12,900 extra child care places for Queensland
Media Release by The Hon Larry Anthony MPQueensland families are set to benefit from an additional 12,960 child care places to help them with the care of their children before and after…
National Framework on Problem Gambling
Media Release by Senator the Hon Kay PattersonSenator Kay Patterson, Minister for Family and Community Services, today announced that state and territory governments had agreed at the Ministerial Council on Gambling meeting…
Babies born after the Budget, Abstudy and Veterans’ Children Eligible for One-Off Family Bonus
Media Release by Senator the Hon Kay PattersonThe Minister for Family and Community Services, Senator Kay Patterson, today reminded families that an administrative scheme will be established to cover families who are…
Long Term Unemployment Falls Under Coalition
Media Release by Senator the Hon Kay PattersonThe Labor Party has misused figures to try and score cheap political points on the number of long-term unemployed people, the Minister for Family and…
New Social Security Agreement with Croatia
Media Release by Senator the Hon Kay PattersonThe Minister for Family and Community Services, Senator Kay Patterson, today announced that the Social Security Agreement between Australia and the Republic of Croatia came…
New Social Security Agreement with Chile
Media Release by Senator the Hon Kay PattersonThe Minister for Family and Community Services, Senator Kay Patterson, today announced that the Social Security Agreement between Australia and Chile came into effect on…
More Help For Disadvantaged Job Seekers
Media Release by Senator the Hon Kay PattersonThe Minister for Family and Community Services, Kay Patterson, today announced increases in funding to the Australian Government’s highly successful Personal Support Programme (PSP). “The…
95 years of Age Pension
Media Release by Senator the Hon Kay PattersonThe Minister for Family and Community Services, Senator Kay Patterson, was today joined at Centrelink’s Ringwood Customer Service Centre by 95 year-old Mrs Alice Berry…
Nominations open for 2005 Young Australian of the Year Awards
Media Release by The Hon Larry Anthony MPMinister for Children and Youth Affairs, Larry Anthony, today said nominations are open for the 2005 Young Australian of the Year Awards. “The Awards present…
One-Off Family Bonus Payments
Media Release by Senator the Hon Kay PattersonAround 2 million families have been paid their $600 per child one-off bonus according to the eligibility criteria set out in legislation. There have been…
Big steps towards a Healthy, Active Australia
Media Release by The Hon Larry Anthony MPMinister for Children and Youth Affairs, Larry Anthony welcomed today’s announcement by the Prime Minister of a $116 million package over four years to address…
Increase to Family Tax Benefit from 1 July 2004
Media Release by Senator the Hon Kay PattersonAbout two million Australian families will receive nearly an extra quarter of a billion dollars in Family Tax Benefit payments from July 1 to assist…
Labor tells families how to spend their money but refuses to release Family Policy
Media Release by Senator the Hon Kay PattersonTitle: Labor tells families how to spend their money but refuses to release Family Policy Article Date: 27/06/2004 Page Content 1:The Labor Party is only…
Victoria Urged To Follow South Australia’s Self-Funded Retiree Lead
Media Release by Senator the Hon Kay PattersonThe Minister for Family and Community Services, Senator Kay Patterson, called on the Bracks government to follow South Australia’s lead and give Victoria’s 70,000 self-funded…
909 welfare cheats caught and convicted in NSW
Media Release by Senator the Hon Kay PattersonMore than 900 cases of welfare fraud in NSW were convicted last financial year, as part of the Australian Government’s ongoing efforts to keep the…
598 welfare cheats convicted in Queensland
Media Release by Senator the Hon Kay PattersonThe Australian Government’s commitment to keeping the social security system fair and honest has seen 598 Queenslanders convicted of welfare fraud in the last financial…
Donations to Playgroups to be Tax Deductible
Media Release by The Hon Larry Anthony MPIn addition to the tax exempt status that playgroups already enjoy, from today Playgroup Australia and its affiliated state associations will also be granted deductible…
Violence Against Women. Australia Says NO. It is time for Labor to join in
Media Release by Senator the Hon Kay PattersonThe time has come for Labor to put party politics aside and support the Australian Government’s elimination of violence against women campaign, Violence Against Women.…
AFP and Centrelink boost joint fight against welfare fraud
Media Release by The Hon Larry Anthony MPThe number of Australian Federal Police (AFP) Agents helping to detect and investigate social security fraud will more than double over the next year under…
Centrelink Continues With Compliance Programs
Media Release by Senator the Hon Kay PattersonThe Federal Government has not instructed Centrelink to stop compliance and review programs to recover overpayments from people receiving benefits, the Minister for Family and…
Price Is Right – Come On Down Mr Latham
Media Release by Senator the Hon Kay PattersonThe Labor Party has been urged to act on calls from its backbench to drop its opposition to reform of the Disability Support Pension. The…
Launch of the Resource Kit: Above & Beyond – Recognising Youth Development in Australia
Speech by The Hon Larry Anthony MPMy parliamentary colleagues (TBC) Valued members from the youth development sector Distinguished Guests Ladies and Gentlemen Thank you, Mark (Sullivan) for your introduction. I am…
Recognising young people who go Above and Beyond
Media Release by The Hon Larry Anthony MPA new resource kit launched today by the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Larry Anthony, will help organisations recognise the skills and achievements of…
Families and Carers Get The Extra Help They Deserve
Media Release by Senator the Hon Kay PattersonThe Howard Government is committed to ensuring that families and carers get the help they deserve with the one-off bonus payments, the Minister for Family…
Labor backflip on free preschool
Media Release by The Hon Larry Anthony MPA report in today’s Sydney Morning Herald has revealed that the Labor Party have backflipped on their promise to guarantee families access to a free…