Paid Parental Leave – ABC Radio National, Marius Benson
Transcript by The Hon Jenny Macklin MP*** E & OE – Proof only *** MARIUS BENSON: Jenny Macklin, this is not official Opposition policy but they are talking about six months…
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Funding for independent social security information
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPThe Australian Government will provide $65,000 to the Welfare Rights Centre in New South Wales to keep families, pensioners and other income support recipients informed…
NAIDOC Week 2010 – Closing the Gap by Leading Their Way
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPThe contribution made by Indigenous Australians to the conservation of the Australian environment will be recognised in NAIDOC Week celebrations later this year. A new…
Indigenous Knowledge Centre study underway
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPConsultations have begun for the feasibility study into a National Indigenous Knowledge Centre. The concept was first raised at last year’s Australia 2020 Summit as…
Indigenous leadership, closing the gap statement
Transcript by The Hon Jenny Macklin MP*** E & OE – Proof only *** JENNY MACKLIN: I’m so pleased to be here with this very large group of Indigenous leaders who…
Local Indigenous leaders front and centre in Closing the Gap
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPThe Australian Government has begun an intensive effort to promote Indigenous leadership as part of its commitment to forge a new relationship, based on mutual…
Funding for award-winning domestic violence project
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPA community-based project, which is helping reduce domestic violence in a remote Indigenous community in Queensland, will receive funding from the Australian Government to continue…
New housing opportunities in Ilpeye Ilpeye
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPThe chance to own their own home is a step closer for Alice Springs traditional owners living at Ilpeye Ilpeye, a town camp located on…
Philanthropy remains strong despite global slowdown
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPAustralia’s major companies have continued to support and invest in our communities despite the tough economic conditions faced in 2009, according to a report released…
Extending financial services to disadvantaged Australians
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPAustralians currently excluded from mainstream banks and services will have access to fair and appropriate financial products, including loans, under a $7.5 million Australian Government…
Opening Address – Australian Government Social Inclusion Conference
Speech by The Hon Jenny Macklin MP*** Check Against Delivery *** I would like to acknowledge the traditional owners, the Kulin nations, on whose land we are meeting today. It is…
Emergency relief and extra financial counselling for Laverton region
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPThe Australian Government today announced extra emergency relief and financial counselling services will soon be available in Laverton and the Ngaanyatjarra Lands in Western Australia…
Report on Indigenous progress
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPThe Minister for Indigenous Affairs, Jenny Macklin, today welcomed the release of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner Tom Calma’s final Social Justice…
Rescuing food for people in need
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPThe Australian Government today welcomed Woolworths’ commitment to provide two million meals and $2 million of grants to food rescue organisations to get surplus food…
Communities for Children Plus in Playford
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPChildren and families in Playford will benefit from a new Communities for Children Plus site in South Australia. The Federal Minister for Families, Jenny Macklin,…
Support for families and children, abuse and neglect of childrenSupport for families and children, abuse and neglect of children
Transcript by The Hon Jenny Macklin MP*** E & OE – Proof only *** JENNY MACKLIN: We’re very pleased to be here. Jennifer Rankin, my State Ministerial colleague, my local Federal…
National Standards for Children in Care
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPNew national standards to safeguard the health, safety and wellbeing of children living in foster homes in all States and Territories will be developed by…
New funding for domestic violence programs; national standards for children in out of home care
Transcript by The Hon Jenny Macklin MP*** E & OE – Proof only *** JENNY MACKLIN: Thanks very much. I am very pleased to be here with my Federal and State…
New support for family violence victims in South Australia
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPMore support than ever before will be provided to victims of domestic violence in South Australia, under new plans announced by the Australian and South…
Additional services for a safer Alice Springs
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPPeople at risk from alcohol abuse will receive intensive support through a new Safe and Sober Program under the $150 million Alice Springs Transformation Plan.…
Voluntary income management expanded across Cape York Welfare Reform communities
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPVoluntary income management has been expanded across the four Cape York Welfare Reform communities to help people better manage their budgets to meet the costs…
Helping families with housing
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPNew figures released by the Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs show that over the last five years the numbers of Australians…
Giving Doomadgee a sporting chance
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPThe Doomadgee Sport and Recreation Precinct will be redeveloped with more than $2.5 million Australian and Queensland Government funding. A Police-Citizens Youth Club (PCYC) will…
Maralinga Nuclear Test Site Reclaimed After Half A Century
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPThe Australian Government has formally handed Maralinga back to its traditional Aboriginal owners, 58 years after the British Nuclear Tests Program made parts of it…
Handback of the Former Maralinga Nuclear Test Site to the Maralinga Tjarutja
Speech by The Hon Jenny Macklin MP*** Check Against Delivery *** Above all, I want to acknowledge and pay my deepest respects to the strong Anangu, the traditional owners of these…