E & OE – Proof only Subject: Schoolkids Bonus, Budget, Craig Thomson. FRAN KELLY: Jenny Macklin is the Minister for Families, Community Services and Indigenous…
Legislation passed in the Parliament today means 1.3 million Australian families with kids in school will start receiving new assistance in June to help them…
Australians with disability will receive greater support to help them into work where possible, as a result of legislation passed by the Parliament today. The…
Today Tony Abbott’s Liberals dusted off obscure parliamentary procedures to try and stop the Gillard Government’s Schoolkids Bonus from passing the House of Representatives. Despite…
Australian families are at risk of having thousands of dollars a year ripped away under an Abbott Liberal Government, after Tony Abbott threatened to roll…
The Australian Government is investing $427 million over 10 years to improve the way governments and communities work together including supporting Aboriginal interpreting services, as…
The Gillard Government is committed to supporting jobs and the 2012-13 Budget will continue to build on our investments in skills, training and assistance. Last…
The Australian Government is continuing to invest to close the gap on Indigenous disadvantage, with more than $5.2 billion in funding for employment, education, health…
Tony Abbott’s Liberals have revealed their true colours tonight, with Joe Hockey confirming the Opposition will vote to try and block the Gillard Government’s new…
The Gillard Government will deliver $1 billion over four years to start rolling out the first stage of a National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). The…
The Gillard Government will inject $59.6 million over four years into Australian Disability Enterprises (ADEs) in 2012-13, supporting more than 20,000 workers with disability across…
The Australian Government is making changes to family assistance to ensure that family payments are targeted to when families need it most – while their…
The Australian Government is tightening the rules for people who travel overseas while receiving income support payments and family assistance. Under the change, the amount…
We understand that many families on low and middle incomes are finding it hard to make ends meet. This Budget is all about spreading the…
A new cash payment will help 1.3 million Australian families with children at school to help make ends meet. Each year, families will receive a…
E & OE – Proof only KIERAN GILBERT: Joining me on the program now the Minister for Community Services, Jenny Macklin. Minister thanks very much…
MICHAEL ROWLAND: (inaudible) scrap the Education Tax Refund and replace it with the direct tax payment for parents? JENNY MACKLIN: We had around a million…
E & OE – Proof only PAUL HENRY: Jenny Macklin, Minister for Families and Community Services joins me now. Jenny, good morning to you. Thank…
E & O E – PROOF ONLY PM: It’s great to be here today with Jenny Macklin and with our local members Andrew Leigh and…
The Gillard Government today announced that 1.3 million Australian families with children at school will get a new cash payment to help make ends meet.…
A program that has helped more than 17,000 Australians with severe mental illness will continue to provide support to people in need, thanks to a…
The Australian Government and South Australian Governments are providing improved support for families, mental health and financial management services as part of a $2.82 million…
Young people in Fregon in the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (APY) Lands will have a new gym in which to play sport and socialise, with the…
A $183,000 Australian Government investment will help create local jobs and retain local culture and language in the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (APY) Lands. The Minister…
Acknowledgments Thank you, Tim [Walton, National President, NDS]. I would like to acknowledge the traditional owners of the land we are meeting on, and pay…