The Australian Government welcomes the historic agreement on preventing violence against women and girls reached at the 57th Session of the United Nations Commission on…
Good morning. Thank you for your kind introduction Michael (Austin, FRSA Chair). I appreciate the opportunity to address the Family and Relationship Services Australia Senior…
The reporting requirements of employers under the new gender equality in the workplace laws have been tabled in Parliament, the Minister for the Status of…
Scholarships of up to $30,000 and grants of up to $5000 for individuals and $10,000 for organisations are now available to help women build on…
Australians everywhere are encouraged to celebrate the contribution of rural women this International Women’s Day. Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Senator Joe Ludwig, and…
International Women’s Day had today been marked with a pledge to continue Australia’s efforts to eliminate and prevent violence against women and girls. The United…
The Minister for the Status of Women, Julie Collins, has outlined to her global counterparts Australia’s important contribution to international efforts to eliminate and prevent…
It is an honour to address the Commission on the Status of Women, as we gather to discuss the critical issue of the elimination and…
Technology and social media were new valuable ways to address violence against women and girls, the Minister for the Status of Women, Julie Collins, has…
The Minister for the Status of Women, Julie Collins, has welcomed to New York the Australian delegation and non-government organisation participants to the 57th Session…
The Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Senator Stephen Conroy, and Minister for the Status of Women, Julie Collins MP, today welcomed Telstra’s…
The Minister for Community Services, Julie Collins, and the Member for Greenway, Michelle Rowland, visited the Riverstone Neighbourhood Centre today to meet people benefitting from…
A $300,000 funding boost from the Australian Government has helped Foodbank Australia to secure 600,000 litres of UHT milk for families in need. The Minister…
The Minister for the Status of Women, Julie Collins, and Member for Parramatta, Julie Owens, today met with the African-Australian performers who are bringing their…
The Minister for Community Services, Julie Collins, has today announced an additional $1.2 million to extend an initiative that gives vulnerable Australians access to small…
The Australian Government has today sent letters to State and Territory Governments detailing final offers of the Commonwealth’s funding share of the increases for Social…
The Minister for the Status of Women, Julie Collins, says it’s important the Opposition does not send mixed signals on such an important issue as…
Leading expert in women’s social policy, Professor Anne Edwards, will chair a new National Centre of Excellence established to help reduce domestic, family and sexual…
The six National Women’s Alliances will receive $4.8 million in Australian Government funding to continue bringing forward women’s views, voices and issues onto the national…
The Minister for Community Services, Julie Collins, today met with family support service providers in Hobart at the start of a national consultation process on…
A paper released today by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) marks an important step towards developing a more comprehensive understanding of family, domestic and…
The Minister for the Status of Women, Julie Collins, today announced the four exceptional women who will join her in representing Australia at the 57th…
Opposition Leader Tony Abbott should explain to Tasmanians during his whirlwind visit to the State today how he plans to take away thousands of dollars…
Prominent businesswoman and philanthropist Carol Schwartz AM is leading consultations with business and other interest groups on the reporting requirements for the Australian Government’s landmark…
The Minister for Community Services, Julie Collins, has today welcomed a $2.1 million investment by energy provider AGL in the Australian Government’s Home Energy Saver…