Media Releases by The Hon Tanya Plibersek MP
First Home Saver Accounts open today
Homebuyers across the country can today start taking advantage of the Rudd Government’s new First Home Saver Accounts to help bring the dream of homeownership…
Domestic violence and homelessness report released at Chisholm Care units launch
Tanya Plibersek and Member for Werriwa, Chris Hayes today launched the Baptist Community Services Chisholm Care units in Campbelltown, in Sydney’s south-west. The units provide…
National Rental Affordability Scheme legislation introduced into Parliament
The Rudd Government today introduced legislation to establish the National Rental Affordability Scheme. NRAS is a key component of the Rudd Government’s $2.2 billion affordable…
Reducing the cycle of violence against women
The Rudd Government will provide $2 million to commission a national survey of community attitudes relating to violence against women. The Prime Minister announced this…
Housing Affordability Fund Guidelines Released
From today Local, State, and Territory Governments and private companies can apply for grants from the Rudd Government’s Housing Affordability Fund to help reduce the…
$1.7 million to bolster National Rental Affordability Scheme Foundations
The Australian Government will provide close to $1.7 million over the next two years to fund products, activities, resources and tools to help deliver improved…
Sydney launches ‘Common Ground’ in an effort to reduce chronic homelessness
Representatives from government, business, philanthropy and the NGO sector today launched the ‘Common Ground’ homelessness initiative in Sydney. Common Ground is an innovative way of…
ABS report supports Government focus on homelessness
A new report released today by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) supports the Rudd Labor Government’s focus on finding long term solutions to reduce…
Rudd government acts to promote the rights of Women in Australia
Attorney-General Robert McClelland and Minister for Housing and the Status for Women Tanya Plibersek have today welcomed a significant step forward in the protection and…
Federal and State Governments deliver more affordable rental housing in WA
Tanya Plibersek, today spoke at an information session on the National Rental Affordability Scheme in Perth and visited local community housing provider Foundation Housing to…
Governments unite to improve housing affordability in Perth
Affordable housing was top of the agenda when Tanya Plibersek, visited Perth’s eastern suburbs with Hasluck MP Sharryn Jackson and local mayors today. Ms Plibersek…
Grants will deliver more women leaders in sport
The Australian Government is providing around $400,000 in grants to help nearly 2,000 Australian women to become leaders in sport. The Minister for Sport, Kate…
Housing affordability in Newcastle
Federal Housing Minister Tanya Plibersek will today conduct a roundtable in Newcastle to look at ways to address housing affordability in the region. “The Rudd…
Rudd Government housing agenda helping older Australians in the Hunter
Tanya Plibersek, today attended an affordable housing for seniors forum in Morriset with Charlton MP Greg Combet to discuss the Rudd Government’s $2.2 billion investment…
National Homelessness Information Clearinghouse Launched
The National Homelessness Information Clearinghouse will be launched today at the NSW Youth Accommodation Association Conference in Newcastle. The launch of the National Homelessness Information…
Government Announces National Rental Affordability Scheme Partnership Facilitators
The Australian Government is pleased to announce the engagement of Partnership Facilitators to assist organisations to make applications under the National Rental Affordability Scheme (NRAS).…
National Homelessness Week
This week is National Homelessness Week, drawing necessary attention to the plight of those who are homeless or at risk of being homeless. On any…
EDA to streamline planning and development
The Australian Government today announced the state-by-state allocation of $30 million in funding to support a common protocol for the electronic lodgement of planning and…
New report finds SAAP services working hard to help families in need
The latest annual report into the Australian Government’s Supported Accommodation Assistance Program (SAAP) has found that SAAP agencies are providing more assistance to people who…
New report released on people trafficking
The Australian Government has released a report that confirms the Government is clamping down on people trafficking. The Australian Institute of Criminology’s report, Australian criminal…
Government Launches National Rental Affordability Scheme Prospectus
Treasurer Wayne Swan and Tanya Plibersek today launched the prospectus for the National Rental Affordability Scheme. Under the scheme, the Australian Government has combined with…
Government welcomes HREOC plan of action on gender equality
The Australian Government welcomes the launch of the Listening Tour Community Report and Plan of Action towards Gender Equality by Sex Discrimination Commissioner Elizabeth Broderick.…
New report finds homeless Sydneysiders need more than just a bed and a hot meal
I am pleased to today launch the Wesley Mission report: More than a bed: Sydney’s homeless speak out. The Wesley report shows that homelessness can…
Home buyers in South East Queensland to benefit from Housing Affordability Fund
Tanya Plibersek, today visited Woodlands Estate with the Federal Member for Forde, Brett Raguse, to highlight the opportunity for south east Queensland to benefit from…
Strengthening the voice of rural women
The Government is delivering on its election commitment to strengthen the voice of rural women in shaping rural and regional policy by convening a National…