The Minister for Family and Community Services, Senator Kay Patterson, said there were 601,043 people receiving unemployment benefits (New Start Allowance and Youth Allowance (other))…
Labor’s Family and Community Services spokesman, Wayne Swan has publicly admitted that 104 days after Mark Latham promised to deliver his family and tax policy,…
Mr. Albanese, Labor’s Shadow Minister for Employment Services and Training, has been caught out creating figures that are wrong. Mr. Albanese believes that the Youth…
Wayne Swan is resorting to distorting the truth and scare mongering to try and cover-up for Mark Latham’s ongoing failure to release a family and…
The Minister for Family and Community Services, Senator Kay Patterson, today congratulated the 15 national finalists in the Prime Minister’s Awards for Excellence in Community…
The Minister for Family and Community Services, Senator Kay Patterson, today announced $7 million additional funding to create 4,000 new places and a $300 increase…
The Minister for Family and Community Services, Senator Kay Patterson, will tomorrow attend Australia’s first national summit for young carers, some aged as young as…
The Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Status of Women, Senator Kay Patterson, today announced a new national strategy to increase the participation of…
The Howard Government has taken the lead on issues that impact on women as they strive to balance their work and family commitments. The Minister…
The Minister for Family and Community Services, Senator Kay Patterson, today announced funding of $385 000 to one of the largest providers of disability employment…
Senator Kay Patterson, the Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Status of Women, today launched in South Australia a DVD encouraging young female students…
Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Larry Anthony, today announced a commitment of around $17 million funding to 93 grassroots projects that will support local…
Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Larry Anthony, today launched the Australian Childhood Foundation’s Every Child Is Important campaign for Queensland. Mr Anthony said the…
Parents and carers will be assisted to better understand and communicate with younger children with the help of a new Australian Government booklet, Minister for…
The Minister for Family and Community Services, Senator Kay Patterson, today welcomed independent research showing that the unemployed were benefiting from the Howard Government’s new…
Family and Community Services Minister, Senator Kay Patterson, today encouraged the South Australian Government to continue working together with the Howard Government, to provide new…
Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Larry Anthony, today welcomed participants to the National Health and Wellbeing seminar in Sydney. “Around 1.5 million Australian children…
Senator Kay Patterson, the Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Status of Women, today launched in Tasmania a DVD encouraging young female students to…
The Minister for Family and Community Services, Kay Patterson, today officially launched the new Job Placement, Employment and Training (JPET) program to help young people…
Minister for Family and Community Services, Senator Kay Patterson today announced Australian Government funding of $291,000 for the Salvation Army Property Trust to provide support…
Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Larry Anthony today announced the terms of reference and membership of a Ministerial Taskforce and Reference Group to examine…
The Minister for Family and Community Services, Senator Kay Patterson, today released a new guidebook, which gives families and communities detailed information on the Government’s…
On International Youth Day Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Larry Anthony, announced the winners of the National Youth Week Talent Competitions – RockIT, WriteIT,…
Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Larry Anthony, today announced the first seven communities to commence a project that will measure the progress of young…
Minister for Family and Community Services, Senator Kay Patterson today announced that the Howard Government was saving $49 million a week on welfare fraud. ‘As…