The Minister for Family and Community Services, Senator Kay Patterson, welcomed today’s release of the Australian Bureau of Statistics’ report “Counting the Homeless 2001”, which…
Senator Kay Patterson, Minister for Family and Community Services, was on hand today to celebrate the merging of Berwick Hospital Inc with St John of…
E&OE It’s a pleasure to be here this morning to speak on ‘pursuing opportunity and prosperity’ in the area of welfare reform. The term “welfare’…
The Minister for Family and Community Services, Senator Kay Patterson, today officially opened the new Textile Division of Cumberland Industries Ltd, allowing further employment opportunities…
The Minister for Family and Community Services, Senator Kay Patterson, today officially opened Minto Pallets, a specialist pallet manufacturing factory which currently employs 35 people…
Eighteen-year-old Houssam Asmar is the 400th Jobsupport client to be placed into open employment, the Minister for Family and Community Services, Senator Kay Patterson, said…
The Minister for Family and Community Services, Senator Kay Patterson, announced today that a joint Australia-China research report on community development will provide a sound…
Centrelink customers living in regional and rural areas will have a new convenient option to help them manage their telephone bills, the Minister for Family…
Minister for Family and Community Services, Senator Kay Patterson, today presented awards at Disability Services Australia’s 2003 Business Service Employee Achiever Awards ceremony. Senator Patterson…
The Minister for Family and Community Services, Senator Kay Patterson, today announced that the Australian Government will call on the experience and expertise of peak…
The number of people receiving unemployment benefits has fallen to the lowest level in 12 years, the Minister for Family and Community Services, Senator Kay…
No families eligible for the Family Tax Benefit have been denied payments because of changes in Budget estimates of the cost of the program, the…
The Minister for Family and Community Services, Senator Kay Patterson, today said vital research to help problem gamblers would be undertaken following the signing of…
The Minister for Family and Community Services, Senator Kay Patterson, today congratulated three South Australian partnerships for winning the 2003 Prime Minister’s Awards for Excellence…
The Minister for Family and Community Services, Senator Kay Patterson, today congratulated two Tasmanian partnerships for winning the Judges’ Encouragement Awards in the 2003 Prime…
The Minister for Family and Community Services, Senator Kay Patterson, said today’s release of the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare report on the Supported…
The Minister for Family and Community Services, Senator Kay Patterson, today announced the state and territory winners of the 2003 Prime Minister’s Employer of the…
The Minister for Family and Community Services, Senator Kay Patterson today congratulated the two Western Australian partnerships for winning in the 2003 Prime Minister’s Awards…
The Minister for Family and Community Services, Senator Kay Patterson, today congratulated the two New South Wales partnerships who won awards in the 2003 Prime…
E&OE Thank you Steve (Liebmann – Master of Ceremonies). Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations, distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen. These are my first Prime…
E&OE Let me start by first extending thanks to Breast Cancer Network Australia (BCNA), and Dragons Abreast, for their valuable contributions to the health and…
The Minister for Family and Community Services, Senator Kay Patterson, today congratulated the three winning Queensland partnerships in the 2003 Prime Minister’s Awards for Excellence…
The Minister for Family and Community Services, Senator Kay Patterson, today congratulated the four Victorian partnerships that have won awards in the 2003 Prime Minister’s…
A moving and insightful art exhibition created by women exploring their experiences of breast cancer was launched by Senator Kay Patterson, Federal Minister Assisting the…
The Minister for Family and Community Services, Senator Kay Patterson, said she was committed to work with families to find ways to reduce overpayments of…