More help for separated men
Media Release by The Hon Larry Anthony MPMinister for Children and Youth Affairs, Larry Anthony, today said that men going through separation are more likely to seek help than they were just…
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Swan Is Scaremongering Over Data Matching
Media Release by Senator the Hon Kay PattersonOpposition spokesman on family and community services, Wayne Swan, has once again stooped to blatant scaremongering by claiming that the Government will force pensioners to…
Families To Be Tax Agents Under Labor’s Heavy-Handed FTB Plan
Media Release by Senator the Hon Kay PattersonThe Labor Party wants to make Australian families tax agents under a heavy-handed plan to require people to reconcile their Family Tax Benefit payments every…
Labor’s child care promises will break the Budget
Media Release by The Hon Larry Anthony MPLabor’s child care promises have reached a new high and have left them with only two options – to raise taxes or go into debt,…
Pension bonus provides more funds for retirement
Media Release by Senator the Hon Kay PattersonOlder Australians can receive a tax-free bonus of up to $27,666 over and above their age pension if they choose to stay longer in the…
Women’s Wages Grow Three Times Faster Under Coalition
Media Release by Senator the Hon Kay PattersonWomen’s wages have grown three times faster under the Coalition Government than under Labor, the Minister Assisting the Prime Minister on the Status of Women,…
International Women’s Day (8 March)
Media Release by Senator the Hon Kay PattersonThe Australian Government will provide $95,000 in sponsorship for a national sexual assault conference to be held in Melbourne in September, Senator Kay Patterson, Minister…
More rewards for people who move from welfare to work
Media Release by Senator the Hon Kay PattersonAbout 60,000 people every fortnight have more money in their pockets – more than $500 in some cases – because they are able to keep…
Wayne Swan stands by Labor’s economic record
Media Release by Senator the Hon Kay PattersonGiven the opportunity to distance himself from the economic mismanagement of the previous Labor Government and prove that Labor under Latham had learned some lessons…
Swan picks new fight with Latham
Media Release by The Hon Larry Anthony MPShadow Minister for Family and Community Services, Wayne Swan, today picked a new fight with Labor Leader, Mark Latham, over child care workers wages, Minister…
Wayne Swan is a policy free zone!
Media Release by Senator the Hon Kay PattersonOther than Mark Latham’s Reading Aloud to children policy, the Labor Party has not released one single policy initiative in Wayne Swan’s Family and Community…
Lifeline For People Experiencing Domestic Violence
Media Release by Senator the Hon Kay PattersonLifeline will receive $500,000 funding to help assist victims of domestic violence Senator Kay Patterson, Minister Assisting the Prime Minister on the Status of Women,…
Helping communities find local solutions to local problems
Media Release by The Hon Larry Anthony MPMinister for Children and Youth Affairs, Larry Anthony, today welcomed the announcement by the Prime Minister of more than $1.5 million for 16 new projects…
Swan admits he was wrong
Media Release by The Hon Larry Anthony MPWayne Swan’s statement today regarding the Australian Government’s Stronger Families and Communities Strategy is yet another example of Labor flip flop politics. At the start…
Helping organisations to protect children
Media Release by The Hon Larry Anthony MPMinister for Children and Youth Affairs, Larry Anthony, today announced an extra $300,000 in Australian Government funding for a project helping children and youth organisations…
Canberra Lights Up For International Women’s Day
Media Release by Senator the Hon Kay PattersonFrom tonight, some of Canberra’s landmarks on Lake Burley Griffin will glow with purple in celebration of International Women’s Day on 8 March. The High…
50 Young Australians Ready For Roundtable
Media Release by The Hon Larry Anthony MPMinister for Children and Youth Affairs, Larry Anthony, today announced the 50 young Australians chosen to be members of the National Youth Roundtable 2004. Mr…
Boost in disability funding – Now it’s time for Mr Latham to act
Media Release by Senator the Hon Kay PattersonThe Minister for Family and Community Services, Senator Kay Patterson, today called on the Labor Party to pass vital reforms which would assist people with…
Deeming Rates Keep Pace With Higher Returns
Media Release by Senator the Hon Kay PattersonThe Minister for Family and Community Services, Senator Kay Patterson, today announced new deeming rates to apply to pension and allowance payments from 20 March…
Improvements to retirement income policy
Media Release by Senator the Hon Kay PattersonThe Minister for Family and Community Services, Senator Kay Patterson, today welcomed the launch of the Government’s Statement “A more flexible and adaptable retirement income…
Interest Free Loan Schemes Continues
Media Release by Senator the Hon Kay PattersonThe Minister for Family and Community Services, Senator Kay Patterson, today announced that the popular Centrepay ‘No Interest Loan Scheme’ (NILS) pilot had been extended…
Families’ $90-a-week payment missed by ACOSS
Media Release by Senator the Hon Kay PattersonAn ACOSS report into the cost of care for babies and young children has failed to include Government assistance to Australian families of an average…
National Pancake Day Launch of UnitingCare SHARE Appeal in Victoria
Media Release by Senator the Hon Kay PattersonThe Minister for Family and Community Services, Senator Kay Patterson, today launched the National Pancake Day UnitingCare SHARE Appeal in Victoria. Senator Patterson said UnitingCare’s…
ACOSS Child Care Assumptions Wrong
Media Release by The Hon Larry Anthony MPACOSS research released today on the costs of child care requires a good understanding of the fine print, Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Larry…
Extra Centrelink Funding To Deal With Private Trusts
Media Release by Senator the Hon Kay PattersonCentrelink will get an extra $7.8 million to assist it to deal with customers who have private trusts and companies claiming social security benefits. The…