190 more child care places for Braddon190 more child care places for Braddon
Media Release by The Hon Mal Brough MPPixie Child Care at Our Lady of Lourdes School will now have 30 extra before school hours care and 45 new vacation care places to…
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Massive Boost to Support for Australian Families (2006-07 Budget overview for the Families Portfolio)
Media Release by The Hon Mal Brough MPAn additional $3.1 billion has been committed to support families in the 2006-07 Budget for the Family, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs portfolio. Minister for…
2006-07 Budget – More child care places in Australia
Media Release by The Hon Mal Brough MPParents will have unprecedented access to Outside School Hours Care (OSHC) and Family Day Care (FDC) places in one of the biggest changes to child…
2006-07 Budget – $173 million pension assets test improvement for pensioners on the land
Media Release by The Hon Mal Brough MPAlmost 10 000 Age Pensioners living on farms and rural residential properties will reap the benefits from a landmark $173.3 million 2006-07 Budget initiative to…
2006-07 Budget – A More responsive, quality child care system
Media Release by The Hon Mal Brough MPFamily and Community Services Minister Mal Brough today said that commitments in the 2006-07 Budget will ensure that the record level of investment in child…
2006-07 Budget – Better care for people with mental illness and people with disabilities
Media Release by The Hon Mal Brough MPThe Howard Government is providing $684.6 million from within my portfolio as a tangible commitment to support families affected by mental illness and younger people…
$30 million plan to improve living conditions in Alice Springs town camps
Media Release by The Hon Mal Brough MPIndigenous Affairs Minister Mal Brough and Northern Territory Chief Minister Clare Martin have announced a $30 million commitment to improve living conditions in Alice Springs…
Educational and Home Ownership Opportunities for Tiwi Islands
Media Release by The Hon Mal Brough MPA secondary boarding school will be built on the Tiwi Islands as part of an historic deal to open the door for home ownership on…
Woomera buildings gifted to Indigenous communities
Media Release by The Hon Mal Brough MPThe facilities include accommodation units, toilet blocks, demountable classrooms, playground equipment and shade structures. Immigration and Multicultural Affairs Minister Amanda Vanstone said the buildings –…
Social Innovations Dialogue
Speech by The Hon Mal Brough MPE&OE I would like to preface my remarks by thanking Patrick for the opportunity to speak at this significant event and to share my thoughts…
Report confirms child care costly under Labor
Media Release by The Hon Mal Brough MPA report into the cost of child care in Australia clearly shows Australians families are better off today than they were under a Labor government…
Labor dumps ‘double drop-off’ plan
Media Release by The Hon Mal Brough MPA month after releasing its cobbled together child care policy, Labor is retreating on its claim of ending double drop-offs by co-locating child care centres…
Howard Government on track to deliver child care places to families
Media Release by The Hon Mal Brough MPContrary to media reports today, the Howard Government is continuing to deliver more child care places to families throughout Australia than any previous government. Families…
Victoria’s child care priority is all wrong
Media Release by The Hon Mal Brough MPThe Victorian Labor Government’s committee on child care waiting lists will duplicate Australian Government work while ignoring important health and safety issues, Families and Community…
Panthers on the prowl thanks to $90,000 SRA
Media Release by The Hon Mal Brough MPThe West Inala Panthers Rugby League Club has been kitted out for season 2006 as part of a $90,000 Shared Responsibility Agreement signed with the…
Ray of Sunshine for people with special needs
Media Release by The Hon Mal Brough MPThe Sunshine Coast Recreational and Equestrian Park, at Doonan, was today officially handed over to the House With No Steps. Families and Community Services Minister…
Relationship support for Sunshine Coast
Media Release by The Hon Mal Brough MPCouples in the Maroochydore area will for the first time have access to a nation-wide relationship counselling service. Families and Community Services Minister Mal Brough…
Recruitment drive for 1200 Family Day Care workers
Media Release by The Hon Mal Brough MPRecruiting an extra 1200 Family Day Care workers is the target for a campaign launched today by Family and Community Services Minister Mal Brough. Mr…
Turning the tide on philanthropic advice
Media Release by The Hon Mal Brough MPThe number of high-income Australians being encouraged to be philanthropic has increased by more than 200 per cent since 2002. Families and Community Services Minister…
Australian first child care places hotline
Media Release by The Hon Mal Brough MPParents searching for a child care place will for the first time have access to a central hotline across Australia, Families and Community Services Minister…
140 communities share in $20 million for Local Answers projects
Media Release by The Hon Mal Brough MPAbout 140 communities across Australia will share in $20 million in Howard Government funding under the Local Answers initiative, Family and Community Services Minister Mal…
Labor double whammy for NSW pre-schoolers
Media Release by The Hon Mal Brough MPMore than 3500 childcare places could be freed up in NSW if the Iemma Labor Government funded pre-schools to the same rate as other states.…
Labor’s child care push penalises parents
Media Release by The Hon Mal Brough MPLabor wants to penalise parents by restricting them from gaining access to child care places, Families and Community Services Minister said today. A media statement…
Repatriation of Indigenous remains from Britain
Media Release by The Hon Mal Brough MPRemains of Indigenous Australians are being repatriated from British museums within months following an historic agreement between the two governments. Indigenous Affairs Minister Mal Brough…
Indigenous education report
Media Release by The Hon Mal Brough MPIndigenous Affairs Minister Mal Brough today welcomed the release of the Telethon Institute for Child Health Research report into Indigenous education. "It is a worthwhile…