I want to congratulate the three South Australian partnerships that have won Prime Minister’s Awards for Excellence in Community Business Partnerships. Burns for Blinds and…
I want to congratulate the three Queensland partnerships that have won State awards in the 2002 Prime Minister’s Awards for Excellence in Community Business Partnerships.…
I want to congratulate the four Victorian partnerships that have won awards in the 2002 Prime Minister’s Awards for Excellence in Community Business Partnerships. A…
State and Territory Disability Ministers appear to be deliberately holding up settling a third Commonwealth State and Territory Disability Agreement (CSTDA). In doing so, the…
I want to congratulate the Midland Brick Company and Hills Community Support Group who have won the WA State Award in the Large Business Category…
The combined efforts of Alcan Gove, YBE Aboriginal enterprises, and a number of indigenous organisations and clans in north-east Arnhem Land have created YNOTS, a…
A smart initiative to tackle childhood obesity by utilising the latest checkout technology was launched today by Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Larry Anthony.…
Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Larry Anthony, and Federal Member for Forde, Kay Elson, joined local Beenleigh families today to celebrate the second successful…
A new web site is now online to give Bali victims and their families a central point of information that contains all of the financial…
Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Larry Anthony, today congratulated the Salvation Army for developing a free information booklet for teenagers highlighting the dangers of…
This Sunday, children should get their parents out of the house for a game of backyard cricket or a kick of the football for Active…
Increased funding from the Coalition Government for child care has seen record numbers of child care services and children using care Minister for Children and…
The Howard Government is committed to helping Australians affected by the Bali bombings and will cover all reasonable expenses associated with the tragedy for victims…
At today’s meeting with State and Territory Housing Ministers in Hobart I issued a challenge to the State and Territory governments by offering a new,…
I am pleased to announce that Centacare has been chosen to deliver early intervention services designed to prevent Indigenous family homelessness in the Salisbury area.Indigenous…
Carers Week will be celebrated from 20-26 October 2002. The theme is ‘Are You a Family Carer?’ with the focus being on reaching hidden carers…
Centrelink has extended the operating hours of its Bali Disaster hotline to 24 hour per day to ensure victims and their families get speedy access…
Centrelink has been recognised as one of Australia’s leading organisations, outdoing the toughest private sector competition in the nation to win the coveted Teleservices Centre…
If today’s Communique represents a genuine start by the States and Territories to detail their five year funding commitments, then I welcome it. The Commonwealth…
Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Larry Anthony, today said the Coalition Government had fulfilled its promise to better support young Australians through Youth Allowance.…
Parents spending significant periods away from their families will be assisted by a new book launched today by Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Larry…
Acting Minister for Family and Community Services, Larry Anthony today welcomed the release of the Ombudsman’s report into the administration of Social Security breach penalties.…
People who have divided their working lives between Australia and the United States of America will benefit from the start of the first ever social…
An evaluation of the Coalition Government’s Young Offenders Pilot Program shows that with flexible, intensive and co-ordinated support, the prospects for young offenders are considerably…
With rates of childhood obesity in Australia at one of the highest amongst developed nations, the Federal Government has launched a newsletter to help families…