To kick off International Day of People with Disability, the Australian Government has gone live with a new National Disability Insurance Scheme website. The website,…
Celebrations will occur throughout Australia this weekend to mark 2011 International Day of People with Disability. December 3 marks International Day of People with Disability…
The Australian Government is proud to have supported a documentary showcasing the incredible journey undertaken by four young men from remote Indigenous communities as they…
The Indigenous Affairs Minister Jenny Macklin has announced a partnership between the Australian Government and Rio Tinto Iron Ore to help ensure a landmark native…
Federal Minister for Indigenous Affairs Jenny Macklin today paid tribute to Australian Rugby League great and Indigenous leader Arthur ‘Artie’ Beetson. Rugby League fans will…
The inaugural meeting of the Gillard Government’s new Children and Family Roundtable was held in Melbourne today, to begin discussions on current and future opportunities…
The Australian Government is extending its trial of income management in Western Australia to include people living in the Peel region of Perth. Income management…
The Australian Government is making changes to the Baby Bonus that maintains support for new parents, while ensuring the family payments system is sustainable into…
JENNY MACKLIN: First of all I’d like to thank everybody from the Press Gallery for coming along to this barbecue today to support disadvantaged children.…
The Gillard Government will reform Australia’s childhood immunisation arrangements with the aim of increasing the immunisation rates of Australian children over time. Immunisation remains the…
Teenage and jobless parents will have new opportunities to complete their school education and enter the workforce as a result of measures being introduced by…
The Gillard Government has welcomed the tabling of the Australian Human Rights Commission’s Annual Native Title and Social Justice Reports in Parliament today. The Social…
The Australian Government has today announced further initiatives to tackle alcohol abuse in the Northern Territory and ensure licensed premises operate properly and do their…
**Check against delivery** The Stronger Futures in the Northern Territory Bill 2011, is being introduced alongside its companion, the Stronger Futures in the Northern Territory…
Changes to store licensing in the Northern Territory announced by the Australian Government this week will mean better access to healthy food for more remote…
Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs Jenny Macklin today recognised the important role business can play to help strengthen Australian communities. Minister…
Nine outstanding individuals and organisations were honoured today for their work to improve the lives of people with disability at the annual National Disability Awards.…
The Impairment Tables used to assess people’s eligibility for the Disability Support Pension will be able to be updated for the first time in more…
E & OE – Proof only JENNY MACKLIN: First of all, I’d like to acknowledge all of the representatives of the Forgotten Australians and Former…
E & OE – Proof only Thank you, Andrew [Sayers, Director of the National Museum of Australia]. I would like to acknowledge the traditional owners…
An exhibition unveiling the lost childhoods of the Forgotten Australians and Former Child Migrants will today be officially opened by the Minister for Families, Housing,…
New research funded by the Australian Government shows that children of younger mothers are more likely to experience poor outcomes compared with those of older…
E & OE – Proof only FRAN KELLY: And the Gillard Government has announced plans to extend the Commonwealth intervention in Aboriginal communities in the…
E & OE – Proof only DAVID SPEERS: …Four years on and after an extensive consultation process, the now Labor Government is well essentially extending…
E & OE – Proof only JENNY MACKLIN: Thanks very much everyone for joining us here this morning. I am very pleased to be here…