Cyclone Larry assistance
Media Release by The Hon Mal Brough MPAssistance includes: Ex-gratia payments to people whose family home was destroyed or uninhabitable for at least two weeks. The relief amounts to $1000 per eligible…
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$600,000 to expand Duke of Edinburgh Awards
Media Release by The Hon Mal Brough MPFamilies and Community Services Minister, Mal Brough, today announced a $600,000 Australian Government grant to expand the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award in Australia. The funding…
Awards recognise community partnerships
Media Release by The Hon Mal Brough MPPartnerships which strengthen communities will be recognised by the 2006 Prime Minister’s Awards for Excellence in Community Business Partnerships, Family and Community Services Minister Mal…
Beazley child care statement a cruel hoax on parents
Media Release by The Hon Mal Brough MPKim Beazley has attempted today to deflect from his political woes by releasing an uncosted and cobbled together policy on child care under cover of…
14,650 more child care places
Media Release by The Hon Mal Brough MPAn extra 14,650 Outside School Hours Care places are being made available to further help parents wanting to work. Families and Community Services Minister Mal…
Boost in Indigenous school retention rates
Media Release by The Hon Mal Brough MPSchool retention rates among Indigenous students have climbed significantly over the past five years, Indigenous Affairs Minister Mal Brough said today. Mr Brough said the…
$1.37m for NT housing project
Media Release by The Hon Mal Brough MPIndigenous Affairs Minister Mal Brough today announced $1.37 million in Australian Government funding for an Indigenous housing project in the Northern Territory. The project, at…
$10.80 pay rise for age pensioners
Media Release by The Hon Mal Brough MPAbout 1.9 million age pensioners will benefit from a rise of up to $10.80 a fortnight in pension rates from March 20. Minister for Families…
Child Support Reforms To Deliver Fairer System
Media Release by The Hon Mal Brough MPThe Australian Government today announced a major overhaul of the Child Support Scheme, which aims to deliver a system that acts in the best interests…
Progress on plan to combat petrol sniffing
Media Release by The Hon Mal Brough MPThe Howard Government has announced further progress on a $9.5 million plan to combat petrol sniffing in Central Australia after a briefing in Alice Springs…
Brough backs NT Indigenous projects
Media Release by The Hon Mal Brough MPIndigenous communities in Darwin have negotiated two Shared Responsibility Agreements (SRAs) to boost employment opportunities in the arts and land management.Indigenous Affairs Minister Mal Brough…
$1.5 million for NT Indigenous projects
Media Release by The Hon Mal Brough MPIndigenous Affairs Minister Mal Brough today announced $1.57 million to fund projects put forward by the Northern and Tiwi Land Councils. Mr Brough said $1.49…
$244m to aid younger people in aged care
Media Release by The Hon Mal Brough MPThe number of younger people with a disability living in residential aged care will be reduced under a $244 million plan agreed at today’s Council…