New national centre to reduce violence against women
Media Release by The Hon Julie Collins MPThe Federal Minister for the Status of Women, Julie Collins, and NSW Minister for Women, Pru Goward, have today announced funding of $3 million a…
App to make livable housing a reality
Media Release by Senator the Hon Jan McLucasDesigning and building ‘livable homes’ suitable for people in all stages of life will be much easier, with a new iPhone and iPad application to…
New funding to help communities commemorate National Apology anniversary
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPIndigenous communities and organisations across the country are encouraged to apply for Australian Government funding to help them commemorate and celebrate the fifth anniversary of…
Legislation for a National Disability Insurance Scheme
Media Release by Senator the Hon Jan McLucasThe Australian Government today released the draft National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) Bill, ahead of its introduction into Parliament later this week. The Bill has…
Domestic Violence Study: Women and Their Children Need to Stay In the Family Home
Media Release by The Hon Brendan O’Connor MPNew research into domestic violence and homelessness has found that as many as one in two women who leave an abusive relationship will return to…
Legislation for a National Disability Insurance Scheme
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPThe Australian Government today released the draft National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) Bill, ahead of its introduction into Parliament later this week. The Bill has…
National Disability Insurance Scheme, Gambling reform, AWU, Liberal’s smear campaign: Doorstop, Canberra
Transcript by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPE & OE – Proof only JOURNALIST: (inaudible) from New South Wales that they’re concerned about the lack of consultations so far in the process,…
Supporting the prevention of violence against women
Media Release by The Hon Julie Collins MPLabor MPs today showed their support for White Ribbon Day – Australia’s only male led campaign to stop men’s violence against women – and announced…
Pay rates for Queensland community services workers further protected by Gillard Government
Media Release by The Hon Julie Collins MPHundreds of Queensland social and community services (SACS) workers will benefit from having the value of their real wages preserved thanks to the Gillard Government.…
Say no to violence against women on White Ribbon Day
Media Release by The Hon Julie Collins MPToday Australian men are encouraged to swear an oath never to commit, never to excuse and never to remain silent about violence against women as…
Domestic Violence Study: Women and Their Children Need to Stay In the Family Home
Media Release by The Hon Julie Collins MPNew research into domestic violence and homelessness has found that as many as one in two women who leave an abusive relationship will return to…
White Ribbon Day, Launch of the third phase of The Line campaign, Hobart
Speech by The Hon Julie Collins MPGood morning. I would like to begin by acknowledging the traditional owners of the land on which we meet and pay my respects to their…
A landmark decision for women and gender equality
Media Release by The Hon Julie Collins MPNew legislation supporting gender equality in the workplace which passed through the Parliament last night is a landmark decision for women. Minister for the Status…
Priorities set for action plan to protect Australia’s children
Media Release by The Hon Julie Collins MPAustralia’s Community and Disability Services Ministers have today set the priorities to be acted on during the first year of the national plan working for…
New support for family violence victims
Media Release by The Hon Julie Collins MPNew measures to help victims of family violence on provisional partner visas begin tomorrow, 24 November, the Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, Chris Bowen MP,…
New housing opens in Atherton Gardens
Media Release by The Hon Brendan O’Connor MPMinister for Housing and Homelessness Brendan O’Connor today officially opened 152 apartments in Fitzroy, built with a $43.3 million investment from the Gillard Government’s Housing…
Government takes next step in delivering historic pay rises
Media Release by The Hon Julie Collins MPThe Australian Government has taken the next step in meeting its commitment to deliver historic equal pay rises to eligible social and community sector workers.…
Pay rises for community service workers, combatting violence against women
Transcript by The Hon Julie Collins MPCHECK AGAINST DELIVERY LOUISE SAUNDERS: A number of issues to canvass this afternoon with Julie Collins, who is the Minister for Community Services and also…
New group guiding implementation of National Carer Strategy
Media Release by Senator the Hon Jan McLucasA new reference group guiding the implementation of the National Carer Strategy has met for the first time today in Canberra. The Parliamentary Secretary for…
New domestic violence toolkit to support women at work
Media Release by The Hon Julie Collins MPThe Minister for the Status of Women, Julie Collins, has today launched a toolkit aimed at improving the way unions, employers and business groups can…
Release of Consultation Paper on The Royal Commission Into Child Abuse
Media Release by The Hon Brendan O’Connor MPAttorney General Nicola Roxon and Acting Minister for Families Brendan O’Connor today announced the Government has released a consultation paper to inform the Terms of…
Release of Consultation Paper on The Royal Commission Into Child Abuse
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPBrendan O’Connor MP Acting Minister for Families, Community Services & Indigenous Affairs Joint Media Release with: The Hon Nicola Roxon MP, Attorney-General and Minister for…
Financial services for vulnerable Australians in Mt Druitt
Media Release by The Hon Julie Collins MPThe Minister for Community Services, Julie Collins, and the Member for Chifley, Ed Husic, have visited Anglicare in Mt Druitt to see first-hand how the…
Workplace relations; small business; Royal Commission into child sexual abuse; AWU; Julie Bishop and asbestos victims; agreement to continue homelessness partnership – ABC TV Insiders with Barrie Cassidy
Transcript by The Hon Brendan O’Connor MPBARRIE CASSIDY: Well that’s the Sunday papers and we’ll go to our studio guest now, Brendan O’Connor, who is one of the Ministers as I…
Ministers agree to ongoing commitment to tackle homelessness
Media Release by The Hon Brendan O’Connor MPMinister for Housing and Homelessness Brendan O’Connor today congratulated his State and Territory counterparts for agreeing to an ongoing commitment to work together to tackle…