Media Releases by The Hon Jenny Macklin MP
Improving Indigenous housing across Australia
Indigenous Australians will significantly benefit from the Australian Government’s single largest investment in social and affordable housing in the country’s history. The release of a…
New police station for remote Western Australia
A new police station in remote Western Australia will provide a permanent police presence in the Blackstone area. The station will service 520 residents between…
Five Northern Territory locations to get permanent policing
Five new, permanent police stations will be built in Northern Territory priority locations under an agreement between the Australian and Northern Territory Governments. The Australian…
Supporting children and families in Western Australia
The Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, Jenny Macklin, and the Minister for Early Childhood Education, Child Care and Youth, Kate Ellis,…
Commencement of rent payment for five year leases
The Australian Government holds five year leases over 64 communities in the Northern Territory as a result of the NTER legislation passed by the previous…
National Disability Awards 2009 finalists announced
Today Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, Jenny Macklin, and Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities and Children’s Services, Bill Shorten, announced the finalists…
Income Management expanded across Perth
Income Management for Child Protection and Voluntary Income Management will be expanded across Perth to help families better manage their budgets to meet the costs…
Short term accommodation for Alice Springs
New short to medium-term accommodation for Indigenous people in Alice Springs will be delivered by the Australian and Northern Territory Governments to meet the pressing…
Family Responsibilities Commission reports school attendance increase
Two reports tabled today in the Queensland Parliament show positive trends in school attendance in the Cape York Welfare Reform Trial communities. The latest Family…
$2 million for Foodbank Australia
A major funding boost from the Australian Government will help provide emergency food supplies to almost two million vulnerable Australians. Foodbank Australia will receive $2…
Indigenous remains to be returned from Netherlands
The remains of five Indigenous Australians will be repatriated from the Netherlands following an historic agreement between the Australian Government and the Leiden University Medical…
Strong future for the Healing Foundation
The Australian Government today welcomed the release of a report on the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Healing Foundation. Voices from the campfires: Establishing the…
Coffs Harbour floods
The Australian Government will work with the Coffs Harbour and Bellingen Shire Councils and local people to identify any gaps in flood assistance for residents…
Autism services expanded across Australia
Around 1400 children with Autism Spectrum Disorders will have easier access to early intervention services, following changes to the Helping Children with Autism package. The…
Pension increases for carers and people with disability
More than 870,000 disability support pensioners and carers across Australia will receive increased pension payments under much-needed changes to the pension system. The Australian Government’s…
Pension increases from today
Today the pension will increase for around 3.3 million age pensioners, disability support pensioners, carers, wife and widow pensioners and veteran income support recipients. Pensioners…
New coin to commemorate the centenary of the pension
The Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, Jenny Macklin, and Assistant Treasurer, Senator Nick Sherry, today launched a commemorative one dollar coin…
Increasing school attendance and enrolment in Queensland
Families in the Logan suburbs of Woodridge, Kingston, Logan Central and Eagleby, and the communities of Doomadgee and Mornington Island will take part in a…
Keeping young people in education
The Australian Government has introduced legislation into Parliament to require young people aged between 16 and 20 to be studying full-time towards, or have completed,…
Social Security Agreement signed with the Czech Republic
A new Social Security Agreement with the Czech Republic will make retirement easier for 2000 residents of Australia and the Czech Republic. From 2011, when…
20th anniversary of Nitmiluk National Park hand-back
The Minister for Indigenous Affairs, Jenny Macklin, today joined the celebrations of the 20th anniversary of the handing-back of Nitmiluk National Park (Katherine Gorge) in…
Pension questions answered in the post
Millions of Australian pensioners will receive letters about the upcoming changes to pension payments over the coming weeks. Centrelink is currently sending letters to 3.3…
First Communities for Children Plus sites
Tasmania, Victoria and Queensland are the first three states to receive Communities for Children Plus services to help reduce child abuse and neglect in communities…
Leases signed in Maningrida, Gunbalanya & Wadeye
The Northern Territory (NT) communities of Maningrida, Gunbalanya and Wadeye have signed 40-year leases which will allow housing work to begin across the three communities…
Help for people with mental illness in remote communities
People living with a mental illness in remote Australia will have access to much-needed support through the extension of the Personal Helpers and Mentors (PHaMS)…