Overcoming Indigenous Disadvantage 2009 Report
Transcript by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPE & OE – Proof only JENNY MACKLIN: Good morning everyone. Thanks everyone for being here today. And if I could first of all start…
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Greater employment opportunities for Indigenous Australians
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPSignificant reforms to Indigenous employment services have commenced today to ensure more Indigenous Australians have the skills needed to get and keep a job. The…
New social security agreement with Finland begins
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPA new Social Security Agreement with Finland will come into force today, enabling 2000 residents of both Australia and Finland to receive pensions from both…
Key reform for carers of children with disability starts tomorrow
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPAn extra 19,000 carers of children with severe disability are expected to qualify over the next 12 months for Carer Payment (child) as legislated reforms…
Alice Springs town camps, CDEP
Transcript by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPE & OE – Proof only JENNY MACKLIN: I’ve just had a very useful meeting here in Alice Springs with people from the Alice Springs…
Door Stop Alice Springs; town camps and CDEP
Transcript by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPE & OE – Proof only JENNY MACKLIN: I’ve just had a very useful meeting here in Alice Springs with people from the Alice Springs…
$11 million for Alice Springs managed accommodation
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPAn additional $11 million will be injected into the Alice Springs Transformation Plan for managed accommodation, bringing total funding for the plan to more than…
Funding boost to help people in crisis
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPMore than 700 non-profit organisations across Australia will receive a funding boost to deliver emergency financial assistance to families in crisis, as part of an…
Launch of Under Pressure emergency relief report
Speech by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPThank you Jodie for your welcome. And thank you for inviting me here to launch Under Pressure. First I would like to acknowledge the traditional…
Government delivers Secure and Sustainable Pension Reforms
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPMore than 3 million age pensioners, disability pensioners, carers and wife pensioners will receive pension increases from 20 September, following passage of legislation in the…
New report shows urgent need for pension reform
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPA new international report has endorsed the Australian Government’s pension reforms, confirming that the high rate of poverty among older Australians is a direct result…
Young carers’ voices heard
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPThe challenges facing young carers as they try to juggle their demanding caring responsibilities with the daily routine of studying, holding down a job or…
$100 million to help families and local communities
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPThe Australian Government is providing more than $100 million for prevention and early intervention programs to support children and families in 46 communities of high…
Opening Address to 2009 National Symposium: Resilient Families need Resilient Workers
Speech by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPIt’s a great pleasure to be here with you to open your national symposium and to talk to you about the first National Framework for…
Northern Territory Emergency Response progress
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPMore police on the beat, greater access to healthy foods and 71active night patrols are some of the key outcomes of the Northern Territory Emergency…
Young Indigenous cricketers begin historic tour
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPA team of Indigenous cricketers were today presented with their representative caps as they prepare to retrace the steps of the first Australian cricket team…
Appointment of Coordinator-General for Remote Indigenous Services
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPMr Gleeson has an impressive career spanning the United Nations (UN) and Australian Public Service. He has a strong background in strategic policy, building partnerships…
Further $3.1 million to protect Australia’s children
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPNon-profit organisations across Australia will share in $3.1 million to provide community-based projects aimed at developing the strength and resilience of children and families as…
Coronial Investigation into Mr Ward
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPThe Coronial Investigation into the death of Mr Ward highlights the horrific treatment he endured while being transported in custody from Laverton to Kalgoorlie in…
Double win for carers: $600 Carer Supplement begins today and more carers to receive Carer Payment (child)
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPFrom today, around 500,000 carers across Australia will begin receiving a new $600 Carer Supplement, as part of the Australian Government’s Secure and Sustainable Pension…
$19.4 million to support Australian communities
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPThe wellbeing of families and communities is central to a range of community-based projects receiving $19.4 million in Australian Government funding over the next year.…
Therese Rein and Kurt Fearnley – champions for people with disability
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPTherese Rein will be the official Patron of International Day of People with Disability (IDPwD) and the National Disability Awards in 2009. Paralympian, Kurt Fearnley…
National Summit : Resilience for Children
Speech by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPIt’s so great to see such a wide cross section of people here today – all of us with a common purpose to build strength…
Crisis, catastrophe, community: rebuild, renew, recharge – Communities in Control Conference
Speech by The Hon Jenny Macklin MP*** Check against delivery *** I would like to acknowledge the traditional owners of the land where we are meeting – the Wurundjeri people. Thank…
Special purpose hostel for Pilbara’s Indigenous community
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPRenal dialysis patients in Indigenous communities in the Pilbara will soon be able to stay in a new hostel in South Hedland, in a joint…