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Helping Mirabel help grandparents

Media Release by The Hon Larry Anthony MP

Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Larry Anthony today announced Coalition Government funding for the printing and distribution of an additional 15,000 copies of The…

Federal funding improves Newtown child care service

Media Release by The Hon Larry Anthony MP

Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Larry Anthony, today officially opened the newly renovated SDN Children’s Service in Newtown. Mr Anthony said that the opening…

Green Corps celebrates World Environment Day

Media Release by The Hon Larry Anthony MP

Green Corps sites around Australia will today mark World Environment Day by doing what they do best – conserving, preserving and restoring Australia’s natural environment…

Another $4 extra a week!

Media Release by The Hon Larry Anthony MP

More than 530,000 Australian families receiving Child Care Benefit will have their payment increased from 7 July this year Minister for Children and Youth Affairs,…

Young Indigenous leaders to consult with Government

Media Release by The Hon Larry Anthony MP

Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Larry Anthony, announced today the members of the National Indigenous Youth Leadership Group for 2003. “This is a good…

Support Kids Day 2003

Media Release by The Hon Larry Anthony MP

Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Larry Anthony, today encouraged parents to consider making their toy purchases this week in support of Kids Day 2003.…

Youth Enterprise Forum – Commonwealth First for Australia

Media Release by The Hon Larry Anthony MP

Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Larry Anthony, today outlined details of the Creating Common Wealth Youth Enterprise Development Forum involving all Commowealth countries, to…

Sarina Green Corps Graduation

Media Release by The Hon Larry Anthony MP

Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Larry Anthony, and Federal Member for Dawson, De-Anne Kelly, today officiated at a graduation ceremony for recruits of the…

Securing the future for Mackay children

Media Release by The Hon Larry Anthony MP

Mackay early childhood practitioners and community stakeholders will be given the opportunity to contribute to the development of a National Agenda for Early Childhood at…

Families to benefit from early childhood initiatives

Media Release by The Hon Larry Anthony MP

Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Larry Anthony, today welcomed the announcement by the Prime Minister of new Commonwealth Government initiatives for early intervention and…

Help for unemployed separated parents

Media Release by The Hon Larry Anthony MP

Unemployed parents who have a child support responsibility will be offered access to community-based parenting and relationship support services under an $11.9 million Federal Government…

Poorly targeted loan Scheme to end

Media Release by The Hon Larry Anthony MP

Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Larry Anthony, today announced the Federal Government’s decision to end the Student Financial Supplement Scheme from 1 January 2004.…

Youth Arts Policy launched in National Youth Week

Media Release by The Hon Larry Anthony MP

Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Larry Anthony, today celebrated National Youth Week 2003 with young artists and representatives of the youth and arts sectors…

Recognising Centrelink’s commitment to Youth

Media Release by The Hon Larry Anthony MP

Centrelink officers with a commitment to delivering services to young people were recognised for their efforts last night by Minister for Children and Youth Affairs,…

Green Corps now online

Media Release by The Hon Larry Anthony MP

Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Larry Anthony, today celebrated National Youth Week with the launch of the official website for Australia’s landmark youth development…

Get ready for Youth Week 2003

Media Release by The Hon Larry Anthony MP

Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Larry Anthony, today officially launched the fourth National Youth Week on board the Young Endeavour in Sydney Harbour. He…

More children in care

Media Release by The Hon Larry Anthony MP

Figures released today by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) on child protection paint a dark picture for our most vulnerable children, Minister…

Helping Australia’s children in troubled times

Media Release by The Hon Larry Anthony MP

With military conflict commencing in Iraq Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Larry Anthony has written to national television news directors asking them to keep…

Youth Roundtable 2003 meets Federal Parliament

Media Release by The Hon Larry Anthony MP

Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Larry Anthony, today officially welcomed 50 young Australians to Canberra for the first meeting of National Youth Roundtable 2003.…

Rag trade cheats caught in raids

Media Release by The Hon Larry Anthony MP

A scam involving fake Australian brand clothing, welfare payment cheats and tax avoidance was the target of a series of raids in Sydney which resulted…

New South Wales fails preschool test

Media Release by The Hon Larry Anthony MP

Federal Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Larry Anthony, today said that families in New South Wales are not getting a fair deal when it…