The Hon Tanya Pibersek MP

Door of Hope Homelessness Facility for Launceston

Media Release by The Hon Tanya Pibersek MP

Plans for a new homelessness facility in Launceston have been unveiled today. The Federal , Tanya Plibersek and Tasmanian Environment Minister, Michelle O’Byrne said the…

Social Housing Upgrades Supporting Jobs in Hobart

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Tanya Plibersek and Tasmanian Minister for Human Services, Lin Thorp and Member for Denison, Duncan Kerr today inspected progress on units that are being upgraded…

Year of the Girl Guide – 2010

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The Australian Government today announced that 2010 will be designated ‘Year of the Girl Guide’. For 100 years the Guiding movement has supported Australian girls…

First Home Owners Boost National Figures for July

Media Release by The Hon Tanya Pibersek MP

The Rudd Government’s Nation Building Economic Stimulus Plan is continuing to support housing sector jobs and first home buyers with more than 137,000 Australians taking…

Five million bricks and counting

Media Release by The Hon Tanya Pibersek MP

The Federal and NSW Housing Ministers today handed over the five millionth brick ordered as part of the state’s biggest ever social housing building project.…

$40 million capital funding for Common Ground Queensland

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The Australian Government is providing a conditional $40 million to build the first permanent supportive housing project in Queensland for people who are homeless or…

New Research Shows Large Businesses More Female Friendly

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Big businesses in Australia are making significant inroads in making their organisations more female and family friendly, according an Equal Opportunity for Women in the…

Speech to Emily’s List ACT dinner

Speech by The Hon Tanya Pibersek MP

****Check Against Delivery**** I acknowledge the traditional owners of the land on which we meet this evening, the Ngunnawal and Ngambri people, and pay my…

First ACT Stimulus Home Built

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The first of 57 social housing homes to be built in the ACT as part of Stage One of the Federal Government’s Nation Building Economic…

Victorian First Home Owner Market Still Booming

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For just the second time in Victorian history more than 5000 Victorians bought their first home over the course of a single month with assistance…

Stimulus a boost for local businesses

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The Australian and NSW Governments today outlined details of housing projects in the Hunter and Central Coast as part of the Nation Building Economic Stimulus…

Speech to Built Environment Meets Parliament Summit

Speech by The Hon Tanya Pibersek MP

Check Against Delivery Acknowledgements I acknowledge the traditional owners of the land on which we meet, the Ngunnawal and Ngambri people, and pay my respects…

Reducing violence against women in Melanesia and East Timor

Media Release by The Hon Tanya Pibersek MP

The Australian Government today launched a new report that outlines Australia’s framework for reducing violence against women in Melanesia and East Timor. The framework follows…