*** Check against delivery *** Thank you Aunty Matilda. I would like to acknowledge the traditional owners of the land on which we meet and…
Today the Minister for Mental Health and Ageing, Mark Butler, and the Minister for Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs and Minister for Disability Reform,…
Transcript of joint doorstop interview with: The Hon Julia Gillard MP, Prime Minister E & O E – PROOF ONLY PM: Happy New Year to…
People who apply for the Disability Support Pension (DSP) from today will be assessed under revised Impairment Tables. The Tables are used to measure how…
From today, eligible families with teenagers aged 16 to 19 will get a boost to their family payments of to up to $4,208 per teenager,…
Today marks one year since the Australian Government’s historic Paid Parental Leave scheme began and already more than 126,000 expectant and new parents have applied…
The Australian and Northern Territory Governments will invest more than $3 million in a pilot project to reduce family violence and help make homes, families…
The Australian Government has announced it will work with the South Australian Government on measures to help get the state ready for a National Disability…
The Minister for Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, Jenny Macklin, has congratulated the Ernabella Children’s Choir from the APY lands on their performance at…
The Australian Government has appointed the Hon. Justice John Mansfield AM QC as the new Aboriginal Land Commissioner for the Northern Territory. Justice Mansfield will…
A new report released today confirms the Gillard Government’s reforms to better target the Disability Support Pension (DSP) are working. Over the last three budgets,…
The Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, Jenny Macklin, today rolled up her sleeves to pack Christmas hampers for vulnerable families and…
The Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, Jenny Macklin, has welcomed the Prime Minister’s decision to firmly place disability reform at the…
The Australian and Queensland governments today announced a new residential boarding facility in Weipa on Queensland’s western Cape York will open in 2012. The 120-bed…
Senior Australians are enjoying a Christmas bonus this year, thanks to the Australian Government’s improved Seniors Work Bonus. The Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services…
The Australian Government’s record investment to support people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness is helping to address the demand for services, a…
From next month, more than 900,000 Australians who receive Carer Allowance, and payments to students and youth, such as Youth Allowance and Austudy, will see…
The Australian Government’s plans to help poker machine addicts and their families were a key topic at today’s problem gambling forum hosted by Member for…
The transformation of the Alice Springs town camps has achieved a second anniversary milestone with all new, rebuilt and refurbished housing to be completed as…
Today the Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, Jenny Macklin, joined the Member for Fraser, Andrew Leigh at Pegasus Farm to celebrate…
The Minister for Indigenous Affairs Jenny Macklin has approved the release of funds totalling almost $5 million from the Aboriginal Benefits Account (ABA) to support…
E & OE – Proof only Thank you Warren [Mundine, Chair of the National Indigenous Labor Network]. I’d like to begin by acknowledging the traditional…
E & OE – Proof only Thank you, Madam President, and can I congratulate you on your election. [Jenny McAllister, National President] Delegates, it gives…
E & OE – Proof only Thank you, What a wonderful way to celebrate International Day of People with Disability – recognising your courage, your…
The Gillard Government today announced a new agency will be established to lead the Commonwealth’s work to design the launch of a National Disability Insurance…