Following a report, in 2011, on Indigenous Affairs that highlighted continuing problems in Indigenous living conditions, Indigenous Affairs Minister Jenny Macklin responded by pointing out that such problems had developed over many years and not just under Labor. “The problems we face that are demonstrated in this review did not just emerge in the last…

Jenny Macklin is the Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs. She has been the Member for Jagajaga since March 1996 and on taking her seat in parliament immediately joined the Shadow Ministry. In her first term, she held a succession of portfolios covering Aged Care, Social Security, Family Services and the Status…