Twenty four year old Trisha Broadbridge, from Victoria, is the 2006 Young Australian of the Year. Minister for Family and Community Services, Senator Kay Patterson,…
Australian women have been honoured for their outstanding contributions and services to the Australian and international community on Australia Day 2006. Senator Kay Patterson today…
I wish to announce that yesterday I advised the Prime Minister that I am resigning from the Cabinet as I do not intend to contest…
The Australian and the Northern Territory governments will provide additional funding of $3 million to help reduce and prevent family violence as part of the…
A new three year agreement worth $254 million will for the first time combine the Australian and Northern Territory (NT) Governments’ Indigenous housing resources to…
The Howard Government has committed an additional $2.6 million to upgrade essential services in not-for-profit community-based long day care centres, the Minister for Family and…
Funding of $7 million will ensure the release of an additional 760 places to disability business services across Australia, the Minister for Family and Community…
Sixty families in Melbourne’s West Heidelberg community will be given access to support services with the help of $150,000 in funding under the Howard Government’s…
The first of eight special meetings with community organisations to identify opportunities to cut red tape was held in Melbourne today. The Minister for Family…
A project helping children with special needs to access up to 12 mainstream child care services in west and south-western Sydney will receive $549,834 from…
About 780,000 students, youth, carers and people with a disability are set to get allowance and payment increases ranging from $44.20 to $278.20 a year…
Child care workers and carers will receive additional help following today’s launch of a new kit, which promotes safe infant sleeping habits. The Minister for…
The Howard Government will put in place new streamlined arrangements to provide rapid assistance to Australians directly affected by disasters in Australia or overseas. In…
The Minister for Family and Community Services, Senator Kay Patterson, today applauded the efforts of Australia’s 6.3 million volunteers who make a real difference to…
The United Nations International Day of People with Disability was marked today by an event at Parliament House in Canberra, which acknowledged the achievements of…
The Minister for Family and Community Services, Senator Kay Patterson, today announced the preferred providers for the new Inclusion Support Agencies (ISA) across Australia which…
The Howard Government will more than triple its supplementary funding for disability business services in rural and remote areas from $700,000 in the past 18…
The Howard Government has signed a new social security agreement with Norway, providing access to pensions to some of Australia’s migrant community. The Minister for…
The Howard Government will deliver $800,000 over two years to establish the Family Relationship Clearinghouse which will collect and deliver the latest relevant research and…
E&OE Professor Victor Minichiello-Executive Dean, University of New England Warwick Olphert-President of Challenge Armidale Ltd. Members of the Board of Directors of Challenge Armidale Ltd.…
The Minister for Family and Community Services, Senator Kay Patterson, today officially released the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare’s Australia’s Welfare 2005. Senator Patterson…
Shadow Minister, Tanya Plibersek has again shown her lack of understanding of child care by using out of date data to cover for the fact…
The Howard Government has appointed a new chairman to the National Childcare Accreditation Council (NCAC) Board to continue its important work in ensuring families have…
E&OE The Treasurer, Peter Costello My state and federal ministerial and parliamentary colleagues Other distinguished guests Ladies and Gentlemen Thank you Ms Flanagan (Kerry) for…
Almost 100 people attended today’s White Ribbon Day breakfast in Melbourne, each wore a white ribbon to show their support and to encourage others to…