Media Releases by The Hon Jenny Macklin MP
Young Indigenous leaders to study at Oxford
Two young Indigenous scholars will travel to Britain to study at Oxford University as the inaugural winners of scholarships established in memory of the life…
Abbott’s paid parental leave sham
The Liberal Party today demonstrated that its paid parental leave thought bubble is a sham with no detail, no costing and no timeframe. Last week,…
Queensland flood assistance reaches $1.2 million
Federal Government assistance for those affected by the Queensland floods has passed $1.2 million in Australian Government Disaster Relief Payments (AGDRP). The Minister for Human…
$11.5 million to support Indigenous economic opportunities in the NT
The development of employment and business opportunities for Indigenous people in the Northern Territory, including expanded tourism accommodation, more training for Indigenous rangers, film making…
Supporting Australia’s volunteers
The Rudd Government is continuing to deliver on its commitment to support Australia’s volunteers with $21 million worth of one-off grants now available to volunteer…
‘Rock solid’ Abbott tells families to wait until 2013 for paid parental leave
Tony Abbott has today revealed that that there is no real timeline for implementing his paid parental leave thought bubble but that he wants Australian…
Supporting jobs, protecting the environment on Tiwi
Expanded environmental management projects and employment for the people of Tiwi Islands will be funded through a $6 million grant from the Aboriginal Benefits Account…
Stronger voice for Indigenous women
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island women will have a new forum to raise issues of concern and develop their own solutions through the establishment of…
Using the power of education to tackle violence
Innovative programs to tackle family and community violence at the grass roots level will be rolled out in 14 Indigenous communities across the country with…
Abbott’s Baby Bonus backflip
Another day, another policy backflip from Opposition Leader, Tony Abbott, who was today frantically back pedalling from his commitment to remove the means test on…
Women on low incomes benefit most from Paid Parental Leave
Women on low incomes will have greater financial security when planning to have a baby under the Rudd Government’s historic Paid Parental Leave scheme. Our…
Tony Abbott’s paid parental leave sham
Tony Abbott’s latest thought bubble on paid parental leave creates massive uncertainty for Australian families and businesses. His sham policy has no detail, no costings…
Pensions to increase on 20 March
Around four million Australians will receive an increase in their pensions and other income support payments from 20 March 2010, through indexation. Pension payments will…
Disaster Recovery Payment for people affected by south-west Queensland floods
The Australian Government Disaster Recovery Payment (AGDRP) will be provided to eligible people adversely affected by severe flooding in the Balonne, Quilpie and Western Downs…
Help for people affected by south-west Queensland floods
The Australian Government Disaster Recovery Payment (AGDRP) will be provided to eligible people adversely affected by severe flooding in the Murweh and Maranoa regional council…
New mental health services for refugees
The Australian Government is providing $5.4 million for new services and workers to give humanitarian entrants with a mental illness access to one-on-one support through…
Supporting volunteering in Parramatta
Around 1,300 volunteers in the electorate of Parramatta have benefited from more than $91,000 in Rudd Government funding to purchase much-needed equipment and help cover…
Australian Government Tackles Petrol Sniffing In Remote WA
The Australian Government is providing an additional $2.3 million dollars to rollout Opal fuel in the Goldfields region of Western Australia to help curb petrol…
Financial counselling for vulnerable Victorians
The Australian Government is delivering on its commitment to improve access to financial counselling by providing an additional $1 million to fund 11 financial counselling…
New financial counsellors helping people in Northern Sydney
People under financial pressure in Northern Sydney now have greater access to free financial counselling and advice. The Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and…
Ninety per cent of income managed funds on the BasicsCard used for food and clothing in the NT
New analysis of Centrelink data shows that around 90 per cent of welfare payments allocated to the BasicsCard across the 73 Northern Territory Emergency Response…
Building skilled Australians in remote Indigenous communities
The Australian Government is investing $172.4 million over three years to help build the skills of Indigenous Australians through a range of training, mentoring and…
Opening of the National Centre of Indigenous Excellence
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd today officially opened the $50 million National Centre of Indigenous Excellence (NCIE) in Redfern, Sydney. Created with the support of the…
Landmark native title achievement
The native title agreement reached this week between the Yawuru people of Broome and the West Australian Government is a landmark achievement with the potential…
Britain apologises to former child migrants
The Australian Government has welcomed the apology made today by the British Prime Minister Gordon Brown to former child migrants who were sent overseas from…