Australian kids can help to celebrate International Day of Older Persons by entering their favourite story or picture about their grandparent in a special competition,…
Minister for Family and Community Services, Senator Amanda Vanstone, today released a new report calling for a national vision and a framework to improve early…
Minister for Family and Community Services, Senator Amanda Vanstone today announced the first ever social security agreement between Australia and the United States. Senator Vanstone…
A free national counselling service to help children traumatised by the terrorist attacks on America will commence tomorrow, Monday, Minister for Family and Community Services,…
Over 3.5 million pensioners and adults receiving income support will benefit from a rise in pension and adult benefit rates from 20 September, Minister for…
Senator Amanda Vanstone, Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Status of Women today launched the “Seafood Women Embrace Best Practice Decision-Making Resource Kit” at…
The achievements and skills of Australians living with disabilities will be highlighted on International Day of People with a Disability (December 3), Minister for Family…
The Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Status of Women, Senator Amanda Vanstone, will officially open the national Australian Women Speak Conference with a…
“I recently asked for fact sheets in graphic form showing what has happened to my portfolio’s constituency, generally speaking, over the last decade. “The picture…
Minister for Family and Community Services, Senator Amanda Vanstone, today announced she has started important discussions with State and Territory Governments to negotiate a wider…
The Third Way is a catchy title with very uncertain content. PJ O’Rourke perhaps summed it up best: “A sort of clarion call to whatever.’…
Minister for Family and Community Services, Senator Amanda Vanstone, today announced the first measure to come out of a taskforce set up to relieve the…
Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to today’s National Press Club Telstra address. We are very pleased to have Amanda Vanstone back today. This year of the…
Minister for Family and Community Services, Senator Amanda Vanstone, today reaffirmed the Government’s commitment to a vibrant and unencumbered community sector where free speech and…
Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Status of Women, Senator Amanda Vanstone, today outlined how South Australia will benefit from the recent Federal Budget…
The Federal Government will sponsor two Australians to attend a reunion of Victoria Cross and George Cross recipients in London later this month. Minister for…
Senator Stott Despoja should apologise to sole parents for scaremongering and misleading them about the Government’s welfare reform proposals. Last night Senator Stott Despoja claimed…
The Australian’s Working Together package contains funding of $251 million to provide extra help for people receiving the Parenting Payment. Minister for Family and Community…
Minister for Family and Community Services, Senator Amanda Vanstone said the Government would spend $5 million dollars on a number of pilot programs to look…
Thousands of Australians will significantly benefit from the $177 million ‘A better deal for People with Disabilities’ changes, Minister for Family and Community Services, Senator…
Minister for Family and Community Services, Senator Amanda Vanstone, today announced funding of $62 million over four years for a new programme to help some…
Minister for Family and Community Services, Amanda Vanstone, today announced Government funding of $506 million to introduce a Working Credit that would encourage more people…
Indigenous communities in rural and remote Australia today received a major funding boost in today’s Federal Budget announcement of an extra $75 million over four…
The Minister for Family and Community Services, Senator the Hon Amanda Vanstone, and the Minister for Employment, Workplace Relations and Small Business the Hon Tony…
The Government today announced an immediate response to the Report from the Prime Minister’s Youth Pathways Action Plan Taskforce: Footprints To The Future. The Minister…