Media Releases by The Hon Jenny Macklin MP
New Business Toolkit for Indigenous Women
The Australian Government today released a new Business Toolkit for Indigenous Women, aimed at providing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women across Australia with information…
$3.5 million for family support services in Kempsey
Up to 1200 families in Kempsey NSW will have extra support through a range of child-focused services to help them provide a safe, happy and…
Younger People with Disability in Residential Aged Care program
The Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, Jenny Macklin, and Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities, Bill Shorten, today welcomed the Australian Institute of…
More support for carers in our communities
Carers Australia, Children with Disability Australia and the Mental Health Council of Australia will share in $327,000 in Australian Government funding to seek the views…
Indigenous stockmen and stockwomen recognised as Reconciliation Week kicks off
The Australian Government is providing $150,000 to the Australian Stockman’s Hall of Fame and Outback Heritage Centre to research the history of Indigenous stockmen and…
Work to begin on homeless accommodation for Alice Springs
Work on a $7.3 million facility for homeless people and those at risk of homelessness will begin in Alice Springs next month. The 28 unit…
Stolen Generations Working Partnership
The Australian Government today released a new approach to harness the efforts of Government and non-government organisations to support members of the Stolen Generations and…
Gregory National Park returned to traditional owners
The Australian Government today returned Gregory National Park and Gregory’s Tree Historical Reserve in the Northern Territory to their traditional Indigenous owners. The Governor-General, Her…
Rent payments for NTER five-year leases
The Australian Government today started paying rent to Aboriginal land owners for five-year leases covering 45 communities under the Northern Territory Emergency Response (NTER). The…
Indigenous Economic Development Strategy – have your say
The Australian Government today released a draft of its long-term strategy to increase participation of Indigenous Australians in the economy. Deputy Prime Minister, Julia Gillard,…
Government boosts support for Indigenous businesses
The Australian Government will provide greater support to Indigenous businesses, including financial support for state and regional Indigenous chambers of commerce and will establish a…
Increasing Indigenous home ownership
The Australian Government today released a discussion paper on increasing home ownership by Indigenous Australians. The Government is determined to increase opportunities for home ownership…
Work begins on new fibre-optic link in WA
The Australian Government today marked the start of construction on a fibre-optic communications backbone linking Perth and Geraldton. The work forms part of the Rudd…
Australians encouraged to nominate for the National Disability Awards
The Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, Jenny Macklin, and the Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities, Bill Shorten, today called on all Australians…
Indigenous women’s health strategy welcomed
Minister for Indigenous Affairs, Jenny Macklin and Minister for Indigenous Health, Warren Snowdon, have welcomed the release of the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander…
$19.6 million investment in our local communities
The Rudd Government is providing $19.6 million for more than 220 community projects across Australia to encourage strong families, leadership and volunteering. These projects provide…
Start of national consultation on the tax treatment of native title
The Rudd Government has today commenced a national consultation on the tax treatment of native title, including the interaction of native title, Indigenous economic development…
Abbott’s double backflip on families
Opposition leader, Tony Abbott, today backflipped on yet another commitment he has made to Australian families. Mr Abbott today added removing the means test on…
$2.7 million boost for Melbourne’s Adventure Playgrounds
The Rudd Government will invest a further $2.7 million over four years for Melbourne’s Adventure Playgrounds, providing exciting play spaces for more than 1,700 inner…
Government welcomes Productivity Commission Issues Paper on Disability Care and Support
The Minister for Community Services, Jenny Macklin, and the Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities, Bill Shorten, today welcomed the release of the Productivity Commission’s issues paper…
Reducing high sugar drink consumption in remote communities
The Australian Government is requesting an urgent report from key departments on policy options to help reduce the consumption of high sugar drinks in remote…
Abbott’s big new tax will hurt Australian business
Opposition leader, Tony Abbott, today confirmed his $10.8 billion paid parental leave plan is a great big new tax on business. On Sunday Today Mr…
Clearer pension rules for household solar energy panels
The Australian Government has taken steps to make feeding power into the grid simpler and fairer for pensioners. The Government has clarified the way feed-in…
Supporting Indigenous kids in Alice Springs to go to school
More than 300 young Indigenous children living in Alice Springs will undergo health checks with the help of almost $1.5 million in funding from the…
Abbott’s reckless spending – sham plans with no costings and no timelines
Opposition leader, Tony Abbott, today admitted he was rolled by Shadow Cabinet on an almost $4 billion proposal over four years to double the Australian…