Media Releases by The Hon Mal Brough MP
Plibersek gets it wrong again
Comments by Labor’s Spokesman for Childcare in relation to the Child Care Management System announcement today are wrong. Embarrassingly for Ms Plibersek she has confused…
National Week to celebrate children
A range of activities will be held throughout Australia to celebrate National Children’s Week 2006, with a particular focus on care, health, education, fitness and…
Northern Territory housing funding announcement
The Northern Territory’s funding for housing is currently around $4 million a year, with the Australian Government spending $90 million a year on Indigenous specific…
Indigenous Corporate Governance targeted for major reform
Minister for Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, Mal Brough, today welcomed the passage of legislation which will deliver modern corporate governance standards to around…
Young essay writers recognised
Outstanding young essay writers have been recognised tonight with the announcement of the winners of the 2006 Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Essay Competition by Minister…
Help for families to plan future care arrangements
Australian Government will provide funding of $4 million to assist nearly 9,000 ageing parents or family members caring for disabled sons or daughters plan for…
Funding boost to tackle Indigenous substance abuse in Central Australia
Indigenous Affairs Minister Mal Brough today announced that $785,000 would be provided to strengthen the capacity of the Substance Abuse Intelligence Desk (SAID) in Alice…
A united voice for people with disability and their carers
An advisory council to the Howard Government will be established to provide advice on issues affecting people with disability and their carers in Australia. The…
Review of policing levels in remote Indigenous communities
The Federal Government today announced that former Deputy Commissioner of the Northern Territory Police, John Valentin, would head a review of policing levels in remote…
Greater pension certainty for Australian-Swiss residents
Ten thousand Swiss-born residents living in Australia will have greater certainty in their retirement years following the signing of a Social Security Agreement between the…
Discussion Paper on Indigenous permit system released
A discussion paper on reforming the permit system that restricts the public’s access to some Indigenous lands has been released today by the Minister for…
Labor record on child care poor and nothing has changed
Kim Beazley’s comments on child care today amounted to nothing new, especially when you consider his own appalling record on child care, Families Minister Mal…
Childcare Places and the Childcare Access Hotline
Figures provided from the Childcare Access Hotline show that there are between 97,000 and 120,000 childcare vacancies depending on the day of the week across…
Beazley Admission on Childcare Workers Wages blows hole in Labor Claims
Kim Beazley, Labor and the unions are all over the place on child care and child care workers, Families Minister Mal Brough said today. Mr…
Indigenous Queenslanders don’t rate a mention
Indigenous Queenslanders no longer rate a mention in the new Beattie Ministry. With eighteen ministers and eleven parliamentary secretaries (an increase of five), Mr Beattie…
Permit system for Indigenous Communities
The Australian Government today indicated its intention to reconsider the federal legislation that allows for the permit system that restricts entry into some remote Indigenous…
3.9 Million Australians To Receive Increases
Around 3.9 million Australians will receive an increase in their pensions, allowances and supplementary payments following the 2.5 per cent increase in the Consumer Price…
Government calls for organisations to apply for funding to help families
Attorney-General Philip Ruddock and Minister for Families and Community Services Mal Brough today called for organisations interested in running one of the next 25 Family…
Create safe environments for children
The importance of raising the awareness of child abuse and neglect has recently been highlighted with several shocking abuse cases around Australia. Launching the 2006…
Summit tackles issues for young carers
Issues faced by young carers will be discussed with State and Federal government representatives at a two day summit being held on the Gold Coast.…
Aussie Sweets opening helps people with disability
Australian Government funding of over $4 million a year through the Disability Employment Assistance Program has allowed Aussie Sweets to relocate to a new complex…
Tasmania community business partnerships recognised
Two community business partnerships have been recognised for their ongoing commitment to the Tasmanian community as part of the 2006 Prime Minister’s Awards for Excellence…
Western Australia community business partnerships recognised
Two community business partnerships have been recognised for their ongoing commitment to the Western Australian community as part of the 2006 Prime Minister’s Awards for…
Victoria community business partnerships recognised
Four community business partnerships have been recognised for their ongoing commitment to the Victorian community as part of the 2006 Prime Minister’s Awards for Excellence…
ACT community business partnerships recognised
Two community business partnerships have been recognised for their ongoing commitment to the ACT community as part of the 2006 Prime Minister’s Awards for Excellence…