Media Releases by The Hon Larry Anthony MP
More help for separated men
Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Larry Anthony, today said that men going through separation are more likely to seek help than they were just…
Labor’s child care promises will break the Budget
Labor’s child care promises have reached a new high and have left them with only two options – to raise taxes or go into debt,…
Swan picks new fight with Latham
Shadow Minister for Family and Community Services, Wayne Swan, today picked a new fight with Labor Leader, Mark Latham, over child care workers wages, Minister…
Helping communities find local solutions to local problems
Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Larry Anthony, today welcomed the announcement by the Prime Minister of more than $1.5 million for 16 new projects…
Swan admits he was wrong
Wayne Swan’s statement today regarding the Australian Government’s Stronger Families and Communities Strategy is yet another example of Labor flip flop politics. At the start…
Helping organisations to protect children
Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Larry Anthony, today announced an extra $300,000 in Australian Government funding for a project helping children and youth organisations…
50 Young Australians Ready For Roundtable
Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Larry Anthony, today announced the 50 young Australians chosen to be members of the National Youth Roundtable 2004. Mr…
ACOSS Child Care Assumptions Wrong
ACOSS research released today on the costs of child care requires a good understanding of the fine print, Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Larry…
Parents Tell Government How To Help
Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Larry Anthony today announced $3.2 million for a range of projects that will inform the Australian Government how it…
Helping families at risk
Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Larry Anthony, today released an evaluation report on the Australian Government’s Early Intervention Parenting Program that highlights its success…
Latham Endorses Government’s Strategy
Mark Latham’s speech to the Press Club today was a glowing endorsement of the Government’s highly successful Stronger Families and Communities Strategy and focus on…
Parental Income Test Linking
Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Larry Anthony, today announced that the Australian Government will waive a large number of Youth Allowance overpayments that have…
Australian Youth get Reconnected with their families
Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Larry Anthony, today welcomed the release of the final report that highlights the success of the Australian Government’s youth…
Run with It – National Youth Week 2004
Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Larry Anthony has officially launched the National Youth Week 2004 websiteand the national talent competitions giving young Australians the…
Labor to cut $47 million from youth services
Leader of the Opposition, Mark Latham has announced that a Labor Government would axe funding to essential youth services and redirect it to fund public…
Australian Government continues support for volunteers
Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Larry Anthony, today announced a new round of the Volunteer Small Equipment Grants and $100,000 to support volunteering in…
Reports expose Beattie doing child protection on the cheap
Two authoritative reports released recently clearly outline serious shortfalls in the Queensland child protection system, Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Larry Anthony, said today.…
Labor’s child care promise to cost $3 billion
Labor Party’s policy to provide free child care to all children under the age of five years and take over the preschool system is economically…
Government already has $4.4 million mentoring program
Mark Latham has again failed to acknowledge the Coalition Government as his inspiration for his Party’s new children and youth policies, Minister for Children and…
New tool to monitor Australian children’s development
Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Larry Anthony, today announced Australian Government funding of $900,000 for four years for the development of an Early Development…
Wyong and the Riverina to help Government provide more flexible children’s services
Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Larry Anthony, and NSW Minister for Community Services, Carmel Tebbutt, today announced the next stage in the Flexible Child…
Child Protection Figures Too High
Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Larry Anthony, today expressed his concern with the growing number of child protection cases being reported in Australia. Child…
Government welcomes Child Custody Inquiry report
The Australian Government welcomes the report released today by the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Family and Community Affairs on the Inquiry into child…
Centrelink Data-Matching saves taxpayers $139 million
Centrelink’s Data-Matching Program saved Australian taxpayers $139.3 million during the 2002-03 financial year, Minister for Youth and Children’s Affairs, Larry Anthony announced today. The Data-Matching…
Centrelink arrangements for Christmas and New Year
Centrelink has made special arrangements over Christmas and New Year to ensure customers are not disadvantaged by the holidays, Minister for Children and Youth Affairs,…