety in the Northern…
Better cinema access for hearing and vision-impaired
Australia’s four major cinema groups and the Australian Government have agreed to jointly fast track new audio description and captioning technology, as part of a…
No interest loans for families under pressure
More families in Victoria, Queensland and New South Wales who are struggling financially will be given help to get back on their feet thanks to…
Government launches disability employment discussion paper
The Gillard Government today released a discussion paper on improved support to Australians with severe or profound disability who need supported employment through Australian Disability…
Remote Indigenous housing progress
*** E & OE – Proof only *** SABRA LANE: How would you describe the state of Aboriginal housing in Australia right now? JENNY MACKLIN:…
Supporting carers of children and teenagers with disability
The Gillard Government is continuing to deliver support to carers of children and teenagers with disability through the popular MyTime and Outside School Hours Care…
More support for drought affected families
The Gillard Government is delivering $6.6 million to continue family support services for drought affected families across Australia. In the past year, the Government’s Family…
Sharing custody information to help protect children
Information about custody arrangements can now be shared with state and child protection agencies to help protect and support children at risk of abuse or…
Buy-back of liquor licences in Alice Springs
The Australian and Northern Territory Governments today announced the commencement of the buy-back of three take-away liquor licences in Alice Springs. The licences held by…
$21 million in volunteer grants for community organisations
The Gillard Government is delivering $21 million in local grants to support volunteers at community organisations across Australia. More than 250,000 volunteers from over 6000…