Canberra Lights Up For International Women’s Day
Media Release by Senator the Hon Kay PattersonFrom tonight, some of Canberra’s landmarks on Lake Burley Griffin will glow with purple in celebration of International Women’s Day on 8 March. The High…
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Boost in disability funding – Now it’s time for Mr Latham to act
Media Release by Senator the Hon Kay PattersonThe Minister for Family and Community Services, Senator Kay Patterson, today called on the Labor Party to pass vital reforms which would assist people with…
Deeming Rates Keep Pace With Higher Returns
Media Release by Senator the Hon Kay PattersonThe Minister for Family and Community Services, Senator Kay Patterson, today announced new deeming rates to apply to pension and allowance payments from 20 March…
Improvements to retirement income policy
Media Release by Senator the Hon Kay PattersonThe Minister for Family and Community Services, Senator Kay Patterson, today welcomed the launch of the Government’s Statement “A more flexible and adaptable retirement income…
Interest Free Loan Schemes Continues
Media Release by Senator the Hon Kay PattersonThe Minister for Family and Community Services, Senator Kay Patterson, today announced that the popular Centrepay ‘No Interest Loan Scheme’ (NILS) pilot had been extended…
Families’ $90-a-week payment missed by ACOSS
Media Release by Senator the Hon Kay PattersonAn ACOSS report into the cost of care for babies and young children has failed to include Government assistance to Australian families of an average…
National Pancake Day Launch of UnitingCare SHARE Appeal in Victoria
Media Release by Senator the Hon Kay PattersonThe Minister for Family and Community Services, Senator Kay Patterson, today launched the National Pancake Day UnitingCare SHARE Appeal in Victoria. Senator Patterson said UnitingCare’s…
Extra Centrelink Funding To Deal With Private Trusts
Media Release by Senator the Hon Kay PattersonCentrelink will get an extra $7.8 million to assist it to deal with customers who have private trusts and companies claiming social security benefits. The…
Who’s Right? Mr Latham Or Mr Swan?
Media Release by Senator the Hon Kay PattersonThe Minister for Family and Community Services, Senator Kay Patterson, said the Opposition Leader Mark Latham is at odds with his Family and Community Services…
Mr Swan’s Negativity Does Nothing To Help Australian Families
Media Release by Senator the Hon Kay PattersonCompared with the same time last year some 12 per cent more families have received a top-up payment and 14 per cent fewer families have…
Prevention And Early Intervention The Key To Reducing Family Homelessness
Media Release by Senator the Hon Kay PattersonAn independent report on the Family Homelessness Prevention Pilot shows that 90 per cent of families who were assisted by the targeted program stayed in…
Labor called on to guarantee $800 family top-up payments
Media Release by Senator the Hon Kay PattersonThe Minister for Family and Community Services, Senator Kay Patterson, has called on the Labor Party to guarantee top-up payments, which deliver around $800 a…
Middle-aged working households hold wealth
Media Release by Senator the Hon Kay PattersonWealth in Australia is mainly held by middle-aged working people who are saving for their retirement, according to a new major survey on wealth and…
South Australia found to have complied with housing funding rules
Media Release by Senator the Hon Kay PattersonThe Minister for Family and Community Services, Senator Kay Patterson, said today that her Department had found that South Australia had complied with the formal…
Howard Government’s record support for families
Media Release by Senator the Hon Kay PattersonThe Howard Government has supported and strengthened families with a record $19 billion of annual assistance to help families with the cost of raising their…
January Unemployment Benefit Claims Fall To 13-Year Low
Media Release by Senator the Hon Kay PattersonStrong economic growth and job opportunities have resulted in a 5.5% fall in the number of people claiming unemployment benefits in the year to January…
Launch of Growing up in Australia study
Speech by Senator the Hon Kay PattersonE&OE Ladies and gentlemen. Thank you Professor Sanson for your introduction. It’s a pleasure to be here this morning to mark the beginning of the…
Increased support for jobseekers with a disability
Media Release by Senator the Hon Kay PattersonThe Australian Government will increase assistance for people who have a disability to participate in community life and paid work, the Minister for Family and…
Supporting and strengthening Australian families
Media Release by Senator the Hon Kay PattersonThe Howard Government has supported and strengthened families with a record $19 billion of annual assistance to help families with the cost of raising their…
Revised Government Offer to Bring Down the Cost of Interstate Travel for Seniors
Media Release by Senator the Hon Kay PattersonThe Minister for Family and Community Services, Senator Kay Patterson, today called on state and territory governments to accept a revised Australian Government offer that…
Growing Up in Australia Study Launched
Media Release by Senator the Hon Kay PattersonNinety-six per cent of four-year-olds are read to by a family member at least once a week, preliminary findings of a new major study have…
Stamp Duty Relief To Boost Housing Affordability
Media Release by Senator the Hon Kay PattersonThe Minister for Family and Community Services, Senator Kay Patterson, today called on States and Territories to direct some of their windfall stamp duty gains…
Indigenous Communities to Benefit from Extra Funding for Housing
Media Release by Senator the Hon Kay PattersonSouth Australia, Queensland, New South Wales and Western Australia have received additional funding totalling $5.27 million this financial year to improve housing conditions for rural…
Women’s contribution recognised in the 2004 Australia Day honours list
Media Release by Senator the Hon Kay PattersonSenator Kay Patterson, Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Status of Women, today congratulated all the recipients of Australia Day Honours, in particular the…
Third term for National Disability Advisory Council announced
Media Release by Senator the Hon Kay PattersonThe Minister for Family and Community Services, Senator Kay Patterson, today announced the appointment of nine new members for the third term of the National…