Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Larry Anthony, today announced Australian Government funding of $900,000 for four years for the development of an Early Development…
Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Larry Anthony, and NSW Minister for Community Services, Carmel Tebbutt, today announced the next stage in the Flexible Child…
Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Larry Anthony, today expressed his concern with the growing number of child protection cases being reported in Australia. Child…
The Australian Government welcomes the report released today by the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Family and Community Affairs on the Inquiry into child…
Centrelink’s Data-Matching Program saved Australian taxpayers $139.3 million during the 2002-03 financial year, Minister for Youth and Children’s Affairs, Larry Anthony announced today. The Data-Matching…
Centrelink has made special arrangements over Christmas and New Year to ensure customers are not disadvantaged by the holidays, Minister for Children and Youth Affairs,…
Around 390,000 Australian students and young people will receive an increase in their Youth Allowance and Austudy payments from next year, Minister for Children and…
Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Larry Anthony, today today notedsaid that the latest figures released by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare that…
Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Larry Anthony, today announced that the Australian Government would close the ineffective Student Financial Supplement Scheme from the start…
Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Larry Anthony, today announced that the Australian Government will increase the number of child care places and provide more…
Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Larry Anthony, today welcomed the release of the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare’s biannual report about Australia’s welfare…
Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Larry Anthony, today welcomed new Opposition Leader, Mark Latham’s interest in children’s policy issues. “Mr Latham today used his…
Jacinta Collins has again demonstrated her complete lack of credibility when it comes to talking about child care. In a statement today she said: “The…
Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Larry Anthony, announced that Victorian-based organisation, Child Wise, was the overall winner of the third biennial National Child Protection…
Labor has taken the approach of ‘opposition for oppositions sake’ by opposing the closure of the Student Financial Supplement Scheme in the Senate today. The…
Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Larry Anthony, today congratulated the 31 State and Territory finalists of the 2004 Young Australian of the Year Award.…
Many grandparents are shouldering the responsibility for care of their grandchildren with little recognition from governments or the community, Minister for Children and Youth Affairs,…
Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Larry Anthony, today welcomed the Kids First Foundation report, The Cost of Child Abuse and Neglect in Australia. “Kids…
Introduction Thank you Elaine (Henry) for your introduction. I’m delighted to be here today – in the distinguished company of Professors Fiona Stanley and Neal…
Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Larry Anthony, today announced the appointment of Mr Leszek Golabek as the 2003 Youth Governor-General of the YMCA’s National…
Minister for Children and Youth, Larry Anthony, today challenged young people to make the positive changes they want in their communities. Speaking at the Children…
Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Larry Anthony, today said that creating child friendly communities should be a priority for all Australians. Mr Anthony was…
Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Larry Anthony, today officially opened the newly refurbished Alpha Children’s Centre in Richmond, Melbourne. The Australian Government has provided…
E&OE Introduction Thank you Mark for your kind words of introduction. And thank you to Gubbi Gubbi elder, Nurdon Serico (pronounced ner-don sir-reeko) for welcoming…
The Australian Government acknowledges Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples throughout Australia and their continuing connection to land, water, culture and community. We pay our respects to the Elders both past and present.