E & OE – Proof only Subject: Peter Slipper, Tony Abbott’s attacks on the Prime Minister and Labor delivering for Australian people. DAVID LIPSON: Was…
E & OE – Proof only Subject: Peter Slipper; Tony Abbott’s attacks on the Prime Minister; Labor delivering for Australian people. NEIL MITCHELL: The Minister…
World Mental Health Day is an opportunity to raise awareness about mental health issues, combat stigma and encourage people in need to seek help. Speaking…
The Gillard Government will introduce legislation tomorrow to ensure its $2.8 billion contribution to equal pay increases for social and community sector (SACS) workers is…
The National Accreditation Authority for Translators and Interpreters (NAATI) will receive $286,000 from the Australian Government to improve access to the national accreditation system for…
NICK RHEINBERGER: If you’re a person with a disability, or perhaps a carer, no doubt you’re looking forward to the National Disability Insurance Scheme which…
The Australian Government has begun the process of selecting providers for the new $1.5 billion Remote Jobs and Communities Program to deliver a more integrated…
STEVE PRICE: There’s been an announcement made today that fathers and same-sex partners will receive two weeks paid leave under a Federal Government scheme aimed…
E & OE – Proof only WALEED ALY: Jenny Macklin, thank you for joining us on the program. JENNY MACKLIN: Thank you Waleed. WALEED ALY:…
A new social security agreement between Australia and Hungary will come into force today, making retirement a little easier for around 5000 Australian and Hungarian…
Applications open today for the Australian Government’s new payment for dads and same-sex partners – Dad and Partner Pay. Dad and Partner Pay starts on…
The Australian Government is providing more than $460,000 to support people with Machado Joseph Disease (MJD) in the Northern Territory. Ms Macklin said this new…
An independent review of stage two of the Groote Eylandt and Bickerton Island Regional Partnership Agreement (RPA) has found it has significantly improved road and…
E & OE – Proof only Subject: Indigenous jobs targets; Northern Territory election; Groote Eylandt. JULIA CHRISTENSEN: Jenny Macklin, good morning. JENNY MACKLIN: Good morning…
There will be more local jobs for Aboriginal people in remote communities across the Northern Territory with employment targets set for all Australian Government funded…
Remote Indigenous communities in north-west New South Wales will share in more than $579,000 from the Australian Government for three community projects in Walgett and…
JENNY MACKLIN: I’m very, very pleased to be here in Geelong today with my colleague, the Member for Corangamite, Darren Cheeseman. I’d like to thank…
The Minister for Disability Reform, Jenny Macklin, today met with a group of young Australians with disability at the first National Youth Disability Conference in…
A new report released today shows a significant increase in people’s use of disability support services in Australia, reflecting the Australian Government’s unprecedented investment in…
E & OE – Proof only LAURA JAYES: Jenny Macklin, thanks so much for joining us. JENNY MACKLIN: Thank you. LAURA JAYES: Now referendums don’t…
E & OE – Proof only KARINA CARVALHO: The Federal Government looks as though it’s shelved plans to hold a referendum to acknowledge Indigenous Australians…
The Australian Government is investing $300,000 to support the Adelaide Football Club to run an intensive leadership program for approximately 30 Aboriginal students on the…
Today marks three years since the Australian Government delivered major reforms to the pension system to strengthen the financial security of seniors, carers and people…
More than 3.5 million Australian pensioners will receive a boost to their payments from today to help them keep up with the cost of living.…
The Australian Government will ask the Parliament to pass an Act of Recognition acknowledging the unique and special place of our first peoples. This Act…