Alice Springs town camps – ABC Radio National Breakfast
Transcript by The Hon Jenny Macklin MP*** E & OE – Proof only *** FRAN KELLY: Minister, good morning. JENNY MACKLIN: Good morning Fran. FRAN KELLY: Why this move to compulsorily…
*** E & OE – Proof only *** FRAN KELLY: Minister, good morning. JENNY MACKLIN: Good morning Fran. FRAN KELLY: Why this move to compulsorily…
*** E & OE – Proof only *** JON FAINE: Over the weekend, the Federal Government announced that they were going to take over, through…
***E & OE – Proof Only*** BARRY NICHOLLS: I spoke with Jenny Macklin, the Minister, Indigenous Minister for the Federal Government a little bit earlier…
Today’s life expectancy estimates released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) demonstrate why comprehensive action continues to be needed to close the gap between…
The Australian Government today announced additional assistance to flood-affected residents of South-East Queensland, the North Coast and the Northern Rivers regions of New South Wales.…
*** E & OE – Proof only *** JENNY MACKLIN: Thanks very much for coming this morning. Today I am announcing that the Australian Government…
Today I am announcing that the Australian Government is taking the first step towards compulsory acquisition of the Alice Springs town camps. I have taken…
Premier Nathan Rees and Federal Housing Minister Tanya Plibersek today announced that the first home in the country built as part of the Federal Government’s…
*** E & OE – Proof only *** JENNY MACKLIN: The Federal Government has been very pleased in last Tuesday’s Budget to deliver a very…
Refurbishments under the Strategic Indigenous Housing and Infrastructure Program (SIHIP) have started on the Tiwi Islands, Groote Eylandt and in Tennant Creek, with construction of…
The Australian and Northern Territory Governments today released a joint response to the recommendations of the Northern Territory Emergency Response (NTER) Review Board. In 2008,…
The Australian Government is today releasing a discussion paper which will form the basis for intensive consultation with Indigenous Northern Territory (NT) communities on designing…
The Northern Territory Government’s policy document on remote NT regions is another important step forward in tackling Indigenous disadvantage through the effective delivery of services…
The Australian Government will provide a further $1.5 million to support communities affected by the Victorian bushfires. Community Services Minister Jenny Macklin said the funding…
The Australian Government will provide over $52 million to 139 family services providers as they transition to a new, more flexible service delivery model. The…
The Australian Government is again supporting Walk Safely to School Day, providing $50,000 for this national event which promotes the value of physical activity and…
The Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (FaHCSIA) has identified the preferred providers to deliver the reformed Community Development Employment Projects (CDEP)…
*** Check Against Delivery *** Thank you for the opportunity to speak to you today. It’s great to be back in Melbourne after Budget week…
Around 500,000 carers across Australia will receive a new, permanent Carer Supplement of $600 a year following the passage in Parliament today of the Social…
*** E & OE – Proof only *** JULIA CHRISTENSEN: Minister for Community Services joining me to talk about the Budget, Jenny Macklin, good morning.…
*** E & OE – Proof only *** JENNY MACKLIN: For the single pensioner whether their an aged pensioner, a veteran, a carer, or someone…
***E & OE – Proof only*** JENNY MACKLIN: Good to be with you both. STEVE MILLS: You can recall the pensioner really hearing (inaudible) and…
*** E & OE – Proof only *** JENNY MACKLIN: Good to be with you John. JOHN STANLEY: Am I right about that? And this…
The Australian Government’s Secure and Sustainable Pensions Reform includes measures to better target the largest pension payments to those who most need support. From 20…
The findings of the review of Australia’s pension system and the review of retirement incomes were today officially released by the Australian Government. The Pension…