The Australian Government’s National Elimination of Violence Against Women campaign will be launched on Sunday, June 6, the Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the…
Almost 640 Victorians were convicted of welfare fraud last financial year in a government campaign to stop people cheating the social security system Senator Kay…
The Minister for Family and Community Services, Senator Kay Patterson, today announced $250,000 in Australian Government funding to Mission Australia for an innovative project which…
At the annual No Interest Loans Scheme (NILS) Forum in Melbourne today the Minister for Family and Community Services, Senator Kay Patterson, announced extra funding…
Australian families have been left in limbo by the confusion and contradictory statements in Labor’s ranks over whether they would continue to receive the same…
The Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Status of Women, Senator Kay Patterson, today announced the 2005 Personal Safety Survey, which will produce national…
The Minister for Family and Community Services, Senator Kay Patterson, today welcomed the 7000th volunteer walking through the door of Volunteering ACT’s Belconnen Volunteer Resource…
Tomorrow is National Families Day, which marks the culmination of National Families Week. The Minister for Family and Community Services, Senator Kay Patterson, said the…
In last night’s Budget reply speech Opposition Leader, Mark Latham, seemed to forget about women altogether. Despite an earlier doorstop with The Shadow Minister Assisting…
Opposition Leader Mark Latham refused on two occasions tonight to give Australian families a guarantee that they would not receive less family benefits under Labor…
A major campaign to encourage Centrelink customers to report changes in their circumstances is expected to save taxpayers $214.9 million over four years, the Minister…
A programme helping families who are at risk of becoming homeless has been extended with funding of $10.4 million over four years in the 2004-05 Budget, the…
All scholarships that pay tuition fees on a student’s behalf, or waive all, or part of, a student’s tuition fee, will no longer be included…
A record $19.2 billion extra assistance for Australian families, more support and flexibility for elderly and young carers, 44,000 more child care places and helping…
The Australian Government will provide $22.9 million over four years to continue the groundbreaking Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) survey, the Minister…
The Minister for Family and Community Services, Senator Kay Patterson, today announced five key measures in the 2004–05 Budget which are estimated to save taxpayers…
Australian families will benefit from increased family assistance worth $19.2 billion over five years under the Government’s More Help for Families package. The package will…
Deaf Australians will have better access to Auslan interpreters with $18.4 million committed over four years to establish a central unit to book and pay for…
A one-off boost of up to $1000 for carers, an extension of Carer Allowance, more support for young carers and elderly parents caring for a…
More than $13 million will be spent over four years to give humanitarian entry families better access to family support and more assistance for newly…
“The 2004-05 Budget reflects the Australian Government’s strong ongoing commitment to the women of Australia across all spheres of government activity. It outlines the initiatives…
The Minister for Family and Community Services, Senator Kay Patterson, today announced funding of more than $490,000 for three new projects that will benefit Indigenous…
The Minister for Family and Community Services, Senator Kay Patterson, today launched the Community Business Partnership Brokerage Service regional seminar series in Bendigo. “The Bendigo…
The Minister for Family and Community Services, Senator Kay Patterson, today visited the Loddon Mallee Housing Services, which is part of a consortium recently awarded…
The Minister for Family and Community Services, Senator Kay Patterson, today officially launched the Green Corps Biodiversity Enhancement Project in Ballarat. Senator Patterson said the…