A new tool to assess the health, wellbeing and needs of vulnerable children will be trialed in four locations across Australia. The Minister for Families,…
Legislation passed in Parliament today deliver’s on the Australian Government’s election commitment to help age pensioners keep more of the money they earn from work.…
Legislation passed in Parliament today will help families meet the costs of raising children. The Government is delivering on its election commitment to increase the…
More support for Forgotten Australians and Former Child Migrants to reconnect with their families will be available online and through key advocacy agencies in the…
The Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, Jenny Macklin, addressed delegates at the inaugural meeting of the National Congress of Australia’s First…
Prime Minister Julia Gillard today witnessed an historic agreement reached between Indigenous leaders in the Northern Territory’s Gove region and mining giant Rio Tinto Alcan.…
Joint Press Conference with Prime Minister Julia Gillard, Karl Hamption MLA, Northern Territory Minister for Central Australia, Warren Snowdon MP, Minister for Indigenous Health, Member…
One of the largest parcels of Aboriginal land in the history of the Aboriginal Land Rights Act (Northern Territory) has been returned to traditional owners.…
A new Social Security Agreement between Australia and Hungary will make retirement easier for around 5000 residents of both countries. The Agreement was signed today…
Prime Minister Julia Gillard today visited Alice Springs to see firsthand how the Federal Government’s $150 million Transformation Plan for the Northern Territory town is…
Indigenous women across the Northern Territory will be further supported to take the lead on addressing family violence in their communities with a $500,000 investment…
*** E & OE – Proof only *** BARRIE CASSIDY: Now we’ll go to our studio guest, the Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and…
The proportion of age pensioners in the workforce has been boosted as a result of pension reforms the Australian Government has made to support age…
Today’s decision to increase the National Minimum Wage is good news for Australian parents planning to get Paid Parental Leave from 1 July this year.…
The Australian Government today welcomed the announcement of significant native title agreements made between Rio Tinto Iron Ore and traditional owner groups in the Pilbara…
*** E & OE – Proof only *** Subject: Disability Support Pension CHRIS SMITH: Jenny Macklin is the Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and…
*** Check Against Delivery *** This Bill delivers on five measures from the recently announced 2011-2012 Budget, and a minor non-Budget measure. Reform of family…
A report released today on disability support pensioners highlights the need for the Australian Government’s important reforms to the Disability Support Pension (DSP) to get…
E & OE – Proof only JENNY MACKLIN: Thanks very much everyone. I am very pleased to be here with my Ministerial colleague, Warren Snowdon,…
The Minister for Indigenous Affairs, Jenny Macklin, today launched the first Closing the Gap Clearinghouse report which helps to build the evidence base for the…
A stronger police presence in remote communities as part of the Northern Territory Emergency Response (NTER) is helping to improve the wellbeing and safety of…
The Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, Jenny Macklin, and the Parliamentary Secretary for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency, Mark Dreyfus, hosted…
*** E & OE – Proof only *** FRAN KELLY: Well the Labor Government has a bag full of problems too, on the policy front…
*** E & OE – Proof only *** JENNY MACKLIN: Thanks everyone for joining us today. I’m very pleased to be here with my colleagues,…
The Australian Government today took another step forward in its efforts to address problem gambling in Australia. The Government is concerned that the promotion of…