Media Releases by The Hon Tanya Plibersek MP

Gender milestone for Australian sport

Minister for Sport Kate Ellis and the Tanya Plibersek have hailed today as an important milestone for Australian women in sport. The inclusion of the…

Ministers meet to tackle violence against women

Attorney-General Robert McClelland and , Tanya Plibersek today met with their state and territory colleagues to further progress national efforts to reduce violence against women…

30 years since signing of CEDAW

Today is the 30th anniversary of the United Nations’ adoption of the Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW). In…

$12 million boost for affordable housing

The Australian and Tasmanian Governments today announced that Centacare Tasmania will receive a $12 million funding package which will see 78 new housing units built…

$130 million to be invested at Woodville West

The Commonwealth and State Government will today announce a $130 million urban renewal project, which will transform the Woodville West area with better housing, new…

New service to help Townsville renters

Federal Tanya Plibersek and Queensland Member for Townsville Mandy Johnstone today launched a new RentConnect service in Townsville. The expansion of RentConnect – an existing…

New affordable rental homes for Townsville

Tanya Plibersek and Senator for North Queensland Jan McLucas today announced that the National Rental Affordability Scheme would deliver 15 new affordable rental homes at…

Abbott dumps women from shadow cabinet

Tanya Plibersek today expressed disappointment at Tony Abbott’s decision to cut the number of women in senior positions on his new coalition front bench. Today’s…

Making it fair for working women

The Australian Government today welcomed the Making it Fair report from the House of Representatives pay equity inquiry. The report is a comprehensive investigation of…

$11.4 million in funding for homelessness research

The Australian Government is inviting applications from researchers wishing to undertake research into homelessness. The National Homelessness Research Agenda commits funding of $11.4 million over…