Media Release

Palmerston and Tiwi Communities for Children

Media Release by Senator the Hon Kay Patterson

Children and their families in Palmerston and the Tiwi Islands will have better access to support and services thanks to the Howard Government’s $3 million…

Supporting the Children in Darwin

Media Release by Senator the Hon Kay Patterson

A Howard Government grant of $75,300 will continue to help build family and community capacity and early learning opportunities for children in a number of…

Labor misses the point on Youth Leadership

Media Release by The Hon Sussan Ley MP

Parliamentary Secretary for Children and Youth Affairs, the Hon Sussan Ley, today rejected claims by Opposition spokeswoman for Youth, Tanya Plibersek, of the lack of…

Funding in Alice Springs helps local children

Media Release by Senator the Hon Kay Patterson

Further access to quality early childhood services and activities for local children and their families will be boosted following one-off funding of $205,000 for the…

Roundtable: giving young Australians a voice

Media Release by The Hon Sussan Ley MP

Thirty young Australians have been chosen to represent the views of young people as members of the National Youth Roundtable 2005. The Parliamentary Secretary for…

Emergency Relief Funding to Assist Those in Need

Media Release by Senator the Hon Kay Patterson

:Over $30 million for the Emergency Relief (ER) Programme, announced in the 2005-06 Budget, is to be distributed to the existing network of 900 agencies…

Indigenous Youth Leaders 2005 Announced

Media Release by The Hon Sussan Ley MP

Promoting issues of relevance to young Indigenous Australians will be the focus for the 17 members of the Howard Government’s National Indigenous Youth Leadership Group…

National Ageing and Disability Conference

Media Release by Senator the Hon Kay Patterson

This year’s ACROD 2nd National Ageing and Disability Conference in Hobart brought together experts in the disability and carer fields to discuss issues facing older…

Successful mentor program to continue with more funding

Media Release by Senator the Hon Kay Patterson

The Minister for Family and Community Services, Senator Kay Patterson today announced the continuation of $390 000 over four years in Howard Government funding for…

Labor scaremongering over child care

Media Release by Senator the Hon Kay Patterson

Labor are once again scaremongering Australian families by only telling half the story about the cost of child care, following the release yesterday of the…

Child care sector growing

Media Release by Senator the Hon Kay Patterson

More families and children are accessing more approved child care services with better qualified workers than ever before, demonstrating the Australian child care sector’s growth.…

Self-funded retirees win more than $100 allowance windfall

Media Release by Senator the Hon Kay Patterson

More than 290,000 self-funded retirees holding Commonwealth Seniors Health Cards (CSHC) are now receiving a $101.40 payment as the second instalment of the Howard Government’s…