Media Releases by Senator the Hon Kay Patterson
National Business Partnerships Honoured
Winners of the 2004 Prime Minister’s Awards for Excellence in Community Business Partnerships were recognised for their contribution to the Australian community at a gala…
Key report on Ageing Forecasts New Stable Growth For Australian Families
The effectiveness of the Howard Government’s strong economic management and support for families has been underscored by a major Productivity Commission report forecasting an improved…
Australian and Greek Ministers meet to discuss social security agreement
The Minister for Family and Community Services, Senator the Hon Kay Patterson met with her Greek counterpart, Mr Panos Panagiotopoulos, on 1 April 2005 to…
OECD conference confirms Australia continues to lead the way
Australia is leading the way with practical and effective policies to increase participation in the workforce and ensure that children and young people have the…
Riding the WAVE of women in education
Women’s participation in the vocational education and training sector will be addressed at a national women’s forum to be held in Canberra on 7-8 April,…
More flexibility for Carers
From 1 April 2005, the number of hours a carer can work, train or study will increase from 20 to 25 hours, before it impacts…
Top Level Meetings In Paris And London
The Minister for Family and Community Services, Senator Kay Patterson and Employment and Workplace Relations Minister, Kevin Andrews will attend a meeting of the OECD…
New initiative to reduce the rate of teenage pregnancy to go national
A Victorian early childhood and parenting program has been granted $615,000 under a Howard Government initiative designed to reduce the rate of teenage pregnancies. The…
More information to help senior Australians
To coincide with Seniors Week 2005 in New South Wales and Victoria a comprehensive set of fact sheets highlighting the range of Government services and…
Changes to the Lists of Recognised Disabilities
Parents or carers of children with a disability or medical condition may find it easier to receive the Carer Allowance under changes to the Lists…
$7 million for older parent carers in Western Australia
The Howard Government is offering almost $7 million over four years to provide additional respite services in Western Australia for parents who care for their…
QLD still to accept Howard Government’s offer on respite care
The QLD Government has so far failed to accept an offer by the Howard Government to provide $9 million in respite care for older carers.…
ACT still to accept Howard Government’s offer on respite care
The ACT Government has so far failed to accept an offer by the Howard Government to provide $1.1 million in respite care for older carers.The…
$17.5 million for older parent carers in Victoria
The Howard Government is offering almost $17.5 million over four years to provide additional respite services in Victoria for parents who care for their sons…
HILDA survey findings assist welfare discussions
The Howard Government now has access to important, long-term information on Australians to assist with future welfare reform, thanks to findings from the third wave…
$850,000 for older parent carers in the Northern Territory
The Howard Government is offering more than $850,000 over four years to provide additional respite services in the Northern Territory for parents who care for…
$700,000 for older parent carers in Tasmania
The Howard Government is offering almost $700,000 over four years to provide additional respite services in Tasmania for parents who care for their sons and…
NSW still to accept Howard Government’s offer on respite care
The NSW Government has so far failed to accept an offer by the Howard Government to provide $16.4 million in respite care for older carers.…
Seniors Week boost for pensioners
More than two million older Australians of age pension or veteran pension age, receiving an income support payment, will this month benefit from a financial…
States fail to agree to support the homeless
Minister for Family and Community Services, Senator Kay Patterson has expressed disappointment at the failure of the states and territories to agree to provide half…
Pension and adult allowance rates to increase from 20 March
More than 3.9 million pensioners and adults receiving income support will benefit from a rise in adult pension and allowance rates of up to $5.60…
Minister launches new publication on women’s achievements
A new publication outlining the significant achievements of Australian women, including a wealth of information on a range of aspects of women’s lives, has been…
States and territories should spend GST and stamp duty windfalls on homeless
Minister for Family and Community Services, Senator Kay Patterson has called on the states and territories to use some of their multi-billion dollar revenue windfalls…
Hands Around the South Pacific
Over 300 Country Women’s Association (CWA) members from around Australia and the South Pacific Region will meet in Ballarat this week to attend the 2005…
Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action Reaffirmed
Minister for Family and Community Services and Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Women’s Issues, Senator Kay Patterson, has welcomed today’s decision by the United…