The Minister for Family and Community Services, Senator Kay Patterson, today officially launched the Onkaparinga Children and Families Website. Senator Patterson said that funding of…
The Minister for Family and Community Services, Senator Kay Patterson, today announced a funding package of $435,000 for Bedford Industries Inc. South Australia. “The funds…
The first East Asia Ministerial Forum on Families has highlighted the vital role well-functioning families play in contributing to strong societies and economies, the Minister…
National Stop Domestic Violence Day (April 26) provides the opportunity to highlight the issues of domestic and family violence, said Senator Patterson, Minister Assisting the…
The Minister for Family and Community Services, Senator Kay Patterson, will today lead a delegation of Australian fund managers, prudential regulators and social policy experts…
The Australian Government today announced a $99 million assistance package to ensure that employees with disabilities receive fair pro-rata award-based wages and have better access…
Senator Kay Patterson, the Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Status of Women, today announced the successful tenderer to provide case management support to…
The Minister for Family and Community Services, Senator Kay Patterson, today announced $1.12 million over 12 months in Australian Government funding for nine new demonstration…
The Minister for Family and Community Services, Senator Kay Patterson, today announced extra funding of $131,500 for Nadrasca, as part of the Australian Government’s $25.4…
The Minister for Family and Community Services, Senator Kay Patterson, today announced funding of over $1.3 million for a study which will shed new light…
The Minister for Family and Community Services, Senator Kay Patterson, today called on the Labor Party to pass vital reforms which would assist people with…
Victorian families will benefit from $165,030 in Australian Government funding under the Stronger Families and Communities Strategy for further work on the Growing An Innovative…
Strong economic growth and job opportunities have resulted in a 4.9% fall in the number of people claiming unemployment benefits in the year to March…
The first national study examining the supply and demand of Auslan interpreting services released today by the Minister for Family and Community Services, Senator Kay…
Families in Perth’s northern suburbs of Girrawheen, Koondoola, Balga and Mirrabooka will receive $3.8 million as part of the Australian Government’s $365 million Stronger Families…
The Minister for Family and Community Services, Senator Kay Patterson, today called on the Tasmanian Government to support the Tasmanian State Liberal policy on extending…
The impact of the internet and mobile telephones on the gambling habits of young Australians will be part of a new research project, the Minister…
E&OE Ladies and gentlemen Thank you Sandie (de Wolf, Chair, Families Australia) for your introduction. And thanks also to Auntie Ella Gordon, – representing the…
Federal Parliament has approved work on the centenary of women’s suffrage commemorative fountain to be built in the Old Parliament House Rose Gardens, the Minister…
A report released today on family-friendly work places shows that only 18 per cent of fathers used flexible hours to balance work and family, and…
An estimated 35,000 families will be eligible for an average payment of more than $800 after the Senate today passed legislation giving families a 12-month…
Families face higher out-of-pocket expenses as Labor winds back the new Medicare safety net to help pay for its proposed baby care payment, the Minister…
National women’s non-government organisations are now invited to apply for up to $50,000 in funding under the Australian Government’s 2004-05 Women’s Development Programme, the Minister…
Pensions and allowances will not be reduced now or in the future, the Minister for Family and Community Services, Senator Kay Patterson, said today. “The…
The Minister for Family and Community Services, Senator Kay Patterson, today called on the States and Territories to accept a new offer, which could save…