Media Releases by Senator the Hon Kay Patterson
New funding arrangements secure viability and sustainability of child care services
The Minister for Family and Community Services, Senator Kay Patterson, today announced new funding arrangements for the Child Care Support Program to continue to secure…
Australian Government final SAAP V funding offer to States and Territories
The Minister for Family and Community Services, Senator Kay Patterson has today issued a revised SAAP V funding offer to the States and Territories to…
$2.54 million for Outside School Hours Care Services to boost quality assurance
Over 2900 Outside School Hours Care Services are eligible for a share in $2.54 million funding from the Howard Government to help ensure they are…
Investing in more child care places for those who need it most
More than $6.5 million in funding, under the Long Day Care Incentive Scheme, will help ensure the sustainability of 13 new Long Day Care centres…
Plibersek misrepresents over domestic violence helpline
Tanya Plibersek has today completely misrepresented my testimony provided to the Senate Estimates Hearing this morning on the domestic violence Helpline. Ms Plibersek has completely…
Government rejects St Vincent de Paul Society report
The recent paper from the St Vincent de Paul Society challenging the Government’s record in looking after low income workers and their families is mistaken.…
UK House of Lords decision lets down pensioners
The Howard Government is very disappointed by a ruling from the United Kingdom’s House of Lords Appeal Committee, which continues to deny indexed pensions for…
Research projects to focus on Australia’s housing policies
Issues affecting all Australians, including housing, homelessness and social policy will be the focus of eight research projects receiving a total of $850,000 in government…
Women’s conference: giving Australian women a voice
Women from all over Australia will be debating what they see as the key issues affecting women in Australia at a three-day national conference opened…
Bright New Future for Young People with Disabilities
Young school leavers with disabilities are likely to get improved access to jobs, further education and training under an $80,000 joint initiative by the Australian…
Good News For Women
Average Weekly Earnings data released today by the Australian Bureau of Statistics show that female earnings are growing faster than male earnings and the gap…
Joint operation to deliver health and housing to remote indigenous communities
Members of the Australian Army will play a key role in the construction of new clinics, housing, water and sewerage facilities in three remote Aboriginal…
Tsunami assistance for Australian families
The Howard Government will provide additional financial assistance to the families of Australians who died or remain missing as a result of the December 2004…
States balked so the Howard Government delivered real assistance to Seniors
Reports that subsidies to pensioners travelling interstate will be cut are incorrect – there has been no change to transport or other concessions for age…
Major study supports Governments work first approach
The majority of working parents agreed that working made them feel more competent, according to the first findings of the most detailed study ever of…
Good News For Women
Labor force data released this week shows that female employment remains high while wages growth remains strong. The Minister for Family and Community Services and…
Volunteer Organisations to Share in $3 million Grants
Over two thousand organisations, whose work supports families and building local communities across Australia, will share in this year’s $3 million Volunteer Small Equipments Grants.…
Payments to Australian Families to Increase
Parents currently receiving Family Tax Benefit (FTB) and Child Care Benefit (CCB) payments will receive an increase in their payments from the first week of…
Carers to receive Budget Bonus Payments next month
Carers will receive their one-off bonus payment in June following the successful passage of legislation today. The Minister for Family and Community Services, Senator Kay…
Australia’s homeless receive no comfort from Kelvin Thompson’s state and territory colleagues
Kelvin Thompson’s disgraceful political ploy fails to recognise that it is his state and territory colleagues who are currently blocking funding for the next Supported…
Memo to Ms Plibersek – a few facts you have forgotten
Today Ms Plibersek has failed to include a few key facts about child care policy under the Howard Government. Ms Plibersek is wrongly claiming that…
$397.2 million Generational Change to Family Law System
The biggest ever investment in the family law system – $397.2 million over four years – was announced today by Attorney-General, Philip Ruddock and Minister…
Making the System Fair
The Howard Government will continue to make sure welfare payments go to those most in need, by introducing a number of Budget measures which will…
New Indigenous Housing Package Encourages Shared Responsibility
Indigenous communities will be involved in the assessment and repair of up to 500 of their own houses a year under a near $103 million…
Women further supported in 2005-06 Budget
The Howard Government will honour its election commitment by continuing to support women to participate in all aspects of Australian life. The Women’s Leadership and…