Media Releases by The Hon Jenny Macklin MP
Public Service Traineeship launched for People with Intellectual Disability
Community Services Minister Jenny Macklin and Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities Bill Shorten today welcomed the launch of the first public service traineeship program for people…
New national approach to preserve Indigenous languages
Indigenous languages will live on for future generations of Australians under a new approach being taken by the Australian Government. The new National Indigenous Languages…
Income Recovery Subsidy extended in Victoria Bushfire areas
The Australian Government will continue to support victims of the Victorian bushfires by extending the Income Recovery Subsidy for a further 13 weeks, giving people…
Australian Government proud to support 2009 Garma Festival
The Australian Government today announced $265,000 to support Australia’s leading Indigenous festival, Garma. The 11th annual Garma Festival is being held in the Northern Territory…
Surf’s up in Yirrkala
The remote Northern Territory community of Yirrkala is celebrating the opening of its Surf Club today which is up and running three years ahead of…
Appointment of new Chair of the aboriginal Benefit Account Advisory Committee
I am pleased to announce the appointment of Patricia (Pat) Brahim to the position of Chair of the Aboriginals Benefit Account Advisory Committee (ABAAC) for…
BasicsCard Limit Increased
The Minister for Indigenous Affairs, Jenny Macklin MP and Minister for Human Services, Chris Bowen MP, today announced a temporary increase to the daily spend…
400 jobs secured by $45 million neuroscience project
Future advances in mental heath and neurological research – and around 400 jobs – will be supported with the construction of a new $45 million…
Shut Out: The experience of people with disabilities and their families in Australia
The Australian Government today welcomed the release of the National People with Disabilities and Carer Council’s report examining the barriers faced by people with disability.…
Have your say on how the Government and Third Sector work together
The Minister for Community Services, Jenny Macklin, and Parliamentary Secretary for Social Inclusion and the Voluntary Sector, Senator Ursula Stephens, today launched the second stage…
Agreement on Alice Springs Transformation Plan
In a major breakthrough, the Alice Springs town camp housing associations and the Tangentyere Council have signed up to a 40 year sub-lease agreement with…
Working with business to deliver paid parental leave
The Australian Government will be working with employer, employee and community groups on the delivery of the historic Paid Parental Leave scheme. Over the next…
Driving Indigenous housing in the NT
The Australian and Northern Territory Governments are determined to achieve the ambitious targets they have set in housing reform to deliver long-overdue housing to Indigenous…
Governments target homelessness in Western Australia
The Australian and Western Australian Governments are providing an additional $135.1 million over four years to reduce homelessness through the National Partnership Agreement on Homelessness.…
$4 million for new autism care centre in Brisbane
A new, autism-specific early learning and care centre will give young Brisbane children with Autism Spectrum Disorders access to specialist early childhood services vital for…
Stimulus plan delivers 1000th home
Construction has begun on the 1000th home to be built under the Australian Government’s $6.4 billion national, social housing stimulus package. Federal Minister for Families,…
Indigenous remains repatriated from the UK to Australia
Indigenous remains held by the University College in London are being brought home in the care of their descendents to two Aboriginal communities in Victoria.…
Repatriation of Indigenous remains
The Australian Government today called for museums and private collectors worldwide to work with the Government to return Indigenous remains. Speaking at the International Conference…
Indigenous leaders recognised at NAIDOC Ball
Professor Lowitja O’Donoghue has been recognised for her commitment to Indigenous rights as part of the 2009 National Aborigines and Islanders Day Observance Committee (NAIDOC)…
New Chair of Indigenous Business Australia
I am pleased to announce the appointment of Dawn Casey PSM FAHA to the position of Chair of Indigenous Business Australia (IBA). Dr Casey will…
Australian Government to develop national statement on Social Inclusion
Today the Australian Social Inclusion Board released its Compendium of Social Inclusion Indicators. The Social Inclusion Board is an independent body established to provide advice…
100 years of the Age Pension
The centenary of Australia’s Age Pension was marked today by the unveiling of a commemorative site in the Parliamentary Triangle in Canberra. The Centenary of…
Respectful Relationship Program to begin in 40 Northern Territory Schools
The Australian and Northern Territory Governments today announced that 40 schools will receive funding to roll out respectful relationship programs. Minister for the Status of…
NAIDOC – Honouring Our Elders, Nurturing Our Youth
The Minister for Indigenous Affairs, Jenny Macklin, today welcomed the start of the National Aboriginal and Islander Day Observance Committee (NAIDOC) Week with an announcement…
Cheaper fares for seniors around Australia
Australian seniors will be able to benefit from nation-wide, reciprocal public transport concessions, as part of a $50 million national agreement. All seniors throughout Australia…