2012 Media Releases 

16/05/2012 Boost to families bank accounts from today
From today more than 1.6 million Australian families will receive more money in their bank accounts to help them make ends meet.

15/05/2012 Abbott wants to hurt families
Tony Abbott has yet again shown Australian families he can’t be trusted to help them with the cost of living.

15/05/2012 Gillard Government supporting Australian families
As people all across Australia celebrate National Families Week, the Gillard Labor Government is delivering more support for low and middle income families to help them make ends meet.

13/05/2012 Gillard Government delivers a Happy Mothers’ Day for new mums
Australian mums have an extra reason to celebrate this Mother’s Day, with more than 160,000 expectant and new parents having applied for Paid Parental Leave since the Government introduced the scheme.

11/05/2012 Families can’t trust Tony Abbott
Just a day after he voted to try to stop Australian families receiving the Gillard Government’s Schoolkids bonus, Tony Abbott has confirmed families are at risk of having thousands of dollars a year ripped away under an Abbott Liberal Government.

10/05/2012 A win for families as Schoolkids Bonus passes the Parliament
Legislation passed in the Parliament today means 1.3 million Australian families with kids in school will start receiving new assistance in June to help them make ends meet.

09/05/2012 Why won’t Tony Abbott commit to helping families?
Australian families are at risk of having thousands of dollars a year ripped away under an Abbott Liberal Government, after Tony Abbott threatened to roll back the Gillard Government’s support.

09/05/2012 Building stronger relationships with Northern Territory Aboriginal communities
The Australian Government is investing $427 million over 10 years to improve the way governments and communities work together, as part of the Stronger Futures in the Northern Territory package.

09/05/2012 More support for people with disability to work
Australians with disability will receive greater support to help them into work where possible, as a result of legislation passed by the Parliament today.

09/05/2012 Tony Abbott and the Liberals fight to keep cash from families
Today Tony Abbott’s Liberals dusted off obscure parliamentary procedures to try and stop the Gillard Government’s Schoolkids Bonus from passing the House of Representatives.