Media Releases by The Hon Jenny Macklin MP
Safer Streets in Galiwin’ku
A new permanent police station has been officially opened in the remote community of Galiwin’ku on Elcho Island under an agreement between the Australian and…
Work starts on social housing and maintenance
Work is beginning on the Rudd Government’s $6.4 billion boost to public and community housing announced as part of the $42 billion Nation Building and…
$1.3 million to improve child protection data
The Australian Government will provide an additional $1.3 million over three years to the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) to improve the current…
Community and Disability Services Ministers’ Conference – Communique
Community Services National Framework for Protecting Australia’s Children Today, Community and Disability Services Ministers met in Melbourne to progress the important National Framework for Protecting…
Government further reduces deeming rates
The Australian Government has further reduced the deeming rates to reflect lower returns available to pensioners from financial investments as a result of the global…
Indexation delivers increase to Pensions and other Income Support Payments
More than 3.4 million Australians will receive an increase in their pensions and other income support payments and allowances from 20 March 2009. Indexation will…
$396 million for remote Indigenous housing in NSW
Remote Indigenous communities in New South Wales will benefit from a $396 million investment in housing over the next ten years to improve living standards…
$15.7 million boost for Indigenous rangers
The Australian Government will provide $15.7 million over two years to support 22 Indigenous ranger groups, working on land and sea management activities in the…
$10 million of grants for NT Indigenous communities
A new community store and a transport service for remote Indigenous communities are among 20 successful applicants to share in almost $10 million in funding…
Community Response Task Force Meeting
The first meeting of the Community Response Task Force was held today in Melbourne, providing the non-profit sector with an opportunity to discuss the impact…
Appointment of new Operational Commander for the NTER
Mike Zissler, former CEO of the ACT Department of Territory and Municipal Services, has been appointed as Operational Commander of the Northern Territory Emergency Response…
Productivity Commission’s Paid Parental Leave report
The Australian Government today received the Productivity Commission’s final report into paid maternity, paternity and parental leave. The report details a proposed scheme for paid…
Major General Dave Chalmers
Today is Major General Dave Chalmers’ final day as Operational Commander of the Northern Territory Emergency Response (NTER). I want to thank Major General Chalmers…
Coordinator General for remote Indigenous services
The Prime Minister will appoint a Coordinator General to drive the Australian Government’s commitment to closing the gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians. The national…
Thousands of properties to be cleared during bushfire clean-up
More than 80,000 tons of debris is expected to be cleared from thousands of bushfire affected properties, as part of a government led clean-up operation…
Government finalises five-year lease boundaries in NT Indigenous communities
The Australian Government has finalised the boundaries for all 64 five-year leases acquired as part of the Northern Territory Emergency Response (NTER). A comprehensive survey…
$58.3m boost for Indigenous eye and ear health
The Rudd Government will invest $58.3 million to help tackle eye and ear diseases in Indigenous communities – including diseases rarely seen outside the third…
Personal help on the road to recovery
The Australian Government today announced it will double the reach of the Personal Helpers and Mentors program, expanding the number of sites from 76 to…
New Autism website to help parents and carers
Parents and carers of children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) will benefit from a new information website created as part of the $190 million Helping…
Mental Health Services for Victorians Affected by Bushfires
In response to the tragic and devastating Victorian bushfires, the Australian Government is providing $7.5 million for the provision of mental health support to affected…
Site clean-up program to pave the way for rebuilding
The Commonwealth and Victorian Governments will fund and deliver the site clean-up and demolition program crucial to rebuilding communities devastated by the bushfires, the Prime…
Income management commences across the Kimberley
Income management will be rolled-out across the remainder of the Kimberley including Kalumburu, Noonkanbah and Beagle Bay, as part of the Australian and Western Australian…
Counselling services to help families cope in aftermath of bushfires
The Australian Government is providing additional counselling support services to Victorian bushfire survivors through a $200,000 boost to five community organisations. The new support builds…
Bushfire relief for community sports clubs
Premier John Brumby and Federal Minister for Families Jenny Macklin today announced a $3 million community sports club recovery fund to support sports clubs devastated…
Turnbull and the Liberals abandon Australian pensioners
The Opposition’s policy back-flip revealed today makes a complete mockery of the private member’s bill they introduced into Parliament last year to increase the single…