Baby Bonus changes pass the House
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPThe Government’s responsible changes to the family payments system have passed the House of Representatives with the support of the Opposition. These amendments to the…
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Coalition tells families to “see what happens” on paid parental leave
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPThe chaos and confusion surrounding Tony Abbott’s toxic paid parental leave policy has reached new heights today. This morning, Nationals Senator John Williams put the…
Protecting Aboriginal children in the Northern Territory
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPThe National Association for Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (NAPCAN) will receive $1.1 million over the next five years from the Australian Government to…
Call to get more people into remote jobs
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPApplications have opened for the first round of the Community Development Fund (CDF), an integral element of the Gillard Government’s new $1.5 billion Remote Jobs…
Australians begin journey to recognition
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPToday Australians step up their efforts to build public awareness and community support for the recognition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in our…
National Sorry Day a time to remember
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPToday is National Sorry Day, a time for all Australians to reflect on the profound grief and trauma experienced by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander…
Kicking goals for Indigenous youth
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPThe Gillard Labor Government is investing nearly $1.3 million to continue supporting the next generation of Indigenous leaders, in partnership with the Australian Football League.…
Chaotic Coalition will only hurt families
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPTony Abbott’s own colleagues are yet again revolting against his unfair policies that will hurt Australian families. The Nationals Senate Leader Barnaby Joyce has today…
Claiming our Ground wins National NAIDOC Poster Competition
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPGail Naden from Gilgandra in New South Wales has won this year’s National NAIDOC Poster Competition for her digital artwork, Claiming Our Ground. Minister for…
Gillard Government continues support for Indigenous healing
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPThe Gillard Government will provide $26.4 million over the next four years to continue funding for the Healing Foundation, an Indigenous organisation that supports healing…
DisabilityCare Australia; Budget 2013-14; Doorstop, Melbourne
Transcript by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPJoint Transcript with: The Hon Wayne Swan MP Deputy Prime Minster Treasurer SUBJECTS: DisabilityCare Australia; Budget 2013-14; Structural Budget Balance; Liberal Party attacks on Treasury…
Federal Budget delivers DisabilityCare Australia for Victorians
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPPeople with disability, their families and carers came together in Melbourne today to celebrate DisabilityCare Australia, the National Disability Insurance Scheme, being rolled out across…
DisabilityCare Australia, Doorstop, Townsville
Transcript by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPSubject: DisabilityCare Australia JENNY MACKLIN: First of all I’d like to thank everybody at the Cerebral Palsy League here in Townsville for having us, and…
Federal Budget delivers for seniors in Townsville
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPTownsville’s seniors will benefit from $10 million in new funding in the Federal Budget to help seniors across Australia stay connected to family and friends…
Federal Budget delivers DisabilityCare for Queenslanders
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPPeople with disability, their families and carers came together in Brisbane today to celebrate DisabilityCare Australia, the National Disability Insurance Scheme, being rolled out across…
Federal Budget delivers DisabilityCare for Ipswich
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPIpswich residents with disability, their families and carers came together today to celebrate DisabilityCare Australia, the National Disability Insurance Scheme, being rolled out across Queensland.…
Tony Abbott’s not-so-secret plan to cut $1.6 billion from Indigenous Australians
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPTony Abbott’s speech last night didn’t include a single sentence on his priorities for Indigenous Australians – but that doesn’t mean Indigenous people aren’t in…
Building innovative accommodation for people with disability in Werribee
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPThe Minister for Disability Reform, Jenny Macklin turned the first sod on a new development in Werribee today which will provide a safe and accessible…
Research reveals changing nature of modern families
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPNew research released today shows the importance of the Gillard Government’s targeted support for low and middle income families. The Australian Institute of Family Studies’…
Medicare Levy increase to fund DisabilityCare Australia passes the Parliament
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPDisabilityCare Australia now has a strong and stable funding stream, after legislation that provides for a half a percentage point increase in the Medicare levy…
Closing the gap for Indigenous people with disability
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPThe Gillard Government will set a new target aimed at increasing access to services for Indigenous people with disability. This will strengthen efforts to close…
Abbott can’t hide his secret Schoolkids Bonus cut
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPTony Abbott will axe the Schoolkids Bonus. He will hurt 1.3 million Australian families. He just won’t tell you about it. Tonight, Tony Abbott was…
Abbott has no credibility on Paid Parental Leave
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPTony Abbott continued his long walk away from his rolled gold paid parental leave scheme tonight, leaving Australian women wondering what he will actually deliver.…
Medicare levy passes the House of Representatives
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPLegislation that provides for a half a percentage point increase in the Medicare levy to help fund DisabilityCare Australia has passed the House of Representatives…
Time for Tony to join Barnaby on the Baby Bonus
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPNationals Senate Leader Barnaby Joyce today made it very clear what he thinks of the Baby Bonus. “Well I never supported it to be honest.”…