Media Releases by Senator the Hon Amanda Vanstone
American Tragedy – Families and Children Helpline
A free national counselling service to help children traumatised by the terrorist attacks on America will commence tomorrow, Monday, Minister for Family and Community Services,…
Social security pensions and adult benefits to rise from Sept 20
Over 3.5 million pensioners and adults receiving income support will benefit from a rise in pension and adult benefit rates from 20 September, Minister for…
Seafood Women Embrace Best Practice
Senator Amanda Vanstone, Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Status of Women today launched the “Seafood Women Embrace Best Practice Decision-Making Resource Kit” at…
Ability the focus of International Day of People with a Disability
The achievements and skills of Australians living with disabilities will be highlighted on International Day of People with a Disability (December 3), Minister for Family…
Gender firmly on the agenda: 600 Australian Women Speak
The Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Status of Women, Senator Amanda Vanstone, will officially open the national Australian Women Speak Conference with a…
What about the workers? Vanstone’s Bulldust Buster: Labor’s Reality Check
“I recently asked for fact sheets in graphic form showing what has happened to my portfolio’s constituency, generally speaking, over the last decade. “The picture…
Further Assistance for older Australians
Minister for Family and Community Services, Senator Amanda Vanstone, today announced she has started important discussions with State and Territory Governments to negotiate a wider…
Cutting red tape for job seekers
Minister for Family and Community Services, Senator Amanda Vanstone, today announced the first measure to come out of a taskforce set up to relieve the…
Government wants to promote discussion With peak bodies – not silence them
Minister for Family and Community Services, Senator Amanda Vanstone, today reaffirmed the Government’s commitment to a vibrant and unencumbered community sector where free speech and…
Sexual assault in South Australia
Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Status of Women, Senator Amanda Vanstone, today outlined how South Australia will benefit from the recent Federal Budget…
Government to sponsor Veteran’s heroes reunion
The Federal Government will sponsor two Australians to attend a reunion of Victoria Cross and George Cross recipients in London later this month. Minister for…
Democrats Get It Wrong
Senator Stott Despoja should apologise to sole parents for scaremongering and misleading them about the Government’s welfare reform proposals. Last night Senator Stott Despoja claimed…
Helping parents get back to work
The Australian’s Working Together package contains funding of $251 million to provide extra help for people receiving the Parenting Payment. Minister for Family and Community…
Focus on Homeless Families
Minister for Family and Community Services, Senator Amanda Vanstone said the Government would spend $5 million dollars on a number of pilot programs to look…
A better deal for people with disabilities
Thousands of Australians will significantly benefit from the $177 million ‘A better deal for People with Disabilities’ changes, Minister for Family and Community Services, Senator…
Overcoming Obstacles to Employment – Personal Support Programme
Minister for Family and Community Services, Senator Amanda Vanstone, today announced funding of $62 million over four years for a new programme to help some…
Working Credit – Reward for people who work
Minister for Family and Community Services, Amanda Vanstone, today announced Government funding of $506 million to introduce a Working Credit that would encourage more people…
$75 million Boost to Indigenous Housing
Indigenous communities in rural and remote Australia today received a major funding boost in today’s Federal Budget announcement of an extra $75 million over four…
Australians Working Together – Helping People to Move Forward – A $1.7 Billion Fair Deal
The Minister for Family and Community Services, Senator the Hon Amanda Vanstone, and the Minister for Employment, Workplace Relations and Small Business the Hon Tony…
A National Commitment to Young People: The Report of the Prime Minister’s Youth Pathways Action Plan Taskforce Footprints to the Future
The Government today announced an immediate response to the Report from the Prime Minister’s Youth Pathways Action Plan Taskforce: Footprints To The Future. The Minister…
Research and Education to Tackle Problem Gambling
Minister for Family and Community Services, Senator Amanda Vanstone, said the Government would set aside $8.4 million over four years for research and education to…
Budget Boost for Older Australians
The Government will provide in excess of $1.3 billion over 5 years as part of the Federal Budget to fund four new initiatives in the…
Centrelink move to The Domain approved
Minister for Family and Community Services, Senator Amanda Vanstone, today announced that approval has been given to enter into a precommitment lease agreement for the…
Cooperation and Compulsion both needed for Compliance
Family and Community Services Minister Senator Amanda Vanstone said today that effective compliance in the welfare system needed customer cooperation as well as compulsion. Senator…
Ad Campaign Launch Kicks off National Volunteer Week
The Commonwealth’s national advertising campaign for the International Year of Volunteers (IYV) 2001 was launched today at the Adelaide Zoo by the Minister for Family…