Swan misleads again
Media Release by The Hon Larry Anthony MPShadow Minister for Family and Community Services, Wayne Swan’s statement today that advice was rushed onto the Family Assistance Office website is wrong. Advice was…
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Improving Centrelink’s service delivery
Media Release by The Hon Larry Anthony MPCentrelink’s 6.4 million customers and around 25,000 staff are set to benefit from changes currently being made to streamline and create specialist areas within the…
Families advised on extra pay-day
Media Release by The Hon Larry Anthony MPShadow Minister for Family and Community Services, Wayne Swan’s latest misinformation campaign on Family Tax Benefit is another example of why you can’t believe a…
Labor plays catch-up on playgroups
Media Release by The Hon Larry Anthony MPLabor have again resorted to imitating the Coalition Government’s policies with an announcement today on playgroups that mirrors the commitment made by the Government last…
120,000 families to be paid $600 per child bonus
Media Release by Senator the Hon Kay PattersonThe Minister for Family and Community Services, Senator Kay Patterson, today announced details of the administrative scheme being established to ensure that eligible families who…
Prime Minister’s Awards for three Western Australian partnerships
Media Release by Senator the Hon Kay PattersonThe Minister for Family and Community Services, Senator Kay Patterson, today congratulated three partnerships, for winning the 2004 Prime Minister’s Awards for Excellence in Community…
Prime Minister’s Community Business Award Winners Boost People with Disabilities and Disadvantaged Youth in South Australia
Media Release by Senator the Hon Kay PattersonThe Minister for Family and Community Services, Senator Kay Patterson, today congratulated two South Australian partnerships, for winning 2004 Prime Minister’s Awards for Excellence in…
Prime Minister’s Community Business Award Winners Boost NSW Services
Media Release by Senator the Hon Kay PattersonThe Minister for Family and Community Services, Senator Kay Patterson, today congratulated three partnerships, for winning the NSW 2004 Prime Minister’s Awards for Excellence in…
Two Victorian Partnerships Win Prime Minister’s Awards
Media Release by Senator the Hon Kay PattersonThe Victorian Large Business Award was won by a partnership between ANZ Banking Group Ltd and the Brotherhood of St Laurence for its development of…
Prime Minister’s Community Business Award Winners Build Better Futures for Queensland’s at-risk Youth and Intellectually Disabled People
Media Release by Senator the Hon Kay PattersonThe Minister for Family and Community Services, Senator Kay Patterson, today congratulated two Queensland partnerships for winning the 2004 Prime Minister’s Awards for Excellence in…
Prime Minister’s Community Business Award Winners Produce Big Benefits for Communities
Media Release by Senator the Hon Kay PattersonThe Minister for Family and Community Services, Senator Kay Patterson, today congratulated two multi-state partnerships, for winning awards under the 2004 Prime Minister’s Awards for…
Minister Reassures Centrelink Customers about Real Estate Valuations
Media Release by Senator the Hon Kay PattersonThe Howard Government is always looking to strengthen its compliance processes to ensure that taxpayer funds are managed responsibly. This is in contrast to Labor…
Hunter Centrelink customers given phone bill budget buster
Media Release by The Hon Larry Anthony MPMinister for Children and Youth Affairs Larry Anthony today showed Centrelink customers in the Hunter how easy it is to take advantage of Centrelink’s direct-debit…
Relationships Australia opens in Broadmeadow
Media Release by The Hon Larry Anthony MPMinister for Children and Youth Affairs, Larry Anthony, today officially opened the purpose-built Relationships Australia NSW facility in Broadmeadow. “The Australian Government provides approximately $59…
More support for fathers
Media Release by The Hon Larry Anthony MPThe Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Larry Anthony, today launched the Fatherhood Research in Australia report – the first in Australia to look at…
Prime Minister’s NT Community Business Award Winners Produce Big Benefits for Indigenous Communities
Media Release by Senator the Hon Kay PattersonThe Minister for Family and Community Services, Senator Kay Patterson, today congratulated three Northern Territory partnerships, for winning the Northern Territory 2004 Prime Minister’s Awards…
Prime Minister’s 2004 Community Business Award Winner Boosts People with Disabilities and the Environment in Tasmania
Media Release by Senator the Hon Kay PattersonThe Minister for Family and Community Services, Senator Kay Patterson, today congratulated a Tasmanian partnership for winning an Encouragement Award as part of the 2004…
Swan misleads on Centrelink concession cards
Media Release by The Hon Larry Anthony MPShadow Minister for Family and Community Services, Wayne Swan, needs to clarify his double standard on cancelling the concession cards of people who are no…
Labor’s baby payment black hole
Media Release by Senator the Hon Kay PattersonThe Opposition Leader, Mark Latham, today failed to guarantee that new mothers would continue to receive the Australian Government’s maternity payment if Labor were elected.…
ActewAGL and Australian Science Festival win Prime Minister’s Community Business Partnership Award – ACT
Media Release by Senator the Hon Kay PattersonThe Minister for Family and Community Services, Senator Kay Patterson, today congratulated Australian Science Festival Ltd and ActewAGL for their winning partnership in the ACT…
Older Australians encouraged to remain in the workforce
Media Release by Senator the Hon Kay PattersonThe Minister for Family and Community Services, Senator Kay Patterson, has reaffirmed the Australian Government’s commitment to encouraging older Australians to continue participating in the…
Young Indigenous leaders to advise Government
Media Release by The Hon Larry Anthony MPThe Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Larry Anthony, today announced this year’s members of the National Indigenous Youth Leadership Group (NIYLG). “Fifteen Indigenous leaders…
‘Exploring Together’ at the Tiwi Islands
Media Release by Senator the Hon Kay PattersonThe Minister for Family and Community Services, Senator Kay Patterson, today welcomed the results of an innovative Early Intervention program, which has assisted Tiwi Islands…
Further Help For Darwin Families at Risk of Homelessness
Media Release by Senator the Hon Kay PattersonThe Minister for Family and Community Services, Senator Kay Patterson, today launched the Household Organisational Management Expenses (HOME) Advice Program in Darwin. Senator Patterson said…
Signing of the New South Wales Bilateral Agreement Made Under the 2003 Commonwealth State Housing
Media Release by Senator the Hon Kay PattersonThe Minister for Family and Community Services, Senator Kay Patterson, today announced that the new five-year individual agreement under the Commonwealth State Housing Agreement (CSHA)…