$178 million jobs and housing bonanza for Queensland
Media Release by The Hon Tanya Pibersek MPWork is underway on the biggest ever investment in social housing infrastructure since the Chifley era – the first phase of which will see the…
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Savings for more than 2,500 homebuyers in Blair
Media Release by The Hon Tanya Pibersek MPTanya Plibersek and Member for Blair Shayne Neumann today announced a proposal by the Ipswich City Council has been offered $10 million to bring down…
Time for Action to Reduce Violence Against Women and Children
Media Release by The Hon Tanya Pibersek MPThe Australian Government today released Time for Action, the major report of the National Council to Reduce Violence against Women and their Children. The report…
Ministers call on NSW builders to get involved in social housing construction
Media Release by The Hon Tanya Pibersek MPFederal Housing Minister Tanya Plibersek and NSW Housing Minister David Borger today called on builders across NSW to get involved in the construction of thousands…
Record response to call out for new homes
Media Release by The Hon Tanya Pibersek MPFederal Housing Minister, Tanya Plibersek and NSW Housing Minister, David Borger today announced that there has been a record response to the call for electronic…
Public housing improvements blitzing ahead in Norlane and across Geelong
Media Release by The Hon Tanya Pibersek MPThe Brumby Government’s $7.4 million Norlane Blitz is delivering more public housing for the people of Norlane and more improvements for Geelong are on the…
$800,000 grant round opens to boost Australian women’s advocacy
Media Release by The Hon Tanya Pibersek MPThe Australian Government will provide up to $100,000 to national women’s non-government organisations (NGOs) to increase women’s representation and advocacy. Tanya Plibersek said promoting the…
Catholic Health Australia – Catholic Agencies Forum
Speech by The Hon Tanya Pibersek MP– Check on delivery – I would like to acknowledge the traditional owners of the land, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation, and pay…
$500,000 to help more Australian women excel in sports leadership
Media Release by The Hon Tanya Pibersek MPThe Australian Government is encouraging women’s sporting groups across the country to submit their application for this year’s $500,000 Sports Leadership Grants for Women. This…
$138 million boost for Queensland social housing and jobs
Media Release by The Hon Tanya Pibersek MPQueensland’s social housing stock will be boosted and construction jobs supported with an Australian Government investment of $138.6 million. The Australian and Queensland Governments have…
3pm deadline for proposals for 3000 new social housing homes
Media Release by The Hon Tanya Pibersek MPThe NSW and Federal Governments are reminding builders that they have till 3pm today to submit projects for funding as part of the Federal Government’s…
Affordable rental homes and local jobs for Footscray
Media Release by The Hon Tanya Pibersek MPTanya Plibersek today joined representatives from Mission Australia’s Seddon Apartments to tour one of the first projects in Victoria to be awarded funding under the…
Nation Building and Job Plan supporting construction jobs in WA
Media Release by The Hon Tanya Pibersek MPParliamentary Secretary for Government Service Delivery, Mark Arbib and WA Treasurer Troy Buswell today announced that work can begin on the construction phase of the…
ABS data shows record number of first home owners entering market
Media Release by The Hon Tanya Pibersek MPABS Housing Finance data released today shows the Rudd Government’s Nation Building Economic Stimulus Plan is continuing to deliver a much-needed boost to the housing…
$11 million boost for ACT social housing and jobs
Media Release by The Hon Tanya Pibersek MPThe ACT’s social housing stock will be boosted and construction jobs supported with an Australian Government investment of $11 million. The Australian and ACT Governments…
$171 million boost for Victorian social housing and jobs
Media Release by The Hon Tanya Pibersek MPVictoria’s social housing stock will be boosted and construction jobs supported with an Australian Government investment of more than $171 million. The Commonwealth , Jenny…
Nation Building Economic Stimulus Plan supporting construction jobs in NSW
Media Release by The Hon Tanya Pibersek MPFederal , Tanya Plibersek and NSW Premier Nathan Rees today announced that work can begin on the construction phase of the Rudd Government’s Nation Building…
$10 million for homeless housing
Media Release by The Hon Tanya Pibersek MPThe Australian and Tasmanian Governments today announced a $10 million project to help vulnerable Tasmanians break the cycle of homelessness. Premier David Bartlett and Human…
ABS builiding approvals figures show some encouraging signs
Media Release by The Hon Tanya Pibersek MPToday’s Australian Bureau of Statistics building approvals figures show the first monthly rise in dwelling approvals since June 2008. The ABS figures show there has…
More than 42,000 Australians take up First Home Owners Boost
Media Release by The Hon Tanya Pibersek MPNew figures show that the Rudd Government’s Nation Building and Economic Stimulus Plan has delivered a major boost to the housing sector with more than…
Creating the housing market for Australia’s future – Speech to the 3rd Annual Retirement Communities Conference
Speech by The Hon Tanya Pibersek MPI would like to acknowledge the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation, the traditional custodians of this land and pay respect to their elders, both…
Government to deliver almost 4,000 new affordable rental homes under Round One of the National Rental Affordability Scheme
Media Release by The Hon Tanya Pibersek MPThe Australian Government will deliver 3899 new affordable rental homes for low and middle income families under the first round of the National Affordable Rental…
Housing Ministers progress housing reforms
Media Release by The Hon Tanya Pibersek MPHousing Ministers from the Commonwealth, States and Territories today agreed to progress important reforms to the social housing system. At a meeting held in Adelaide,…
Women in Australia 2009 Report Released
Media Release by The Hon Tanya Pibersek MPTanya Plibersek today released the Women in Australia 2009 report. Women in Australia 2009, the fifth in this biennial series, contains a range of statistics…
Mental Health Council of Australia’s Home Truths report launched
Media Release by The Hon Tanya Pibersek MPTanya Plibersek today officially launched the Mental Health Council of Australia’s Home Truths report. The report highlights the importance of housing in successfully treating Australians…