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November 2005

• Last Minute Funding Keeps Pregnancy Support Service Open

  Press Releases November 18 2005  |  Download press release  |  Read more »

  A last minute announcement of extra funding from the Federal Government has kept the Goulburn Valley Pregnancy Support Service open.  The agency was to close its doors today, after 30 years of practical help and emotional care to families. 

• Pregnancy Support Service Will CLose for Lack of Funding

  Press Releases November 17 2005  |  Download press release  |  Read more »

  On Friday (tomorrow) the Goulburn Valley Pregnancy Support Service is closing its doors after 30 years of practical help and emotional care to families.  The Service is closing because it cannot find adequate funding.

• FAMILY FIRST’s Workplace Changes

  Press Releases November 14 2005  |  Download press release  |  Read more »

  Family First is looking at the Government’s workplace changes through the prism of families. My concern is how these changes will affect Australian families and what is in the best interests of families. For this reason, Family First has not focussed on structural issues such as a establishing a national industrial relations system or Fair Pay Commission and making changes to the Australian Industrial Relations Commission. Family First does not oppose these.

• SPEECH TO FAMILY FIRST ANUAL CONFERENCE, SOUTH AUSTRALIA

  Speeches November 11 2005  |  Download speech  |  Read more »

• Federal Government Bans States from Allowing People to get Paid on Public Holidays

  Press Releases November 09 2005  |  Download press release  |  Read more »

  Not only is the Federal Government removing guarantees that all workers will be paid on public holidays, it is banning the states from allowing people to get paid for them.

• QUESTIONS (Additional Budget Estimates, Senate Community Affairs Legislation Committee)

  Speeches November 03 2005  |  Download speech  |  Read more »

  FAMILY IMPACT STATEMENTS

• Federal Government funding for Pregnancy Totally Inadequate

  Press Releases November 02 2005  |  Download press release  |  Read more »

  The Federal Government’s offer of $50,000 per year for two years to fund two agencies which provide practical help to pregnant women is insulting and totally inadequate.

  Speaking today at a public rally in Shepparton to save the Goulburn Valley Pregnancy Support Service - which will close its doors on November 18 after almost 30 years because it can no longer afford to remain open - Steve said the proportion of money which could be given to the Goulburn Valley agency would not even cover their public liability insurance bill.

• Regulation Impact Statements Okay but Still No Family Impact Statement

  Press Releases November 02 2005  |  Download press release  |  Read more »

  It is regrettable that the Government has released a 27-page Regulation Impact Statement with its industrial relations legislation but still refuses to release a Family Impact Statement.