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Record number of Youth Media Award Entries

Media Release by The Hon Larry Anthony MP

 The National Youth Media Awards 2002 has received a record 1,159 nominations Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Larry Anthony, said today. “The awards recognise…

ACOSS inadvertently misleads

Media Release by Senator the Hon Amanda Vanstone

ACOSS should have checked its figures before making embarrassing claims about increases in breaches in today’s media. The facts are that on ACOSS’s own estimate…

We need more Healthy Kids

Media Release by The Hon Larry Anthony MP

A Federal Government newsletter to help families tackle childhood obesity was launched today by Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Larry Anthony. “Approximately 20 per…

NSW Short-Changes Disability Services $111m In 2001-02

Media Release by Senator the Hon Amanda Vanstone

Disabled people in New South Wales are being forced to go without support services as a result of the NSW Government’s inept management of funding…

National Aboriginal and Islander Children’s Day

Media Release by The Hon Larry Anthony MP

Tomorrow’s celebration of National Aboriginal and Islander Children’s Day (NAICD) is a timely reminder of the need to give all children the best possible start…

Community and Business Getting Together

Media Release by Senator the Hon Amanda Vanstone

I am pleased to acknowledge the release of the report, ‘Mutual Benefit – Community and Business Getting Together’ that focuses on partnerships in the disability…

Families Want Long Term Security

Media Release by Senator the Hon Amanda Vanstone

“Like generations of parents before them, parents today want to give their children more than they had,” Senator Vanstone said today. For people who grew…

Fraudster’s evasive efforts futile

Media Release by Senator the Hon Amanda Vanstone

A Tasmanian man who tried to evade a summons to appear in court by faking a move interstate was sentenced to 10 months jail in…

Tomato pickers’ $200,000 welfare scam turns rotten

Media Release by Senator the Hon Amanda Vanstone

Centrelink has cancelled, suspended or reduced the payments of 33 people for failing to declare earnings stemming from a cash economy field investigation near Bowen,…

Awards capture the Australian can do spirit

Media Release by Senator the Hon Amanda Vanstone

Australians are renowned for their capacity to ‘have a go’ and pull together to get things done, particularly in adversity. We would never have survived…

Homelessness amongst secondary school students

Media Release by Senator the Hon Amanda Vanstone

Today the Salvation Army in Melbourne put out a report that claims, over 8 years since 1994, there’s been an 8% increase in homeless kids.…

Poultry plant swoop plucks 29 undeclared incomes

Media Release by Senator the Hon Amanda Vanstone

Today Centrelink cancelled 12 Newstart Allowance payments and a further 17 customers had their welfare entitlements suspended pending investigation following a raid on a poultry…

Commonwealth puts extra disability funding on the table

Media Release by Senator the Hon Amanda Vanstone

The Commonwealth recognizes the need for increased accommodation services and is determined to see this need catered for. The CSTDA streamlines management and administration responsibility…

Donate your old coat to the homeless

Media Release by The Hon Larry Anthony MP

 Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Larry Anthony, today encouraged Canberrans to dig out a coat and donate it on 2002 Commonwealth Bank National Coat…

The Need for Disability Reform

Media Release by Senator the Hon Amanda Vanstone

Reform of the Disability Support Pension is long overdue. Just about everybody recognises the importance of a sustainable and fair income support system for people…

Launch of the Personal Support Programme

Media Release by Senator the Hon Amanda Vanstone

Today’s launch of the Howard Government’s new Personal Support Programme is the biggest ever increase in services to help people who have serious personal issues…