Media Releases by The Hon Mal Brough MP
More volunteers to share in $10 million
An additional $10 million will be distributed to assist volunteers in more than 4,400 community organisations across Australia in response to an unprecedented funding application…
Major Howard Government investment in Alice Springs Indigenous Accommodation
The Howard Government announced today it would significantly increase its financial investment in Alice Springs to sort out town camps. Minister for Families, Community Services…
ACT Seniors Week
Minister for Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, Mal Brough, today acknowledged the start of Seniors Week in the ACT. "This is an appropriate time…
NSW Seniors Week
Minister for Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, Mal Brough, today acknowledged the start of Seniors Week in New South Wales. "This is an appropriate…
3.9 million Australians to receive increased payments
More than 3.9 million Australians will receive increased pensions, allowances and supplementary payments, following the 0.8 per cent rise in the Consumer Price Index (CPI)…
Deeming rates increase to reflect higher market returns
Deeming rates for social security payments will rise following an announcement today by Minister for Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, Mal Brough, Minister for…
Review recommends major reform of Indigenous housing
Indigenous Affairs Minister, Mal Brough, today released the report of the independent review of the Community Housing and Infrastructure Programme (CHIP) Living in a Sunburnt…
2007 Prime Minister’s Community Business Partnership Awards
Minister for Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, Mal Brough, today announced nominations had opened for the 2007 Prime Minister’s Awards for Excellence in Community…
Social Security Agreement with Japan
A new Social Security Agreement between Australia and Japan will help to promote closer economic relations between the two countries and provide better access to…
NIC Report to Government formally released
The Australian Government today released the National Indigenous Council Report to Government, January – December 2006. Minister for Families, Community services and Indigenous Affairs, Mal…
COAG Indigenous Trials
The Council of Australian Governments (COAG) trials operating in eight Indigenous communities across Australia will be built on as part of the Government’s Blueprint for…
Labor turns its back on Indigenous Australians in remote communities
"Labor remains locked in the past, continuing to push old ATSIC policies under which housing funds were distributed on the basis of the colour of…
Petrol-Sniffing Campaign Expanded
Minister for Health and Ageing Tony Abbott and Minister for Indigenous Affairs Mal Brough have announced the Australian Government’s expanded efforts to help Indigenous communities…
Labor’s campaign on child care exposed as scaremongering
"The Labor Party’s campaign on child care has been exposed as nothing more than scaremongering," Minister for Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, Mal Brough,…
Macklin wrong again
"If Labor doesn’t accept that major Australian Government initiatives in Indigenous communities to improve law and order and enhance community safety aren’t the right approach,…
Brough calls on Beattie to go further with Indigenous agenda
Queensland Premier Peter Beattie’s support for shared responsibility agreements with Cape York Indigenous communities is a welcome development," Minister for Families, Community Services and Indigenous…
Only Macklin’s Bananas on Child Care
“The Labor Party is in no position to attack the Coalition on child care fees given its appalling record when in office,” Minister for Families,…
ALP’s 600+ waiting lists versus one hotline
The re-announcement today by the Australian Labor Party of council-run child care waiting lists is nothing but smoke and mirrors. Minister for Families, Community Services…
All States now on board to help young disabled people in aged care facilities
All States and Territories have now signed bilateral agreements with the Australian Government to help young people with a disability move out of residential aged…
Further $14.2 million commitment to help families
27 new Early Intervention Service preferred providers have been announced today by the Australian Government at a further investment of $14.2 million. In announcing the…
Brough welcomes Street’s decision
Minister for Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, Mal Brough today acknowledged the decision by Sir Laurence Street that the policeman involved in the death…
Report highlights failure of current child protection system
The failure of the current child protection system was made evident today through the release of child protection figures by the Australian Institute for Health…
Palm Island
I am today urging Queensland Premier Peter Beattie to arrange for a review or ‘second opinion’ of the Director of Public Prosecutions’ decision not to…
Will Rudd Stand up For Abused Indigenous Kids in NSW?
New Labor Opposition Leader Kevin Rudd should condemn the reported failure of New South Wales to fund a plan to address child sex abuse in…
Labor’s Left Wing Will Not Give Up Control of Indigenous Affairs Agenda
Federal Indigenous Affairs Minister Mal Brough said today that Labor will be hard pressed to release the stranglehold that its left wing has had over…