Media Releases by The Hon Tanya Plibersek MP
$11.4 million for Homelessness Research
Tanya Plibersek today announced $11.4 million over four years for new research to direct the Rudd Government’s efforts to reduce homelessness in Australia. The Minister…
$154.8 million to reduce Victorian homelessness
The Australian Government and the Victorian Government are providing $154.8 million over four years to reduce homelessness in Victoria, as part of the National Partnership…
Over $20 million to target homelessness in the ACT
The Australian and ACT Governments are providing an additional $20.2 million over four years to reduce homelessness in the ACT, through the National Partnership Agreement…
$284 million to target homelessness in NSW
The Australian and New South Wales Governments are providing an additional $284 million over four years to reduce homelessness in NSW, through the National Partnership…
$28 million to target homelessness in Tasmania
The Australian and Tasmanian Governments are providing an additional $28 million over four years to reduce homelessness through the National Partnership Agreement on Homelessness. On…
New $1.6 Million social housing units for Smithfield Plains
Tanya Plibersek and Member for Wakefield, Nick Champion, today met with builders and apprentices who are constructing seven new social housing units in Smithfield Plains,…
$82 million to target homelessness in South Australia
The Australian and South Australian Governments are providing an additional $82.1 million over four years to reduce homelessness in through the National Partnership Agreement on…
$1.2 Million for Projects to Boost Women’s Leadership and Advocacy
The Government today announced the recipients of the 2009 Women’s Leadership and Development Program Grants. Over $1.2 million will be provided to support 16 projects…
Last Chance to Nominate for EOWA Business Awards
Tanya Plibersek today called on outstanding Australian organisations to nominate for a 2009 EOWA Business Achievement Award, with applications closing this week. The Equal Opportunity…
First Home Completed in Victoria from Nation Building Stimulus
The Prime Minister today announced the completion of the first homes delivered under the Nation Building Economic Stimulus Plan in Victoria and handed over the…
Massive boost for the Illawarra construction industry
Illawarra’s construction industry will receive a boost with seven social housing construction projects worth $11.5 million underway as part of the Nation Building Economic Stimulus…
Letter to the Editor – The Australian – Tackling Homelessness
I was disappointed to read The Australian’s reporting of the Government’s efforts to tackle homelessness (Homeless Plan in Disarray 7/7/2009). The Government has made an…
AIHW Report highlights importance of Homelessness White Paper
The Government welcomes today’s release of the AIHW’s state and territory Counting the Homeless Reports – which compare figures taken on census night in 2001…
$61 million for social housing contruction to support Northern Territory jobs
Tanya Plibersek, Northern Territory Business Minister Chris Burns and Member for Solomon Damian Hale today inspected progress on social housing construction in Darwin as part…
Minister meets with local women from across Groote Eylandt and Bickerton Island region
Tanya Plibersek, today met with women from Groote Eylandt and Bickerton Island as part of the first step toward establishing a women’s consultative group. Ms…
Respectful Relationship Program to begin in 40 Northern Territory Schools
The Australian and Northern Territory Governments today announced that 40 schools will receive funding to roll out respectful relationship programs. Minister for the Status of…
NSW Housing Build Ahead of Schedule
The Prime Minister and the NSW Minister for Housing today announced that 564 homes have commenced construction since February and a further 2,669 dwellings have…
$500,000 announced to support women leaders in sport
Australian sport will reap the benefit of support for 132 women leaders awarded under the 2009 Sport Leadership Grants and Scholarships for Women.Status of Women…
New National Rental Affordability Scheme housing in Gosford
Tanya Plibersek and Member for Roberston, Belinda Neal today inspected 28 new National Rental Affordability Scheme (NRAS) homes in Gosford. The one, two and three-bedroom…
Infrastructure and housing approvals reform to drive economic recovery
Faster approvals of major infrastructure projects and housing developments will help boost construction activity and create jobs under a microeconomic reform package agreed by the…
Minister meets with Gosford homelessness service providers
Tanya Plibersek and Member for Robertson, Belinda Neal today met with service providers to discuss homelessness in Gosford and detail progress of the Rudd Government’s…
Government announces funding for National Shelter
The Australian Government today announced that National Shelter would receive $200,000 in funding over the next two years. Speaking at the opening of the NSW…
Nation Building Economic Stimulus Plan supporting construction jobs on the Central Coast
Tanya Plibersek and Member for Robertson, Belinda Neal today inspected a $2.6 million project in Gosford which is a direct result of the Nation Building…
Nation Building Economic Stimulus Plan supporting construction jobs in Sydney’s south-west
Federal Housing Minister Tanya Plibersek and NSW Housing Minister David Borger today announced that the NSW Government and TAFE were jointly building homes worth more…
Nation Building Economic Stimulus Plan supporting construction jobs in Sydney’s west
Federal Housing Minister Tanya Plibersek, Member for Parramatta Julie Owens and NSW Housing Minister David Borger today inspected a $6.3 million construction project in Parramatta…