Media Releases by Senator the Hon Kay Patterson
Carers to benefit from new funding and research
The Minister for Family and Community Services, Senator Kay Patterson has announced the Howard Government will fund a national meeting of young carers every two…
NATSEM research welcomed as 1.2 million families benefit from $600 per child increase in family payment
Almost 1.2 million families with 2.3 million children have now benefited from the Howard Government’s $600 per child increase in Family Tax Benefit. This represents…
13 000 more carers to receive carers allowance
The Minister for Family and Community Services, Senator Kay Patterson, today announced that the Senate last night passed legislation which will help more than 13 000…
Howard Government welfare compliance measures working
Thousands of Australians are dobbing in people who are ripping off the welfare system. In the last financial year, the Department of Family and Community…
Howard Government announces new funding for womens development
The Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Status of Women, Senator Kay Patterson, today announced almost $600,000 in funding for fourteen new initiatives under…
Brown admits he does not know the Greens welfare policy
Greens Leader, Senator Bob Brown, today admitted that he does not understand his own welfare policy. Asked about the Greens policy to provide welfare to…
July unemployment benefit numbers fall to 14 year low
The Minister for Family and Community Services, Senator Kay Patterson, said there were 601,043 people receiving unemployment benefits (New Start Allowance and Youth Allowance (other))…
104 days – Swan admits Labor still a policy free zone
Labor’s Family and Community Services spokesman, Wayne Swan has publicly admitted that 104 days after Mark Latham promised to deliver his family and tax policy,…
Labor wrong – youth unemployment 4.1% lower under Howard Government
Mr. Albanese, Labor’s Shadow Minister for Employment Services and Training, has been caught out creating figures that are wrong. Mr. Albanese believes that the Youth…
102 days – Labor still a policy free zone
Wayne Swan is resorting to distorting the truth and scare mongering to try and cover-up for Mark Latham’s ongoing failure to release a family and…
Prime Minister’s Awards for Excellence in Community Business Partnerships 2004 – National Finalists Announced
The Minister for Family and Community Services, Senator Kay Patterson, today congratulated the 15 national finalists in the Prime Minister’s Awards for Excellence in Community…
Howard Government strengthens successful Personal Support Programme
The Minister for Family and Community Services, Senator Kay Patterson, today announced $7 million additional funding to create 4,000 new places and a $300 increase…
Howard Government Listens To Australia’s Young Carers
The Minister for Family and Community Services, Senator Kay Patterson, will tomorrow attend Australia’s first national summit for young carers, some aged as young as…
New national strategy to increase the participation of women on boards
The Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Status of Women, Senator Kay Patterson, today announced a new national strategy to increase the participation of…
Howard Government helps Australian women balance work and family
The Howard Government has taken the lead on issues that impact on women as they strive to balance their work and family commitments. The Minister…
Phoenix Disability Employment Service Flying High
The Minister for Family and Community Services, Senator Kay Patterson, today announced funding of $385 000 to one of the largest providers of disability employment…
Minister promotes women in science in South Australia
Senator Kay Patterson, the Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Status of Women, today launched in South Australia a DVD encouraging young female students…
Government’s Personal Adviser Program gives jobs boost to parents and older unemployed people
The Minister for Family and Community Services, Senator Kay Patterson, today welcomed independent research showing that the unemployed were benefiting from the Howard Government’s new…
South Australia considering Howard Government offer of assistance for self-funded retirees
Family and Community Services Minister, Senator Kay Patterson, today encouraged the South Australian Government to continue working together with the Howard Government, to provide new…
Minister promotes women in science in Tasmania
Senator Kay Patterson, the Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Status of Women, today launched in Tasmania a DVD encouraging young female students to…
Supporting Tasmania’s disadvantaged youth
The Minister for Family and Community Services, Kay Patterson, today officially launched the new Job Placement, Employment and Training (JPET) program to help young people…
$291,000 funding for Salvation Army Trust in Devonport
Minister for Family and Community Services, Senator Kay Patterson today announced Australian Government funding of $291,000 for the Salvation Army Property Trust to provide support…
New easy guide to Government’s Family Assistance Payments
The Minister for Family and Community Services, Senator Kay Patterson, today released a new guidebook, which gives families and communities detailed information on the Government’s…
Government saves taxpayers $49 million per week on welfare cheats
Minister for Family and Community Services, Senator Kay Patterson today announced that the Howard Government was saving $49 million a week on welfare fraud. ‘As…
Labor scaremongering over Carer’s Allowance, still no Labor policy
Minister for Family and Community Services, Senator Kay Patterson said the Labor Party’s scaremongering over Carers Allowance was causing unnecessary distress for carers. ‘Claims that…