Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Larry Anthony today announced the distribution of the reports by members of the highly successful National Youth Roundtable 2001.…
The 50 young Australians chosen as members of the fourth National Youth Roundtable were announced today by Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Larry Anthony.…
Wayne Swan just doesn’t get it. Everyone understands that in the tax system (based on annual taxable income) there will be refunds and debts for…
Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Larry Anthony today encouraged Australia’s 3.3 million children under 12 to exercise and play more. Speaking at the launch…
By catching welfare cheats, the Government is saving taxpayers over $20.2 million a week according to the Compliance Report 2000-01, released today. Centrelink uses a…
Nine Newstart payments were cancelled and 151 customers will have their payments reviewed, in a crackdown on welfare fraud in Stanthorpe, Queensland, today. A joint…
The revelation today that the Victorian Minister for Community Services, Christine Campbell had received a letter from a youth worker expressing concern over chroming by…
The Federal Government’s $60 million Reconnect program is preventing youth homelessness, Minister for Children and Youth Affairs Larry Anthony said today. “A new report, Reconnect…
I am urging the New South Wales Minister for Community Services, Faye Lo Po’, to follow the example of her South Australian counterpart, Dean Brown,…
I am urging the Victorian Minister for Family and Community Services, Christine Campbell, to follow the example of her South Australian counterpart, Dean Brown, and…
The forced admission by Christine Campbell that she in fact knew that chroming was taking place in residential care destroys any shred of her remaining…
The achievements of Australia’s youth were celebrated today at the 2002 Young Australian of the Year Awards. Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Larry Anthony…
Today’s announcement outlines the detail of a new $5 million family homelessness pilot program that will help up to 1000 families over the next three…
The Coalition Government has delivered an extra 180 outside school hours child care places for families living in the remote and isolated areas of north-west…
One of Queensland’s most remote Indigenous communities has been boosted by a new million dollar child and family support service centre. Speaking at the launch…
The Honouring Women initiative was launched by the Prime Minister on Australia Day 2001. It is a network of 27 high-profile female ambassadors – led…
Today’s report that children in state funded care are permitted to engage in glue and paint sniffing raises serious questions about the standards of care…
The Prime Minister’s Employer of the Year Awards recognise the many innovative employers who provide job opportunities for people living with disabilities in Australia. The…
National Youth Week is Australia’s single largest celebration of young people. Today’s launch of youthweek.com, the website for National Youth Week 2002, brings this celebration…
While the festive season is an occasion for fun and relaxation for most people, it is also a time when relationships can come under significant…
Centrelink’s In Touch program last year received 1,730 requests to help ‘missing people’ get back in touch with their loved ones and friends. “In Touch…
Almost 450,000 Australian students and young people will receive an increase in their Youth Allowance and Austudy payments in the new year Minister for Children…
Perhaps in a rush to get out to a Christmas party lunch, the Leader of the Democrats, Senator Stott Despoja, hasn’t taken the time to…
Today I am pleased to announce a three-month extension for people who want to transfer control of their private trusts or private companies, before social…
Centrelink makes special arrangements every Christmas to ensure customers are not disadvantaged by the holidays. Payments that are made automatically to customers will not be…