Shadow Treasurer Joe Hockey has been playing catch up on welfare reform, endorsing the Government’s policies in his speech to the Sydney Institute. The Gillard…
The first Annual Report on the National Framework for Protecting Australia’s Children 2009-2020 was released today. The report outlines actions taken in the first year…
A new $2.5 million social housing development officially opened in Brooklyn Park, Adelaide today will provide at least 10 people at risk of homelessness with…
More than half of the 15 Northern Territory communities identified under the National Partnership Agreement on Remote Service Delivery have now signed off on a…
The Parliamentary Secretary for Community Services, Julie Collins and the NSW Member for Mount Druitt, Richard Amery, today launched a revamped Communities for Children centre…
Minister for the Status of Women, Kate Ellis has announced a suite of reforms to the Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Agency (EOWA)…
Minister for the Status of Women, Kate Ellis has today announced the appointment of Ms Helen Conway as the new Director of the Equal Opportunity…
It’s great to be here this evening, to join so many fantastic women to celebrate the centenary of International Women’s Day. Thank you Ged for…
More than 17,000 Indigenous Australians living in remote communities have been supported to help manage their money through a joint Australian Government and ANZ bank…
On the centenary of International Women’s Day, the Australian Government has announced it will work with World YWCA to help young women in the Asia…
Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Senator Joe Ludwig, and Minister for the Status of Women, Kate Ellis, today said it is important for Australians…
Today is a day to celebrate the achievements of women who have campaigned for decades for a national Paid Parental Leave scheme. On International Women’s…
Minister for the Status of Women, Kate Ellis has today announced a list of 98 organisations that have been awarded the EOWA Employer of Choice…
More than three million Australians will soon receive an increase in their pensions to help meet increases in the cost of living. From 20 March…
Attorney-General Robert McClelland and Minister for the Status of Women Kate Ellis today welcomed the agreement of the Standing Committee of Attorneys-General to implement a…
A new report has confirmed that mothers continue to do the lion’s share of unpaid domestic and child care work in Australia. Minister for Families…
*** Check Against Delivery *** Yesterday was the centenary of International Women’s Day – a day for reflection and for joyous celebration. We reflected upon…
The Minister for the Status of Women, Kate Ellis MP has officially launched the Australian Government’s new Gender Panel at Parliament House in Canberra. The…
The Australian Government has welcomed the Productivity Commission’s draft report released as part of its inquiry into care and support for people with disability. The…
The Australian Government has welcomed the release of the first Indigenous Expenditure Report by the Productivity Commission. The report forms part of the Council of…
The Australian Government has welcomed the Productivity Commission’s draft report released as part of its inquiry into care and support for people with disability. The…
Joint Doorstop with Bill Shorten MP, Assistant Treasurer *** E & OE – Proof only *** JENNY MACKLIN: I would like to thank everyone for…
Conference organisers can now apply for grants of up to $12,000 to improve access for people with disability and their carers. The Parliamentary Secretary for…
The Australian Government has delivered its 100th PlayConnect Playgroup, with the official opening of a playgroup in Eden Hills in South Australia today. The PlayConnect…
Minister for the Status of Women, Kate Ellis has welcomed international praise for Australia’s National Plan to Reduce Violence against Women and their Children, which…