Media Releases by The Hon Tanya Plibersek MP
Raising the voice for women
Tanya Plibersek, is calling for applications from organisations to form national alliances that will represent the broad range of views of women across the country.…
Cement Australia wins award for work on gender pay gap
Cement Australia has been awarded the Minister’s Award for Outstanding EEO Practice for its efforts to address the gender pay gap. The Minister made the…
Call for Projects on Round Two of Housing Affordability Fund
The Rudd Government will deliver more affordable houses for low and moderate income earners through Round Two of the Housing Affordability Fund, which opens today.…
Ministers meet to discuss national response to violence against women and their children
Tanya Plibersek and Attorney-General Robert McClelland today met with their state and territory colleagues to discuss progress on national efforts to reduce violence against women…
Stimulus plan delivers jobs and new homes in Mackay and the Whitsunday Coast
Federal Tanya Plibersek today announced that provisional approval had been given to $24 million worth of social housing projects in Mackay and the Whitsunday Coast…
59 new affordable rental homes for Mackay
Tanya Plibersek and Federal Member for Dawson James Bidgood today announced that the National Rental Affordability Scheme would deliver 59 new affordable rental homes in…
Stimulus plan delivers jobs and new homes in Far North Queensland
Federal Tanya Plibersek today announced that provisional approval had been given to $80 million worth of social housing projects in Far North Queensland that will…
100 affordable rental homes for Far North Queensland
Federal Tanya Plibersek today announced that the National Rental Affordability Scheme was delivering 100 new affordable rental homes in Far North Queensland. Ms Plibersek made…
Price cap to be introduced for First Home Owners Grant
The Rudd Government is announcing today that after December 31, the Commonwealth will allow States and Territories to set a price-cap for recipients of the…
400 new homes for Sydney’s South West
Federal Housing Minister Tanya Plibersek, Member for Werriwa Chris Hayes and NSW Housing Minister David Borger today announced that South Western Sydney will receive 400…
Have your say on equal opportunity for women at work
Employees are invited to air their views on equal opportunity for women in their workplace in a new Australian Government survey. The five-minute online employee…
Affordable rental homes for new Canberra suburb
Tanya Plibersek and ACT Minister for Planning Andrew Barr today announced that 22 new affordable rental homes would be built at the new Canberra suburb…
Brisbane Housing project delivers jobs and affordable homes
Treasurer Wayne Swan and Federal Tanya Plibersek today joined the Brisbane Housing Company to celebrate its landmark project at Newstead in Brisbane. When completed, the…
More help for Gladstone families in need
The Australian Government is continuing to assist Gladstone families struggling from the effects of the global economic crisis, providing more than $87,000 in emergency relief…
Gladstone Big Winner In National Rental Affordability Scheme
Tanya Plibersek and Federal Member for Flynn Chris Trevor today announced that 46 new affordable rental homes would be built in Gladstone under the second…
Government Launches Third Round Of National Rental Affordability Scheme
The Australian Government is encouraging large scale investment in affordable housing under the third round of the National Rental Affordability Scheme. The Scheme aims to…
Rudd Government rolls out increased Centrelink support for the homeless
Tanya Plibersek and Minister for Human Services, Chris Bowen today announced that Centrelink Community Engagement Officers are now able to provide increased support for homeless…
Results Roll Out Under Nation Building Economic Stimulus Plan
The first of 510 new housing units to increase the supply of social housing in Tasmania have been completed. The Federal , Tanya Plibersek, and…
Housing Ministers’ Conference Communique
Housing Ministers met today to progress the significant reform agenda in the delivery of social and affordable housing in Australia. Ministers reported back on progress…
Boost Helps Over 153,000 First Home Owners
New figures show the Rudd Government’s Nation Building Economic Stimulus Plan continues to support housing sector jobs and first home buyers, with more than 153,000…
78 new affordable rental homes for Bacchus Marsh
Tanya Plibersek and Federal Member for Ballarat Catherine King today visited the first new home at Bacchus Marsh delivered under the National Rental Affordability Scheme.…
Insight Into Australia’s Domestic Violence Laws
Speaking at the inaugural Ministerial Council on Family Violence, Attorney-General Robert McClelland, and Tanya Plibersek, today launched a valuable report addressing domestic violence and sexual…
Ministers Take Action to Reduce Violence Against Women
The Hon Tanya Plibersek MP, today chaired the inaugural meeting of Commonwealth, State and Territory Ministers to develop a joint plan to reduce violence against…
Benefits From Stimulus Funding
The Australian and Northern Territory Governments today announced $48 million in funding under Stage Two of the Nation Building Economic Stimulus Plan. NT Minister for…
National Rental Affordability Scheme delivers more affordable housing
The Rudd Government today announced that it will deliver 6,741 new affordable rental homes for low and middle income earners under the second round of…