Media Releases by The Hon Jenny Macklin MP
NAPCAN launches child protection survey
The Minister for Families, Jenny Macklin, today launched the National Association for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (NAPCAN) online survey and community engagement…
White Balloon Day raises awareness of child sexual assault
The Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, Jenny Macklin, today launched White Balloon Day to raise awareness of child sexual assault in…
New early learning centre to support children with autism
A new Autism Specific Early Learning and Care Centre in Perth will give young West Australian children with Autism Spectrum Disorders access to specialist early…
Sharing information to protect Australian children
Medicare Australia can now provide information to state and territory child protection agencies to help protect and support children at risk of abuse or neglect.…
Pension increase on the way
Around 3.3 million age pensioners, disability support pensioners, carers, wife and widow pensioners and veteran income support recipients will receive an increase in their pension…
Carers of children with disability encouraged to seek financial support
The Australian Government is urging parents and carers of children with severe disability to apply to Centrelink to test their eligibility for income support. Major…
Free broadband internet for seniors
The Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, Jenny Macklin, today unveiled the first of the Australian Government’s free internet kiosks for seniors…
BasicsCard sales top $100 million
The Australian Government today announced more than $100 million has been spent on BasicsCards across Australia. More than $70 million of spending has gone towards…
New early learning facility open in Adelaide for children with autism
South Australian children with Autism Spectrum Disorders will benefit from specialist care and attention following the opening of an Autism Specific Early Learning and Care…
Improving Indigenous housing in the NT
The Australian and Northern Territory Governments today released the report of the review into improving the delivery of the Strategic Indigenous Housing and Infrastructure Program…
Australian Government to apologise to Forgotten Australians and Lost Innocents
The Australian Government acknowledges that the abuse and neglect suffered by many children in institutional or other out-of-home care during the last century was unacceptable.…
Essendon on the mark for reconciliation
Essendon Football Club today became the first AFL club to develop and implement its own Reconciliation Action Plan setting out a practical agenda to strengthen…
Australian Government to provide $11 million to charitable and non-profit organisations
The Australian Government is providing $11 million to charitable and non-profit organisations to enable them to continue to deliver valuable community services to the disadvantaged…
Joint initiative to boost jobs in Northern NSW
A Regional Partnership Agreement (RPA) signed in Port Macquarie today will target the green economy as a way of addressing Aboriginal unemployment in the Many…
Alice Springs town camps
The Australian Government is determined to start work on improving living standards for residents of the Alice Springs town camps. I want to get on…
Improved indexation for Australia’s pensioners
A new Pensioner and Beneficiary Living Cost Index (PBLCI), released today by the Australian Bureau of Statistics, will better reflect price increases in goods commonly…
Indigenous ranger jobs help conserve the Cape
Environment Minister Peter Garrett on Sunday visited Napranum, a remote community on Cape York, to see the benefits of on-ground conservation jobs, and announce a…
Report shows not-for-profits are struggling to keep up with increased demand from Australian families
Demand for emergency relief and financial assistance has risen sharply in the last 12 months as more Australian families face increased financial pressure. A report…
New Indigenous Parenting Support Services across Australia
An additional 24 Indigenous Parenting Support Services across Australia will help more than 700 Indigenous families. The Australian Government is providing up to $7 million…
17 August 2009; Victorian Bushfires Royal Commission Interim Report
Attorney-General, Robert McClelland, and Parliamentary Secretary for Victorian Bushfire Reconstruction, Bill Shorten, today welcomed the release of the Victorian Bushfires Royal Commission Interim Report. The…
NRL Tackles Indigenous Health and Social Disadvantages
The Minister for Indigenous Health, Warren Snowdon, the Minister for Indigenous Affairs, Jenny Macklin, and the Minister for Sport, Kate Ellis, today congratulated the National…
$21 million to support community volunteers
Non-profit organisations, who are supported by volunteers, can apply for Australian Government grants of up to $5,000 to purchase equipment and cover the cost of…
Updated modelling on child support reforms
The Australian Government today released updated analysis of the third stage of the child support reforms introduced by the previous government, which includes the new…
Discussion paper on expediting Indigenous housing in remote communities
Indigenous Affairs Minister Jenny Macklin and Attorney General Robert McClelland today released a discussion paper on possible amendments to the Native Title Act (Native Title…
Supporting campaigners for alcohol restrictions in WA
Indigenous Affairs Minister, Jenny Macklin, has backed the stand taken by West Australian woman Ms Daisy Ward who has called for tough alcohol restrictions in…