The Australian Government will exempt units in the City Pacific First Mortgage Fund from social security deeming rules to assist pensioners who are income tested…
A new report released today on disability support pensioners shows that under the Howard Government fewer than one-in-ten people on the Disability Support Pension were…
The Australian Government today announced significant reforms to employment services to ensure more Indigenous Australians have the skills needed to get and keep a job.…
E & O E – PROOF ONLY Jointly with Senator Penny Wong, Minister for Climate Change and Water MACKLIN: Thanks very much. And if I…
The first township lease over three communities in the Groote Eylandt region marks the start of a new era of economic development through a partnership…
The Australian Government is investing a further $8.5 million to improve Indigenous housing in Nguiu on the Tiwi Islands in the Northern Territory. The funds…
The Australian Government is advancing the establishment of a National Indigenous Representative Body to give Indigenous Australians a voice. The process for establishing the body…
One of the United Kingdom’s top institutions, the University of Oxford, has agreed to return the remains of three Indigenous Australians, obtained in the 1860s.…
A new report from the Australian Council of Social Service (ACOSS) shows strong support from the non-profit sector for a partnership agreement with Government similar…
*** CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY *** Indigenous Education in the 21st Century – Respecting Tradition, Shaping the Future Thank you. It is inspirational and humbling to…
A report released today by the Rudd Government on Australian families shows that women are having their children much later than 20 years ago. The…
The Australia’s Future Tax System Review Panel today released consultation papers on the broader tax-transfer system and retirement incomes. These papers follow recent public submissions…
E & O E – PROOF ONLY JENNY MACKLIN: First of all I am very pleased to be here with my colleague Kelvin Thompson who’s…
E & O E – PROOF ONLY JENNY MACKLIN: Today we are starting the major Economic Stimulus Package. The Economic Security Payments will begin to…
Families and pensioners will start receiving their payments today from the Rudd Government’s $10.4 billion Economic Security Strategy to strengthen the economy in the face…
Attorney-General Robert McClelland and Minister for Indigenous Affairs Jenny Macklin today released a Native Title discussion paper that examines options for improving the Native Title…
The Australian Government salutes the contribution of volunteers across a huge range of community organisations and services on International Volunteer Day. Volunteers are the backbone…
More than 829,500 Australians receiving Youth Allowance (Other and Student), Austudy, ABSTUDY, Assistance for Isolated Children, Carer Allowance, and Youth Disability Support Pension will get…
The achievements and contribution of five outstanding Australians have been recognised with National Disability Awards presented in Canberra tonight. The Minister for Families, Housing, Community…
The achievements and contributions of hundreds of thousands of people with disability are being celebrated today, as part of International Day of People with Disability.…
***Check against delivery*** I would like to begin by acknowledging the peoples of the Kulin Nation and their elders who are with us. My thanks…
The Australian Government is providing $1.5 million to the Traditional Credit Union (TCU) from the Aboriginal Benefits Account over the next three years. TCU delivers…
*** CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY *** I would first like to acknowledge the traditional owners of this land. I am delighted to be here, particularly after…
*** CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY *** First, I want to acknowledge the traditional owners on whose land we are meeting. The Prime Minister has detailed the…
COAG has agreed to nearly $10 billion in funding for the National Affordable Housing Agreement (NAHA) and its associated National Partnership payments. These agreements commit…