Media Releases by Senator the Hon Mark Arbib
Meat industry jobs for Aboriginal workers in Dubbo
The Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, Jenny Macklin, and the Minister for Indigenous Employment and Economic Development, Mark Arbib, today announced…
Australian and Victorian Governments plan to tackle homelessness
The Gillard Government today re-affirmed its commitment to tackling homelessness in Victoria, welcoming the release of A Better Place: Victorian Homelessness 2020 Strategy. Minister for…
Gillard Government welcomes social housing report
Minister for Social Housing and Homelessness, Senator Mark Arbib, today welcomed the release of a report by the Australian Institute for Health and Welfare that…
Regional Partnership Agreement for New England region
The Australian and New South Wales Governments and the 14 local Aboriginal land councils in the NSW Aboriginal Land Council’s Northern Region Forum today made…
Investing in Indigenous men’s group in Wilcannia
The Gillard Government is investing $80,000 in the Wilcannia Indigenous men’s group, Wimpitja Maali Yaparda, following the development of the Local Implementation Plan for the…
Boost in Indigenous employment in Western NSW
The Gillard Government has provided more than $300,000 to increase the employment opportunities of Indigenous Australians living in Broken Hill, Wilcannia, Menindee and Ivanhoe through…
Disability Parking Scheme starts in NSW
From tomorrow, people with disability in New South Wales will benefit from the introduction of the new national Australian Disability Parking Permit. New NSW applicants…