School Education Minister Peter Garrett has admitted today that the Gillard government has failed in its efforts to close the gap in indigenous education, Shadow Minister for...
Media releases - Indigenous affairs
26.04.13
The Gillard Government’s $1.7b Northern Territory Indigenous housing program remains a shambles despite Jenny Macklin releasing a supposedly positive survey, Shadow Indigenous...
24.04.13
The Australian taxpayer will have to fork out $44m in the Budget for Minister Jenny Macklin’s poor negotiating skills on municipal services in remote indigenous communities,...
23.04.13
In Closing the Gap, Governments should not be judged simply on good intentions or the amount of money spent, they should be judged on results, Shadow Indigenous Affairs...
19.04.13
Source: Patricia Karvelas, The Australian
JENNY Macklin's former senior adviser and now deputy secretary of her...
17.04.13
The following is an opinion piece from Senator Nigel Scullion:
A recent Government report shows that close the gap indicators for indigenous education are going...
16.04.13
Source: Patricia Karvelas , The Australian
THE Coalition wants to overhaul the two main indigenous economic...
01.04.13
Australia’s first Aboriginal government Minister ,Ernie Bridge AM, a trailblazer and role model for Aboriginal people and a genuinely great Australian, will be sadly missed,...
27.03.13
The 2012 NAPLAN results show close the gap indicators for education are going backwards under the Gillard Government and the results in remote and very remote areas are a...
24.03.13
Shadow Indigenous Affairs Minister Senator Nigel Scullion says Minister Jenny Macklin has not only wasted $150M meant to improve living standards in the Alice Springs town...
21.03.13
On National Close the Gap Day Shadow Indigenous Affairs Minister Senator Nigel Scullion called on all Australians to join those doing their bit to close the gap between...
26.02.13
Shadow Indigenous Affairs Minister Senator Nigel Scullion has revealed a $30million 120 bed hostel for Indigenous school students is only 20 per cent full a month into the...
25.02.13
The Federal Government’s Northern Territory Indigenous hostels program is in tatters with two out of three hostels three years overdue and cost overruns, Shadow Indigenous...
18.02.13
The former CEO of Indigenous Business Australia (IBA) Mr Ron Morony wrote to the Board of IBA on 17 March 2010 raising serious concerns about poor governance and bad practices...
15.02.13
Shadow Indigenous Affairs Minister Senator Nigel Scullion has uncovered a ploy by a major Australian Government Corporation, the Indigenous Land Incorporation (ILC), to...
14.02.13
The Gillard Government should leave it to Aboriginal people to determine if they want a new Land Council Shadow Indigenous Affairs Minister Senator Nigel Scullion said after...
27.11.12
It has been revealed the Gillard Government has left 158 public houses in the Northern Territory in limbo without tenancy agreements, Shadow Indigenous Affairs Minister Senator...
22.11.12
The Gillard Labor Government has back flipped and now claims to support a Greens ill-conceived petrol sniffing bill that won’t work, Shadow Indigenous Affairs Minister Senator...
01.11.12
Shadow Indigenous Affairs Minister Senator Nigel Scullion has commended the work of the Office of the Registrar of Indigenous Corporations (ORIC) for its efforts to improve the...
29.10.12
A new report shows Indigenous Affairs Minister Jenny Macklin and her department have failed to lead and co-ordinate delivery of more than $25.4 billion of taxpayer funding...
19.10.12
The Gillard Labor Government’s mismanagement of the Indigenous boarding school program has reached new levels of farce with more bureaucratic delays and cost blow-outs, Shadow...
19.10.12
Efforts to close the gap between Indigenous and mainstream Australia is being severely hampered by Gillard Labor Government red tape, Shadow Minister for Indigenous Affairs...
04.09.12
The release of the 2012 Indigenous Expenditure Report by the Productivity Commission shows that better focused Indigenous programs and not more money is what is needed to help...
09.08.12
The Coalition listened to Indigenous Australia by having amendments made to Federal Labor’s Stronger Futures legislation to have programs reviewed after three years instead of...
16.07.12
MARK COLVIN: The Federal Liberal and National Party Coalition has slammed a Queensland Liberal National Party move to scrap the Federal Government's Abstudy scheme...
06.03.12
Shadow Minister for Indigenous Affairs Senator Scullion has called for the Federal Government to “Show me the Money” and release details for their Indigenous Housing Program (...
17.02.12
The Labor Government’s Indigenous programs appear to be in disarray with no clue on programs or how much taxpayers’ money is being spent, The Shadow Minister for Indigenous...
14.02.12
The expected release of the 2012 Closing the Gap report this week headlines what will be a litany of failures by this Labor government on Indigenous Affairs.
“To kick...
02.02.12
Following the release of an evaluation report for the School Enrolment and Attendance Measure (SEAM) trial, the Gillard Government’s incompetence can now include being...
20.01.12
Evidence that Labor governments federally and in the Territory have failed on Indigenous housing continues to grow after Shadow Minister for Indigenous Affairs Senator Nigel...
19.01.12
JOINT PRESS RELEASE:
The Hon. Tony Abbott MHR, Leader of the Opposition
Sen the Hon...
02.12.11
The Shadow Minister for Indigenous Affairs Senator Nigel Scullion’s statement on Arthur Beetson:
Arthur Beetson was a giant, both figuratively and literally, on...
24.11.11
Labor and the Greens continue their abuse of power after the Opposition’s Wild Rivers bill was forced to its fifth Parliamentary committee, The Shadow Minister for Indigenous...
23.11.11
Aboriginal people in remote NT communities remain locked in poverty and disadvantage because the federal Labor government has done nothing for four years, the Shadow Minister...
14.11.11
Labor is all talk and no action with the re-announcement of welfare quarantining of Aboriginal parents who don’t get their children to school, The Shadow Minister for...
10.11.11
Today’s release of an independent evaluation of the Northern Territory Emergency Response (NTER) shows the intervention measures were both needed and welcome by...
07.11.11
The Shadow Minister for Indigenous Affairs Senator Nigel Scullion has praised the LNP’s plan to scrap the Queensland Labor Government’s flawed Wild Rivers declarations and...
01.11.11
Labor and the Greens have refused to stand up for Indigenous land rights or condemn racial vilification by opposing a Coalition motion criticising green groups for...
28.10.11
The Shadow Minister for Indigenous Affairs Senator Nigel Scullion has blasted the Queensland Government for paying lip service to Cape York communities on wild rivers and for...
21.10.11
Such is the poor leadership shown by this terrible Labor government, Aboriginal statutory authorities are openly defying Minister Jenny Macklin by not paying traditional owners...
20.10.11
The Federal Government’s Indigenous Economic Development Strategy 2011-2018 reveals that Julia Gillard and Jenny Macklin still have no idea how to help Aboriginal Australians...
18.10.11
The Coordinator-General for Remote Indigenous Services has backed the Coalition suggestions of a more consultative approach for community driven solutions to help Aboriginal...
13.10.11
The Shadow Minister for Indigenous Affairs Senator Nigel Scullion says comments yesterday from the head of Amnesty International calling for action and not words from the...
13.10.11
The Shadow Minister for Indigenous Affairs Senator Nigel Scullion continues to support the Leader of the Opposition’s Wild Rivers Bill, which will give back the people of Cape...
12.10.11
Shadow Minister for Indigenous Affairs Senator Nigel Scullion fears a suburb of new Indigenous houses in Maningrida will be isolated during the coming wet season with the road...
07.10.11
The Shadow Minister for Indigenous Affairs Senator Nigel Scullion has supported Opposition
Families spokesman Kevin Andrews’ calls for an income management scheme in...
23.08.11
In total desperation the Gillard Labor government is now resorting to making things up just so that they may have a good story to tell, said Senator Scullion today.
...
17.08.11
While the Gillard Labor government is spending millions of taxpayer dollars in promoting their clean energy future - including encouraging Australians to switch to solar hot...
28.07.11
It is little wonder that the provision of education is raised with Minister Macklin as a key issue by community leaders and parents during consultations over the future of the...
19.07.11
Congratulations are well deserved for the Aboriginal Corporation for Sporting and Recreational Activities (ACSRA) in Narrabundah ACT for winning the best Organisation/ Agency/...
20.06.11
During Senate estimates 0n the 3rd June 2011 a series of photographs depicting a completed house rebuild in Wadeye through the Strategic Indigenous Housing and Infrastructure...
24.03.11
Shadow Minister for Indigenous Affairs Nigel Scullion said he was delighted a record number of Australians were today supporting events highlighting the common desire to close...
22.03.11
The Greens yesterday talked about ‘a century of mistakes’ in reference to the Wild Rivers debate, saying that the Coalition’s bill to restore Indigenous land owners’ rights...
27.02.11
Shadow Minister for Indigenous Affairs Nigel Scullion has asked the Federal Government to explain why it had to top up Northern Territory funds to build two sobering up...
21.02.11
Twice each year estimates of proposed annual expenditure of government departments and authorities are referred to Senate committees for examination as part of the annual...
09.02.11
Today’s progress report on Closing the Gap delivered by Prime Minister Gillard is yet another underwhelming update of Labor promises devoid of measurable improvements in the...
25.01.11
Reports of an investigation into the unsafe disposal of asbestos are yet another sign that corners are being cut in the Strategic Indigenous Housing and Infrastructure Program...
23.11.10
International pharmaceutical company Abbott has announced it will provide a $60,000 scholarship over four years to an Indigenous student to study pharmacy at Charles Sturt...
17.11.10
Shadow Minister for Indigenous Affairs Nigel Scullion said he was disappointed Labor senators used their allocated 30 minutes of Senate debate tonight to repeat the same tired...
11.11.10
The Federal Indigenous Affairs Minister must immediately explain why an additional $316.7 million needs to be pumped into the Strategic Indigenous Housing and Infrastructure...
03.11.10
The Federal Government has proven once again it is all talk and no action on getting Aboriginal kids to school as attendance rates plummet in remote Northern Territory schools...
26.10.10
Renovations under the Government’s Northern Territory Aboriginal housing program are now limited to new bathrooms and kitchens instead of proper refurbishments, according to...
24.09.10
A spate of suicides across the Northern Territory over the past four weeks has prompted calls for a Senate inquiry into the underlying causes of psychological distress in...
14.09.10
The Coalition today reconfirmed its commitment to working closely with Indigenous Australians by reappointing Northern Territory Senator Nigel Scullion as spokesperson for its...
13.09.10
The Labor Government’s focus on Indigenous Affairs has dwindled even further following the Prime Minister’s decision over the weekend to scrap the Indigenous health portfolio...
13.08.10
The Coalition today unveiled its Indigenous Affairs policy, announcing a new way of doing business, and an additional $54m in funds over four years to provide direct support...
05.08.10
Evidence has come to light that the Minister for Indigenous Affairs Jenny Macklin deliberately lied to Australians about the number of houses completed under the Federal...
17.07.10
Glaring discrepancies have emerged between government claims and community reports about the number of houses that have been built for Indigenous Territorians under the...
01.07.10
Shadow Minister for Indigenous Affairs Nigel Scullion has called on the states to immediately release progress to date on the first tranche of houses under the National...
23.06.10
Indigenous Australians living in Cape York had a win last night when the Australian Senate passed legislation that will ensure Native Title holders are consulted about the...
22.06.10
The Rudd Labor Government’s symbolic election commitment to reinstate the Racial Discrimination Act will come with a $400m price tag – nearly two thirds the amount allocated...
17.06.10
Indigenous Affairs Minister Jenny Macklin again misled the public about progress under the Strategic Indigenous Housing and Infrastructure Program in Federal Parliament...
10.06.10
The Prime Minister must immediately intervene and remove Minister Jenny Macklin from any further involvement in the Federal Government’s failed Indigenous housing program....
08.06.10
The Federal Government has refused to respond to questions about its Indigenous Employment Program, despite the latest unemployment figures from the Australian Bureau of...
04.06.10
Evidence provided through Senate Estimates has revealed that Minister for Indigenous Affairs Jenny Macklin did not know her own department was planning to terminate the...
