Media Releases by The Hon Jenny Macklin MP
Double superannuation eliminated in Australia and Germany
Double superannuation coverage affecting people who work in Australia and Germany will be eliminated under a new agreement announced by the Minister for Families, Housing,…
Abbott insults pensioners
Tony Abbott has insulted pensioners by saying that he does not see their issues as central to political debate. This is a stinging slap in…
Paralympians – inspirational role models
Australia’s Paralympic Games athletes have inspired a nation with their outstanding performances in Beijing. A top five finish, including 23 gold medals and 79 medals…
Leadership skills for young Indigenous Australians
Fifteen Indigenous trainees are undertaking a week-long leadership course in Canberra as part of a new eight-week Australian Defence Force and Department of Education, Employment…
Turnbull is Arthur and Martha on pensions
In his first day in his new job, Opposition Leader Malcolm Turnbull has shown that he is out of touch with 2.2 million Australian pensioners…
Australian Government helps Stolen Generations tell their stories
The Australian Government will build on the National Library of Australia’s oral history project by contributing $100,000 to enable the Stolen Generations to share their…
New social security agreement with Finland
Around 2,000 residents of Australia and Finland will soon have improved access to the age pension from the Finnish and Australian Governments with the introduction…
Single age pensioners misled by Nelson
Brendan Nelson’s empty pension proposal has been exposed as a political stunt. Dr Nelson has been promising to introduce a private member’s bill to seek…
Nelson ignores 2.2 million pensioners
In his rush to score political points, Brendan Nelson has forgotten about 2.2 million married age pensioners, carers, widows, veterans and disability support pension recipients.…
Australia Post building Indigenous employment opportunities
Twenty years of commitment to Indigenous employment by Australia Post demonstrates that corporate Australia has a crucial role to play in bringing Indigenous Australians into…
Australian children at risk from parental substance abuse
Research compiled by the Australian Institute of Family Studies has found that a substantial number of Australian children are living in households where adults routinely…
Supporting National Child Protection Week
As part of National Child Protection week, the Australian Government has provided $300,000 to the National Association for Prevention of Child Abuse (NAPCAN), which is…
Helping volunteers pay for petrol
Not-for-profit organisations can receive up to $2,500 to help pay for their volunteers’ petrol bills, as part of the Australian Government’s $21 million Volunteer Grants…
National disability council meets for the first time
A new national advisory council providing advice to the Australian Government on the needs of people with disability, their families and carers is meeting for…
Indexation delivers increase to Pensions and other Income Support Payments
Almost four million Australians will receive an increase in their pensions and other income support payments and allowances from 20 September. Indexation will deliver an…
Online resource to raise awareness of Indigenous grieving traditions
Indigenous Affairs Minister, Jenny Macklin, and Communications Minister, Stephen Conroy, today announced an online resource to raise awareness of Indigenous cultural protocols relating to media…
Indigenous Governance Awards
Two Indigenous enterprises in the fields of financial services and the arts have been recognised for their outstanding contribution to Indigenous business at the Indigenous…
More children with disability in school but still behind in jobs
New research has shown that the number of children with disability attending school has more than tripled over the last 25 years but people with…
School enrolment and attendance legislation to be introduced
This week the Deputy Prime Minister will introduce legislation to Parliament on Wednesday that will link welfare payments to school enrolment and attendance. The program…
Queensland Schools Program to Prevent Spinal Injury
The Australian Government is providing $61,000 to the Spinal Education Awareness Team program for up to 80,000 Queensland school students to learn how prevent spinal…
Supporting emergency services on Brisbane’s southside
The Kyabra Community Centre, which provides wide-ranging community services on Brisbane’s southside, will receive a $40,000 grant from the Australian Government for capital upgrades to…
Moreton Volunteers awards
Today Jenny Macklin, the Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, presented awards to 27 volunteers in the Brisbane suburb of Moreton. The…
Supporting communities on Brisbane’s northside
Aspleycare’s new building, constructed with a $280,000 grant from the Australian Government, was officially opened today by the Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and…
APY Lands housing breakthrough
Agreement has been reached on the granting of 50-year leases by the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara to the State Government to allow much needed public housing…
Better information sharing to improve child protection
The Australian Government has appointed a specialist in child protection to investigate ways to improve information sharing within and between jurisdictions as part of its…