Today I am announcing the winners of the Prime Minister’s Employer of the Year Awards for Queensland. The Calvary Hospital here in Cairns has won…
A new Coalition Government initiative to better link youth services was launched today, on International Youth Day, by Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Larry…
Dads will receive free or discounted entry to participating zoos and wildlife parks when they take their children on Father’s Day, Minister for Children and…
Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Larry Anthony, today expressed his concern that what is best for the child is rarely mentioned when discussing work…
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…
Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Larry Anthony today announced applications are open for the 2003 Young Australian of the Year Award and was pleased…
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…
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…
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…
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…
I am pleased to acknowledge the release of the report, ‘Mutual Benefit – Community and Business Getting Together’ that focuses on partnerships in the disability…
“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…
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…
$30,025 for an Adventure Campsite in Booringa Shire is just one of the projects funded in Queensland under the Howard Government’s Stronger Families and Communities…
$24,560 for a project to allow young Tiwi Islanders to take part in an AFL leadership program is just one of the projects funded in…
$42,000 for a project to encourage Victorian men to interact and share their skills in a ‘Community Shed’ is just one of the projects funded…
$31,000 for the Pingelly Youth Skate Park is just one of the projects funded in Western Australia under the Howard Government’s Stronger Families and Communities…
$241,750 for a Mobile Toy Library in the Bega Valley Shire is just one of the projects funded in New South Wales under the Howard…
$216,666 for a project in Waverley and Ravenswood to support the development of young children and help local families is just one of the projects…
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,…
$69,412 in funding for volunteers who help South Australians facing financial crisis is just one of the projects funded in South Australia under the Howard…
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…
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.…
Labor has got no legs to stand on when it talks about child care. The simple fact is that Commonwealth funding for child care was…
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…