Centrelink has made special arrangements over Easter to ensure customers are not disadvantaged by the holidays, Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Larry Anthony, said…
The impact of the internet and mobile telephones on the gambling habits of young Australians will be part of a new research project, the Minister…
E&OE Ladies and gentlemen Thank you Sandie (de Wolf, Chair, Families Australia) for your introduction. And thanks also to Auntie Ella Gordon, – representing the…
Federal Parliament has approved work on the centenary of women’s suffrage commemorative fountain to be built in the Old Parliament House Rose Gardens, the Minister…
A report released today on family-friendly work places shows that only 18 per cent of fathers used flexible hours to balance work and family, and…
An estimated 35,000 families will be eligible for an average payment of more than $800 after the Senate today passed legislation giving families a 12-month…
Families face higher out-of-pocket expenses as Labor winds back the new Medicare safety net to help pay for its proposed baby care payment, the Minister…
National women’s non-government organisations are now invited to apply for up to $50,000 in funding under the Australian Government’s 2004-05 Women’s Development Programme, the Minister…
Pensions and allowances will not be reduced now or in the future, the Minister for Family and Community Services, Senator Kay Patterson, said today. “The…
Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Larry Anthony, today hosted the Australian Government’s premier event to recognise and celebrate our young leaders to mark National…
The Minister for Family and Community Services, Senator Kay Patterson, today called on the States and Territories to accept a new offer, which could save…
The Minister for Family and Community Services, Senator Kay Patterson, today called on the Tasmanian Government to accept a new offer, which could save the…
Official Department of Family and Community Service figures clearly show that Australian families are about $2 billion a year better off under the Family Tax…
National Youth Week – the largest celebration of young people on the Australian youth calendar starts tomorrow, Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Larry Anthony…
A review of higher-income earners receiving Family Tax Benefit payments has found only 81 were not eligible out of a total of 860,000 Australian families…
The Minister for Family and Community Services, Senator Kay Patterson, today announced funding of more than $680,000 for four new projects, which will benefit Indigenous…
The Minister for Family and Community Services, Senator Kay Patterson, today released the Australian Government Department of Family and Community Services’ (FaCS) Mature Workers’ Strategy,…
The Minister for Family and Community Services, Senator Kay Patterson, today said older Australians should use Seniors Week in Victoria, NSW and the ACT to…
The Labor Party’s superannuation policy announcement yesterday by Opposition Leader Mark Latham was marred by a serious error, which Shadow Minister for Retirement Incomes and…
The Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Larry Anthony today launched the new look Centre for Community Child Health newsletter, Childcare and Children’s Health. “This…
: Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Larry Anthony, today launched the Australian Childhood Foundation’s nation-wide Every Child Is Importantcampaign. Mr Anthony said the campaign…
Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Larry Anthony, said he was hopeful that today’s workshop of experts could find a way to achieve a national…
A new Mature Age Participation Guide will be available to help support the workforce participation of Australians 50 years old and above, Minister for Family…
With Seniors Weeks happening in Victoria, New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory next week, the Minister for Family and Community Services, Senator Kay…
The Minister for Family and Community Services, Senator Kay Patterson, will today mark the start of Seniors Week in Victoria by outlining an exciting and…