The Hon Larry Anthony MP

New tool to monitor Australian children’s development

Media Release by The Hon Larry Anthony MP

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…

Child Protection Figures Too High

Media Release by The Hon Larry Anthony MP

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…

Government welcomes Child Custody Inquiry report

Media Release by The Hon Larry Anthony MP

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 Data-Matching saves taxpayers $139 million

Media Release by The Hon Larry Anthony MP

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 arrangements for Christmas and New Year

Media Release by The Hon Larry Anthony MP

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,…

Increase in Youth Allowance and Austudy payments

Media Release by The Hon Larry Anthony MP

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…

Adoption rate continues to fall

Media Release by The Hon Larry Anthony MP

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…

Student Financial Supplement Scheme will close

Media Release by The Hon Larry Anthony MP

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…

Collins drops another clanger

Media Release by The Hon Larry Anthony MP

Shadow Minister for Children and Youth, Jacinta Collins has yet again displayed her complete lack of knowledge when it come to child care. The Labor…

Report shows an increase in child care services

Media Release by The Hon Larry Anthony MP

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…

Latham urged to dump Collins

Media Release by The Hon Larry Anthony MP

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…

Collins an embarrassment

Media Release by The Hon Larry Anthony MP

 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…

2003 National Child Protection Awards

Media Release by The Hon Larry Anthony MP

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 want students to languish in debt

Media Release by The Hon Larry Anthony MP

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…

Recognising grandparents

Media Release by The Hon Larry Anthony MP

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,…

Child abuse costs the whole community

Media Release by The Hon Larry Anthony MP

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…

Western Australian appointed Youth Governor-General

Media Release by The Hon Larry Anthony MP

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…

Youth participation vital to Australia’s future

Media Release by The Hon Larry Anthony MP

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…

Creating child friendly communities should be a priority

Media Release by The Hon Larry Anthony MP

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…

Refurbished Alpha Children’s Centre Officially Open

Media Release by The Hon Larry Anthony MP

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…

Opening of the Creating Common Wealth Forum

Speech by The Hon Larry Anthony MP

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…