Labor misses the point on Youth Leadership
Media Release by The Hon Sussan Ley MPParliamentary Secretary for Children and Youth Affairs, the Hon Sussan Ley, today rejected claims by Opposition spokeswoman for Youth, Tanya Plibersek, of the lack of…
Funding in Alice Springs helps local children
Media Release by Senator the Hon Kay PattersonFurther access to quality early childhood services and activities for local children and their families will be boosted following one-off funding of $205,000 for the…
$3.4 million for families in the North Western Adelaide community
Media Release by Senator the Hon Kay PattersonGreater access to support services for families in need within the North Western Adelaide community will be possible under the Howard Government’s $3.4 million Communities…
Membership of the 2005 Australian Council for Children and Parenting Announced
Media Release by Senator the Hon Kay PattersonBuilding on the contributions of previous members to improve outcomes for Australian families and children, the new members of the Australian Council for Children and…
Roundtable: giving young Australians a voice
Media Release by The Hon Sussan Ley MPThirty young Australians have been chosen to represent the views of young people as members of the National Youth Roundtable 2005. The Parliamentary Secretary for…
Emergency Relief Funding to Assist Those in Need
Media Release by Senator the Hon Kay Patterson:Over $30 million for the Emergency Relief (ER) Programme, announced in the 2005-06 Budget, is to be distributed to the existing network of 900 agencies…
Queensland still to accept Howard Government’s offer on respite care
Media Release by Senator the Hon Kay PattersonThe Minister for Family and Community Services, Senator Kay Patterson has today attacked the Queensland Government over its failure to accept an offer by the…
Indigenous Youth Leaders 2005 Announced
Media Release by The Hon Sussan Ley MPPromoting issues of relevance to young Indigenous Australians will be the focus for the 17 members of the Howard Government’s National Indigenous Youth Leadership Group…
National Ageing and Disability Conference
Media Release by Senator the Hon Kay PattersonThis year’s ACROD 2nd National Ageing and Disability Conference in Hobart brought together experts in the disability and carer fields to discuss issues facing older…
Australian Government helps Invermay Playgroup secure a permanent home
Media Release by Senator the Hon Kay PattersonYoung children and their parents in Northern Tasmania will benefit from their playgroup owning its own premises with the help of funding from the Australian…
Howard Government gives helping hand to Tasmania’s volunteers
Media Release by Senator the Hon Kay PattersonVolunteering in Tasmania will benefit from more than $310,000 in new funding from the Australian Government to acknowledge volunteers and encourage more people to give…
Howard Government gives helping hand to Tasmania’s volunteers
Media Release by Senator the Hon Kay PattersonVolunteering in Tasmania will benefit from more than $310,000 in new funding from the Australian Government to acknowledge volunteers and encourage more people to give…
Successful mentor program to continue with more funding
Media Release by Senator the Hon Kay PattersonThe Minister for Family and Community Services, Senator Kay Patterson today announced the continuation of $390 000 over four years in Howard Government funding for…
Support for Australians following the London Bombings
Media Release by Senator the Hon Kay PattersonThe Howard Government is saddened by the horrific events, which transpired in London on the morning of 7 July 2005. The Minister for Family and…
Address at the Endeavour Council Annual Meeting
Speech by Senator the Hon Kay PattersonE&OE Kelvin Spiller, CEO, Endeavour Foundation Peter Short, Chair, Endeavour Foundation Board of Directors Other members of the Endeavour Board Distinguished guests Ladies and Gentlemen…
Audio cues opening the world of DVDs to more Australians
Media Release by Senator the Hon Kay PattersonPeople who are blind or visually impaired will now have better access to blockbuster movies on DVDs such as Million Dollar Baby and Hotel Rwanda,…
Sharing The Findings Seminar
Speech by Senator the Hon Kay PattersonE&OE Ladies and gentlemen Introduction Thank you, Fiona Sharkie for your introduction. I would first like thank Joy for her welcome on behalf of the…
Australian Government steps up national campaign against domestic violence
Media Release by Senator the Hon Kay PattersonThe highly successful Violence Against Women, Australia Says Notelevision advertisements will resume later this month as part of a significantly boosted Australian Government campaign to…
Labor scaremongering over child care
Media Release by Senator the Hon Kay PattersonLabor are once again scaremongering Australian families by only telling half the story about the cost of child care, following the release yesterday of the…
Child care sector growing
Media Release by Senator the Hon Kay PattersonMore families and children are accessing more approved child care services with better qualified workers than ever before, demonstrating the Australian child care sector’s growth.…
New employment opportunities for people with disabilities
Media Release by Senator the Hon Kay PattersonPeople with disabilities will be given a greater variety of employment choices with the opening of a packaging room in Melbourne today. The Minister for…
Self-funded retirees win more than $100 allowance windfall
Media Release by Senator the Hon Kay PattersonMore than 290,000 self-funded retirees holding Commonwealth Seniors Health Cards (CSHC) are now receiving a $101.40 payment as the second instalment of the Howard Government’s…
Minister celebrates communities and children in East Gippsland
Media Release by Senator the Hon Kay PattersonGippslanders were today invited to celebrate new activities and services for children and families in the area, at an event in Lakes Entrance hosted by…
Pension changes from 1 July 2005
Media Release by Senator the Hon Kay PattersonAbout 900,000 part-pension recipients may get pension rate increases of up to $12.00 a fortnight from 1 July following the annual indexation of social security…
New Social Security Agreement with Belgium Commences
Media Release by Senator the Hon Kay PattersonA new Social Security Agreement between Australian and Belgium will commence on 1 July 2005. The Minister for Family and Community Services, Senator Kay Patterson,…