Address to the National Indigenous Youth Leadership Group
Speech by The Hon Sussan Ley MPE&OE I would like to begin by acknowledging the traditional owners and elders of the Ngunnawal people on whose land we are meeting today. I…
States and Territories agree to SAAP V three month extension
Media Release by Senator the Hon Kay PattersonAll Australian States and Territories have now accepted the Howard Government’s offer of an extension of the current Supported Accommodation Assistance Program (SAAP IV), for…
Government responds to ‘Watershed’ Child Custody Report
Media Release by Senator the Hon Kay PattersonThe Government today tabled its response to the watershed report of the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Family and Community Affairs on child custody,…
Listening to Young Indigenous Australians
Media Release by The Hon Sussan Ley MPFurther support and assistance for young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in Australia will be a key issue of discussion at the meeting of…
More help for Australian families
Media Release by Senator the Hon Kay PattersonExtra assistance for Australian parents returning to work following the birth of a child and the extension of Maternity Payment for adopted children will now…
National Investment For the Early Years 2005 Awards For Exellence in Early Years
Speech by Senator the Hon Kay PattersonE&OE My State parliamentary colleagues Anne Glover AO, President NIFTEY SA Ms Stephanie Page, Executive Director, Early Childhood Services, Department of Education and Children’s Services…
Joint Government action gives Aboriginal people the powers to confront family violence and abuse
Media Release by Senator the Hon Kay PattersonIndigenous South Australians will be helped to take action against family violence and child abuse in their own communities thanks to three major projects worth…
$1.4 million for early childhood services across Australia
Media Release by Senator the Hon Kay PattersonTwenty-four early childhood services across Australia will be boosted to provide parental advice on the availability of other social support services with the help of…
More BiTS to help visually impaired in South Australia
Media Release by Senator the Hon Kay PattersonPeople who are blind, or visually impaired, will now have better access to a wide range of information through the extension of an innovative system…
Howard Government makes wheels on the Bilby bus go round and round
Media Release by Senator the Hon Kay PattersonA ‘Bilby Bus’, which provides specialised mobile playgroups to families in caravan parks and housing estates in metropolitan Adelaide, will receive an extra $81,000 in…
Applications invited for new child care places
Media Release by Senator the Hon Kay PattersonThe Howard Government is delivering its Budget commitment to assist parents with child care with moves to allocate 15,000 new Outside School Hours Care (OSHC)…
Conference to address rural child care needs
Media Release by The Hon Sussan Ley MPThe challenges faced by children and families in rural and regional areas will be discussed at an annual conference in country New South Wales today.…
Funding to help families coping with drug use
Media Release by The Hon Sussan Ley MPFamilies across Australia who are coping with the adverse effects of drug use, will be given crisis help and support with $3.6 million in new…
Ministerial Taskforce Report on Child Support Released
Media Release by Senator the Hon Kay PattersonThe report of the Ministerial Taskforce on Child Support was publicly released today. The Minister for Family and Community Services, Senator Kay Patterson, said that…
Women honoured for their contributions at home and abroad
Media Release by Senator the Hon Kay PattersonOne hundred and fifty seven Australian women have been honoured for their contribution in Australia and abroad by being awarded 2005 Queen’s Birthday Honours in…
Empowering communities to turn problems into opportunities
Media Release by Senator the Hon Kay PattersonCommunities will be given a massive boost to develop local projects with the help of $5.68 million in funding for 43 projects across Victoria under…
Good News For Women
Media Release by Senator the Hon Kay Patterson:Labor force data released this week shows that female employment remains high while wages growth remains strong. The Minister for Family and Community Services and…
Government supporting men and their families
Media Release by Senator the Hon Kay PattersonA national telephone counselling and referral service aimed at providing assistance and support to men and their families was opened today. The Minister for Family…
$21.5 million for 158 communities
Media Release by Senator the Hon Kay Patterson158 new projects across Australia will share in over $21.5 million in funding under the Howard Government’s highly successful Local Answersinitiative. The Minister for Family…
Children to benefit from over $9.5 million upgrade to childcare services across Australia
Media Release by Senator the Hon Kay PattersonEssential facilities such as playgrounds, kitchens and bathrooms will be upgraded at 414 not for profit community-based child care services around Australia with over $9.5…
Government Assistance for Vivian Solon already on the table
Media Release by Senator the Hon Kay PattersonClaims in a media report that the Australian Government is delaying the return of Ms Vivian Solon to Australia and not offering her an appropriate…
$1.1 million funding boost for playgroup and children’s services opens door to better futures
Media Release by Senator the Hon Kay PattersonChildren, their parents or caregivers and local communities are set to benefit from $1.1 million in funding from the Howard Government to boost family services…
Official Opening of the Communities in Control Conference 2005
Speech by Senator the Hon Kay PattersonE&OE My Federal and State parliamentary colleagues Conference convenors – Dr Rhonda Galbally, CEO, Our Community Father Joe Cady, CEO of Centacare Catholic Family Services…
National Childcare Accreditation Council Board Appointments
Media Release by Senator the Hon Kay PattersonFour new appointments and one re-appointment to the National Childcare Accreditation Council (NCAC) Board are an indication of the Howard Government’s commitment to ensuring high…
New funding arrangements secure viability and sustainability of child care services
Media Release by Senator the Hon Kay PattersonThe Minister for Family and Community Services, Senator Kay Patterson, today announced new funding arrangements for the Child Care Support Program to continue to secure…