Media Releases by The Hon Sussan Ley MP
No matter what happens, she just keeps going. Trisha Broadbridge – 2006 Young Australian of the Year
Twenty four year old Trisha Broadbridge, from Victoria, is the 2006 Young Australian of the Year. Minister for Family and Community Services, Senator Kay Patterson,…
Just Add You for successful Youth Week
Just Add You is the theme for the seventh annual National Youth Week (NYW), where thousands of events, concerts and competitions will be held to…
Young Aussies to sail on Ship for World Youth
A delegation of young Australians will be representing the nation on board the Ship for World Youth on voyage from 10 January to 2 March…
Young Muslims congregate for harmony
Around 70 young Muslims will attend a National Summit for Young Australian Muslims, co-hosted by the Department of Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs and…
2005 National Child Protection Award winners announced
Fifteen organisations have been nationally recognised for their contributions to reducing and preventing child abuse and neglect, at the 2005 National Child Protection Awards held…
Good Beginning for Nambour’s local community
Service providers, groups and individuals will have the opportunity to contribute to the future direction of their local community at an open forum in Nambour,…
Adelong Learning Centre to assist 40 families
More than 40 families from the Tumut Shire will benefit from over $70,000 in Howard Government funding for a new Long Day Care centre in…
$1 million for youth services in Dubbo and Cobar/Bogan/Warren region
The Howard Government will deliver almost $1 million in funding for the continuation of two youth services in Dubbo and the Cobar/Bogan/Warren region as part…
Australian Government’s Tough On Drugs Strategy Is Paying Dividens
A new federally funded residential treatment facility in regional Victoria, will help the Australian Government’s Tough on Drugs Strategy, to further reduce illicit drug use,…
Forum to strengthen the role of men in children’s lives
Practitioners working with men and fathers had the opportunity to discuss issues affecting men and their family relationships at a forum in Canberra today. The…
Greater insight into Australia’s ageing population
There are 100,000 more Australians who are fully self-funded retirees than four years ago as more people become less reliant on Government income support. The…
Fresh new look at young Indigenous issues
Seventeen young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders met for the first time in Canberra to explore new ways to shape the future direction of Indigenous…
National Youth Roundtable 2005 meet with Howard Government
The 30 members of the National Youth Roundtable 2005 today met with Ministers of the Howard Government to discuss the project plans for their upcoming…
Australians urged to make communities child friendly
All Australians should take steps to make their communities child friendly in order to reduce and ultimately prevent child abuse and neglect, the Parliamentary Secretary…
Sydney to host 2008 Catholic World Youth Day
The Parliamentary Secretary for Children and Youth Affairs, the Hon Sussan Ley, today joined Prime Minister John Howard in welcoming the announcement by Pope Benedict…
Fostering a successful transition from care
The level of support provided to children and young people in out of home care and their transition to independent living will be examined at…
Youth: Plibersek misses the point yet again
The Australian Government’s longstanding support for the Young Australian of the Year Awards is a recognition and celebration of the many young Australians who make…
$12 million boost for mentoring services Australia-wide
Twelve organisations have been successful in securing a share in $12 million over the next four years under the Howard Government’s Mentor Marketplace programme. The…
National recognition for foster carers
Foster carers who have cared for foster children for 20 years or more have been nationally recognised at an awards ceremony, today in Alice Springs…
Calls for 11 Young Australians to set sail for trip of a lifetime
An international voyage of discovery awaits 11 young Australians to join young people from all over the world on board the Ship For World Youth…
Labor misses the point on Youth Leadership
Parliamentary Secretary for Children and Youth Affairs, the Hon Sussan Ley, today rejected claims by Opposition spokeswoman for Youth, Tanya Plibersek, of the lack of…
Roundtable: giving young Australians a voice
Thirty young Australians have been chosen to represent the views of young people as members of the National Youth Roundtable 2005. The Parliamentary Secretary for…
Indigenous Youth Leaders 2005 Announced
Promoting issues of relevance to young Indigenous Australians will be the focus for the 17 members of the Howard Government’s National Indigenous Youth Leadership Group…
Listening to Young Indigenous Australians
Further support and assistance for young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in Australia will be a key issue of discussion at the meeting of…
Conference to address rural child care needs
The challenges faced by children and families in rural and regional areas will be discussed at an annual conference in country New South Wales today.…