National Plan to Reduce Violence Against Women
Media Release by The Hon Tanya Pibersek MPIn May 2008, the Government established an 11 member National Council to Reduce Violence against Women and their Children, under the leadership of Libby Lloyd…
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Room for more: boosting providers of social housing
Speech by The Hon Tanya Pibersek MPCHECK AGAINST DELIVERY I would like to acknowledge the traditional owners of this land, the Gadigal people of the Eora nation and pay my respects…
Launch of Mental Health Council of Australia’s Report – Home Truths: Housing, Homelessness and Mental Health in Australia
Speech by The Hon Tanya Pibersek MPCheck against delivery Thank you for your introduction. The Prime Minister is unfortunately not able to be here this morning and he asked if I…
Minister Applauds 2009 Employer of Choice for Women Recipients
Media Release by The Hon Tanya Pibersek MPTanya Plibersek, today congratulated the successful organisations which will this year receive the Employer of Choice for Women citation for creating workplaces that encourage women…
Government Welcomes National Housing Supply Council Report
Media Release by The Hon Tanya Pibersek MPThe first step towards establishing a national picture of housing supply and demand in Australia was taken today, with the launch of the National Housing…
ABS data shows increase in first home owner activity
Media Release by The Hon Tanya Pibersek MPABS Housing Finance data released today shows the Rudd Government’s Economic Security Strategy has delivered a major boost to the housing sector. Figures for the…
Work starts on social housing and maintenance
Media Release by The Hon Tanya Pibersek MPWork is beginning on the Rudd Government’s $6.4 billion boost to public and community housing announced as part of the $42 billion Nation Building and…
Australia celebrates International Women’s Day and increases support to UNIFEM
Media Release by The Hon Tanya Pibersek MPAustralia will provide more than $17 million to the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) as part of our international commitment to advancing greater…
International Women’s Day
Media Release by The Hon Tanya Pibersek MPInternational Women’s Day provides all Australians with the opportunity to celebrate the progress made in advancing gender equality and the role of women in our…
Celebrating International Women’s Day at the Cricket World Cup
Media Release by The Hon Tanya Pibersek MPThe Australian Government and Cricket Australia today celebrated International Women’s Day (IWD) at the 2009 Women’s Cricket World Cup match between Australia’s Southern Stars and…
Minister addresses United Nations on gender equality
Media Release by The Hon Tanya Pibersek MPTanya Plibersek, is this week leading Australia’s delegation to the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women in New York to further demonstrate the…
International Women’s Day Commemorative event
Speech by The Hon Tanya Pibersek MP*Check against delivery* Excellencies, delegates, observers, ladies and gentleman. It is an honour to address you today in commemoration of International Women’s Day and to…
Australia Strengthens Women’s Rights
Media Release by The Hon Tanya Pibersek MPAttorney-General, Robert McClelland, and Tanya Plibersek, today welcomed the entry into force in Australia of the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of…
Commission on the Status of Women – Fifty-third session
Speech by The Hon Tanya Pibersek MP* Check against delivery * Mr Chair, ladies and gentleman. It is a pleasure to address the Commission today. Australia considers honouring its responsibilities as…
$1.9 billion for Queensland Housing
Media Release by The Hon Tanya Pibersek MPQueensland will receive more than $1.9 billion in additional Commonwealth funding for housing over the next five years. Speaking at the Queensland Shelter Conference in…
Queensland Shelter Conference Keynote Address
Speech by The Hon Tanya Pibersek MPCHECK AGAINST DELIVERY Acknowledgements Ms Wynn Hopkins Chair of QLD Shelter Clare Martin ACOSS Professor Julian Disney Cr Anna Grosskreutz, Sunshine Coast Regional Council Andrew…
Government announces new guidelines for release of surplus Commonwealth land
Media Release by The Hon Tanya Pibersek MPLindsay Tanner, Minister for Finance and Deregulation and Tanya Plibersek, and the Status of Women today released new guidelines for the sale of surplus Commonwealth…
First home owners benefit from Government boost
Media Release by The Hon Tanya Pibersek MPNew figures out today show that nearly 30,000 Australians received the Rudd Government’s First Home Owners Boost in its first three-and-a-half months of operation. The…
ABS Housing Finance data shows encouraging signs
Media Release by The Hon Tanya Pibersek MPThe Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) data released today shows the number of new home loans for owner occupiers increased by 6.4 per cent in…
20,000 Social and Defence Homes – Nation Building Investment
Media Release by The Hon Tanya Pibersek MPTo support jobs and invest in the long term future of the Australian economy and the Australian community the Rudd Government will construct over 20,000…
UDIA SA Luncheon Adelaide
Speech by The Hon Tanya Pibersek MPAcknowledgements The Hon. Paul Holloway MP – Minister for Planning and Urban Development The Hon. Vickie Chapman – Deputy Leader of the Opposition Stephen Holmes…
2009 Australia Day honours list highlights inspirational women
Media Release by The Hon Tanya Pibersek MPThe 2009 Australia Day Honours list acknowledged 199 inspirational Australian women, including two of the three Companions (AC) in the General Division of the Order…
Launch of the Workplace Ombudsman Women’s Forum
Speech by The Hon Tanya Pibersek MP– Check on delivery – Acknowledgements Aunty Sylvia Scott Linda Burney, NSW Minister for Community Services Nicholas Wilson, Workplace Ombudsman Tara McCarthy, General Manager, Workplace…
Child Protection Australia 2007- 08 report
Media Release by The Hon Tanya Pibersek MPThe Australian Institute of Health and Welfare Child Protection Australia 2007-08 report shows that the number of children in out-of-home care in Australia rose by…
Government further reduces deeming rate
Media Release by The Hon Tanya Pibersek MPThe Australian Government will further reduce the upper deeming rate from 5 per cent to 4 per cent from 26 January 2009. Tanya Plibersek, Acting…