Media Releases by The Hon Larry Anthony MP
National Child Protection Week 2004
Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Larry Anthony, said National Child Protection Week provides an ideal opportunity for Australians to focus on the issue of…
Coalition Government Supporting Fathers
This Father’s Day, Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Larry Anthony reminds all Australians of the important role fathers play in a child’s upbringing. The…
Providing Local Answers to local problems
Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Larry Anthony, today announced a commitment of around $17 million funding to 93 grassroots projects that will support local…
Every Child Is Important
Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Larry Anthony, today launched the Australian Childhood Foundation’s Every Child Is Important campaign for Queensland. Mr Anthony said the…
Road Map For Raising Kids
Parents and carers will be assisted to better understand and communicate with younger children with the help of a new Australian Government booklet, Minister for…
Children’s health and wellbeing on the agenda
Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Larry Anthony, today welcomed participants to the National Health and Wellbeing seminar in Sydney. “Around 1.5 million Australian children…
Taskforce to examine child support scheme
Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Larry Anthony today announced the terms of reference and membership of a Ministerial Taskforce and Reference Group to examine…
2004 National Youth Week National Talent Competition Winners Announced On International Youth Day
On International Youth Day Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Larry Anthony, announced the winners of the National Youth Week Talent Competitions – RockIT, WriteIT,…
Project to monitor child development commences
Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Larry Anthony, today announced the first seven communities to commence a project that will measure the progress of young…
Picture of Australia’s Children
Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Larry Anthony, today outlined the considerable steps taken on developing an authoritative and reliable source of information on how…
Government committed record funding to early childhood
Labor’s claims that the Australian Government has not committed any funding to early childhood development and the National Agenda for early Childhood are wrong, Minister…
Building a National Agenda for Early Childhood
Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Larry Anthony, today said the Australian Government had started discussions with the state and territory governments to build a…
National Aboriginal and Islander Children’s Day
National Aboriginal and Islander Children’s Day today is a timely reminder of the need to continue to invest in our children’s future, Minister for Children…
Government committed to supporting foster carers
The Australian Government is committed to supporting families, including our valuable and important foster carers, Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Larry Anthony said today.…
Centrelink effectively managing customer debt
Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Larry Anthony said that the Australian National Audit Office (ANAO) report released today found Centrelink’s debt management practices to…
Centrelink better resourced, more efficient
Shadow Minister for Family and Community Services, Wayne Swan and Commonwealth Public Service Union President, Mark Gepp have today brazenly turned Centrelink staff into a…
30 per cent increase to Family Relationships Program and re-evaluation of the child support scheme
As part of the Australian Government’s response to the House of Representatives Standing Committee inquiry into child custody arrangements, funding for the Family Relationships Program…
No cuts to Centrelink staff
Shadow Minister for Family and Community Services, Wayne Swan is not letting the truth get in the way of a good story in regard to…
Swan misleads again
Shadow Minister for Family and Community Services, Wayne Swan’s statement today that advice was rushed onto the Family Assistance Office website is wrong. Advice was…
Improving Centrelink’s service delivery
Centrelink’s 6.4 million customers and around 25,000 staff are set to benefit from changes currently being made to streamline and create specialist areas within the…
Families advised on extra pay-day
Shadow Minister for Family and Community Services, Wayne Swan’s latest misinformation campaign on Family Tax Benefit is another example of why you can’t believe a…
Labor plays catch-up on playgroups
Labor have again resorted to imitating the Coalition Government’s policies with an announcement today on playgroups that mirrors the commitment made by the Government last…
Hunter Centrelink customers given phone bill budget buster
Minister for Children and Youth Affairs Larry Anthony today showed Centrelink customers in the Hunter how easy it is to take advantage of Centrelink’s direct-debit…
Relationships Australia opens in Broadmeadow
Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Larry Anthony, today officially opened the purpose-built Relationships Australia NSW facility in Broadmeadow. “The Australian Government provides approximately $59…
More support for fathers
The Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Larry Anthony, today launched the Fatherhood Research in Australia report – the first in Australia to look at…