E&OE Introduction Ladies and gentlemen, Thank you Sue for your introduction. I’m very pleased to be here this morning to speak about the important issue…
Some 210 South Australians were convicted of welfare fraud last financial year as part of the Australian Government’s ongoing efforts keep the social security system…
Most Australian families eligible for the Australian Government’s one-off payment of $600 per child will have now received the payments in their bank accounts or…
The Minister for Family and Community Services, Senator Kay Patterson, today said around 850,000 Australians receiving a part-pension are expected to get a boost to…
A key Budget measure to extend eligibility for the Carer Allowance will take effect seven months earlier than planned, the Minister for Family and Community…
The Australian Government has a range of programs to tackle domestic violence and provide support for mothers with children escaping domestic violence, the Minister for…
The Australian Government’s Action Plan to Eradicate Trafficking in Persons details the Government’s strong commitment to eliminating a vile trade in human cargo, the Minister…
E&OE Ms Pru Goward – Sex Discrimination Commissioner, Dr Eileen Pittaway – Director of the Centre for Refugee Research, distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen. The…
The Australian Government will consider the most effective ways to ensure that the transparency of the growing engagement between Government and Non-Government Organisations (NGOs) is…
The Minister for Family and Community Services, Senator Kay Patterson, today announced that the new five-year individual bilateral agreement under the Commonwealth State Housing Agreement…
The Minister for Family and Community Services, Senator Kay Patterson, today announced that the new five-year individual bilateral agreement under the Commonwealth State Housing Agreement…
Senator Kay Patterson, the Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Status of Women, today congratulated the 165 Australian women who were recognised in the…
About two million families will start receiving an average payment of an extra $1200 in their bank accounts from this week, the Minister for Family…
The number of people receiving unemployment benefits in May has fallen to its lowest level in 13 years. The Minister for Family and Community Services,…
The Minister for Family and Community Services, Senator Kay Patterson, and Federal Member for Leichhardt, Warren Entsch, announced today a funding package of $132,770 for…
Centrelink customers who are receiving taxpayer assistance have a responsibility and are required to tell Centrelink if their financial circumstances change. The Pensioner overpayments that…
The Minister for Family and Community Services, Senator Kay Patterson, today visited Nundah House to discuss the issues surrounding homeless young people in Brisbane. Nundah…
Young people will be the key focus of a new $20 million, national campaign – Violence Against Women. Australia Says NO – against domestic violence…
The Howard Government will guarantee that the real value of the $600 per child increase in the rate of Family Tax Benefit Part A is…
The Minister for Family and Community Services, Senator Kay Patterson, today announced that the new five-year individual agreement under the Commonwealth State Housing Agreement (CSHA)…
Mr Swan claimed after Question Time in the House of Representatives today that he had been misrepresented by Government claims that yesterday he had announced…
E&OE My parliamentary colleagues Sha Cordingly, CEO of Volunteering Australia David Gonski, Chairman of Investec Wentworth Pty Ltd, Coca Cola Amatil Ltd, Investec Bank (Australia)…
The Opposition admitted today that top-up payments, which deliver $848 on average to Australian families, would be scrapped under Labor. This is the second blow…
The Minister for Family and Community Services, Senator Kay Patterson, today announced funding of more than $230,000 for two new Indigenous projects which will help…
Today in Question Time the Prime Minister confirmed that around 2 million Australian families eligible for Family Tax Benefit Part A would be $1,200 per…