The Hon Jenny Macklin MP

Cooke cycles circuit to claim gold

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Minister for Disability Reform Jenny Macklin, Minister for Sport Kate Lundy and Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities and Carers Jan McLucas today congratulated cyclist Carol Cooke…

Support for families making a difference in Belmont

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The Minister for Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, Jenny Macklin today visited Jacaranda Community Centre in Belmont in Western Australia to meet with vulnerable…

Hall gets gold and sinks world record

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Minister for Disability Reform Jenny Macklin, Minister for Sport Kate Lundy and Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities and Carers Jan McLucas today congratulated swimmer Brenden Hall…

Freney swims into the record books

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Minister for Disability Reform Jenny Macklin, Minister for Sport Kate Lundy and Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities and Carers Jan McLucas today congratulated swimmer Jacqui Freney…

Swimmers seal day six with more gold

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Australia has collected bronze on the athletics track and our swimmers have added two gold and one bronze to our medal haul on day six…

Records fall on day five

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Australia has bagged five new medals on day five of the Paralympics in London, adding two gold, two silver and one bronze to our Games…

Aussie golden girls win relay

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Minister for Disability Reform Jenny Macklin, Minister for Sport Kate Lundy and Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities and Carers Jan McLucas today congratulated the women’s 4x100m…

Freney’s golden streak continues

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Minister for Disability Reform Jenny Macklin, Minister for Sport Kate Lundy and Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities and Carers Jan McLucas today congratulated swimmer Jacqui Freney…

Second Indigenous Expenditure Report released

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The Australian Government has welcomed the release of the second Indigenous Expenditure Report by the Productivity Commission. The report forms part of the Council of…

Happy Fathers Day

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Australian dads have something extra to look forward to this Fathers’ Day, with just one month to go before first claims for Dad and Partner…

National Child Protection Week 2012 – Play Your Part

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The Minister for Families, Jenny Macklin, and the Minister for Community Services, Julie Collins, are encouraging all Australians to play their part in National Child…

Aussie cyclists lead the pack in gold pursuit

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Minister for Disability Reform Jenny Macklin, Minister for Sport Kate Lundy and Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities and Carers Jan McLucas today congratulated cyclist Felicity Johnson…

Swimmers scoop gold in the pool

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Minister for Disability Reform Jenny Macklin, Minister for Sport Kate Lundy and Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities and Carers Jan McLucas today congratulated our Australian swimmers…

Australia continues golden start at the Paralympics

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Three gold medals in the pool topped off another golden night at the 2012 Paralympic Games for Australia. On day two our Aussie athletes won…

Talking futures at Garma

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The Australian Government is wishing all the participants at this year’s Garma Festival well, as they discuss the important issue of how Australia’s resources boom…

Aussie Paralympians take centre stage

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Minister for Disability Reform Jenny Macklin, Minister for Sport Kate Lundy and Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities and Carers Jan McLucas today wish our 161-strong Australian…

Local projects to support Indigenous communities

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Forty-one organisations across Australia are sharing in more than $1.4 million from the Gillard Government to help deliver community projects to support Indigenous Australians. Delivered…

Beware of scammers asking for personal details

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People are being warned to beware if phoned by someone claiming to represent the Department of Families, Housing, Community Services, and Indigenous Affairs, and offering…

New report shows the importance of food relief

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A new report has highlighted the important role that governments, community organisations and business play in providing critical food relief to vulnerable Australians. The Minister…