The Australian and Northern Territory Governments are very pleased with the Federal Court’s decision today on the Alice Springs town camps. This opens the way…
The Australian Government today tabled its response to the recommendations contained in the Senate inquiry report Forgotten Australians and Lost Innocents Revisited. The Senate report…
*** E & OE – Proof only *** JULIA CHRISTENSEN: You might have woken up this morning and heard that welfare quarantining will be rolled…
*** Check Against Delivery *** This bill will amend various acts in the families, housing, community services and Indigenous affairs portfolio to provide for several…
*** Check Against Delivery *** This bill amends the social security law, the Northern Territory National Emergency Response Act 2007 (NTNER Act) and other laws…
As part of major reforms to the welfare system, the Australian Government will introduce a new income management scheme to protect children and families and…
The Australian Government will strengthen the Northern Territory Emergency Response (NTER) to provide the foundations for real and lasting change in Indigenous communities. Unacceptably high…
The Australian and Northern Territory Governments and the Mirarr traditional owners today reached a landmark settlement agreement in the Jabiru native title claim. The claim,…
The Government is determined to act in the national interest to help protect families from the worst effects of dangerous climate change. Action on climate…
*** E & OE – Proof only *** SARAH EVERINGHAM: Jenny Macklin, the former Prime Minister, Malcolm Fraser is today launching a report that finds…
Six outstanding individuals have received recognition for their selfless contributions to the disability sector at the 2009 National Disability Awards ceremony in Canberra. The awards…
The Australian Government today released the Report on the Northern Territory Emergency Response Redesign Consultations, detailing feedback from several thousand people at more than 500…
The Productivity Commission will investigate the feasibility of new approaches for funding and delivering long-term disability care and support. The Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd, announced…
The Australian Government today announced its support for the establishment of a new national representative body for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. The Government…
The Australian Government will provide additional financial assistance to people still affected by the 2009 March floods in the Mid North Coast and Northern Rivers…
Aboriginal families in Alice Springs who are struggling to care for their children, will receive additional funding through the $138 million Alice Springs Transformation Plan…
A program that gives Aboriginal students hands-on experience working in the television industry is among 18 new projects to share in more than $9.4 million…
Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, Jenny Macklin MP, and Minister for Human Services, Financial Services, Superannuation and Corporate Law, Chris Bowen…
*** E & OE – Proof only *** ALICE BRENNAN: Well CAAMA and Imparja are two of the winners in the latest round of the…
*** E & OE – Proof only *** JENNY MACKLIN: I am very, very pleased to be able to launch Australia’s Welfare 2009. The Australian…
Australia’s population is ageing, family homelessness is growing and around 2.3 million Australians will have a high level of disability by 2030, according to a…
*** E & OE – Proof only *** FRAN KELLY: On this Monday morning it’s the 16th of November today and later this morning in…
*** E & OE – Proof only *** TONY EASTLEY: The Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs Minister Jenny Macklin has been instrumental in achieving…
*** Check Against Delivery *** Mr Speaker, a nation’s most fundamental obligation, its most solemn and sacred duty, is to keep safe and cherish its…
The Commonwealth Ombudsman has released his report into the administration of the Economic Security Strategy payments. The scale of the Economic Security Strategy payments was…