Media Releases by The Hon Jenny Macklin MP
Supporting people with mental illness in Broadmeadows
People with severe mental illness in Broadmeadows will have greater access to support services and other practical assistance close to home thanks to nearly $1.5…
DisabilityCare Australia to be rolled out in SA
The Gillard Government and South Australian Government have reached a significant agreement today that will allow for the full roll out of DisabilityCare Australia, the…
Supporting people with mental illness in Bendigo
People with severe mental illness in Bendigo and the Goldfields region will have greater access to support services and other practical assistance close to home…
$777 million for renewed national effort to Close the Gap in Indigenous Health
The Australian Government has announced $777 million to fund its share of a renewed National Partnership Agreement on Closing the Gap in Indigenous Health Outcomes…
Locals come together to discuss DisabilityCare Australia
The Minister for Disability Reform, Jenny Macklin today joined Member for Chisholm Anna Burke and Oakleigh people with disability, their families and carers, and local…
Supporting people to tackle substance misuse
The Australian Government is investing more than $1 million to deliver 13 projects to help people tackle substance misuse in remote communities across Western Australia,…
More support for survivors of child sexual abuse
Counselling and support services will be available to participants of the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse thanks to $44 million from…
Boost in support for people with mental illness and their carers
Australians with severe mental illness, their families and carers will have greater access to support services and other practical assistance locally in their communities thanks…
DisabilityCare Australia to further boost employment in Geelong
The Minister for Disability Reform Jenny Macklin today visited Geelong to announce that about 120 people are now expected to be employed in the Barwon…
More than $70 million for new services for children and families in the Northern Territory
Children and families living in remote Aboriginal communities in the Northern Territory will benefit from extra support services with a $73.5 million investment over ten…
Tele gets it wrong on Disability Support Pension
The fact is that as a result of this Government’s comprehensive reforms to the Disability Support Pension (DSP) for the first time since 2006 the…
Locals show support for DisabilityCare Australia
Bayswater North families came out in force today to show their support for DisabilityCare Australia, the national disability insurance scheme. Minister for Disability Reform, Jenny…
Emerald pensioners get more in their pockets
More than 18,000 pensioners in La Trobe are getting more support to make ends meet with another pension boost from the Federal Government. The Minister…
Income management for Laverton and Ngaanyatjarra Lands
From 15 April this year, the Australian Government will introduce income management in Laverton and the Ngaanyatjarra Lands, including Kiwirrkurra, in Western Australia, to help…
Stronger Futures in the Northern Territory providing more jobs for Aboriginal people
The Australian Government is increasing the number of Indigenous Engagement Officers (IEOs) employed throughout the Northern Territory as part of its $3.4 billion Stronger Futures…
Progress for Cape York Welfare Reforms
An independent evaluation of the Cape York Welfare Reform trial has found that significant gains in the four participating communities are making a real difference…
Port Augusta taking action to close the gap
Support services for Aboriginal people in Port Augusta will be more accessible, more accountable and better coordinated to respond to the needs of local residents…
Pensioners fear Abbott’s cruel cuts
About 3.5 million Australian pensioners – including 678,000 Queenslanders – will be worse off under an Abbott Government. Figures from the Queensland Competition Authority, reported…
New jobs for Indigenous Rangers in Northern Territory
The Gillard Government is supporting another 25 new indigenous ranger positions in the Northern Territory to help protect and conserve the environment and strengthen land…
Gillard Government passes NDIS Bill through Parliament
The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) Bill has passed the Parliament today. This is a major step towards providing peace of mind to people with…
New Bill introduced to support native title claim
The Government today introduced legislation into the Parliament which gives effect to the settlement agreement for the Jabiru native title claim, the longest running native…
Community events mark National Closing the Gap Day
Hundreds of community events will be held across Australia today to mark National Close the Gap Day. The Minister for Indigenous Affairs, Jenny Macklin, and…
Pension boost starts today
Around 3.5 million Australian pensioners will receive a boost to their household budgets from today with an increase in the pension and the start of…
Abbott’s message to new mums: get a job
Australian women need to know that Tony Abbott plans to leave stay-at-home-mums $70,000 behind under his paid parental leave scheme, telling these mums to ‘get…
Extra funding for playgroups to give kids a better start
Children with disability will get extra benefits from playgroup activities as a result of $600,000 funding the Gillard Government is providing to Playgroups Australia. The…