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RISHWORTH & KENEALLY - MEDIA RELEASE - GOVERNMENT’S CHILDCARE PACKAGE LEAVES...
Families in the Bennelong community are not guaranteed to be any better off under the Turnbull Government’s child care package. As the cost of child care continues to rise, waiting lists in Bennelong...
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TRANSCRIPT - RISHWORTH & KENEALLY - TRANSCRIPT - DOORSTOP - NORTH RYDE -...
SUBJECT/S: 279,000 families worse off under governments childcare package LABOR CANDIDATE FOR BENNELONG, KRISTINA KENEALLY: I would like to welcome the Shadow Minister for Early Education and Child...
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MINISTER MUST RELEASE SECRET LIST OF ELECTORATES - WEDNESDAY, 29 NOVEMBER 2018
In Senate Question Time today, Minister for Education Simon Birmingham once again spruiked his child care package, only rubbing salt in the wound of those 279,000 families who will be worse off under...
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GOVERNMENT VOTES AGAINST STANDING UP FOR VETERANS’ HEALTH - THURSDAY, 30...
The Turnbull Government has voted against dropping their Medicare freeze immediately, continuing their out-of-touch and damaging approach to health which is leaving veterans worse off. Yesterday the...
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75 YEARS SINCE THE SINKING OF HMAS ARMIDALE (I) - FRIDAY, 1 DECEMBER 2017
Today, December, 1 we remember 75 years since the sinking of HMAS Armidale (I). Commissioned in June 1942, the Armidale was one of 60 Australian Minesweepers built during World War II and operated...
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SURVIVORS STILL DON’T KNOW IF THEY’RE ELIGIBLE FOR PAYMENT - FRIDAY, 1...
It has been a year since the Defence Force Ombudsman’s (DFO) role was expanded to include an abuse reporting function and a further six months since the Turnbull Government announced the DFO will also...
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MINISTER MUST INVESTIGATE CLAIMS - MONDAY, 4 DECEMBER 2017
Reports that veterans who believe they were affected by the British Nuclear Test (BNT) and British Commonwealth Occupation Force (BCOF) are being turned away from accessing full health coverage is...
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MEDIA RELEASE - PRIME MINISTER SHOULD APOLOGISE FOR GRUBBY POLITICS AT WAR...
It is incredibly disappointing that Prime Minister Turnbull made a deliberate decision this morning to hold a grubby political press conference on the steps of the Australian War Memorial whilst we...
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PASSING OF COLLETTE TAYLER - WEDNESDAY, 06 DECEMBER 2017
Labor is saddened to hear of the passing of Collette Tayler. As a chief architect of the National Quality Framework (NQF) and inaugural Australian Children’s Education & Care Quality Authority...
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SPEECH: Mr Timothy Deslandes
Ms RISHWORTH (Kingston) (16:19): I rise today to note the sad passing of Timothy Nicholas Deslandes, loving husband to Moira Deslandes, dad to Ann, Michael, Luke, Clare, Amelia, Zoe, Melody, Will and...
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SPEECH: Marriage Amendment (Definition and Religious Freedoms) Bill 2017
Ms RISHWORTH (Kingston) (19:01): I am so pleased to be here today to be part of making marriage equality law in this country with this Marriage Amendment (Definition and Religious Freedoms) Bill 2017....
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MINISTER MUST EXPLAIN PORK BARRELLING OF COMMEMORATIVE COMMUNITY GRANTS -...
Minister for Veterans’ Affairs, Dan Tehan’s announcement this week of the October Saluting Their Service grants sees an overwhelming number of grants for Coalition seats. Of the 82 grants announced by...
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LABOR WELCOMES CLARIFICATION OF PAYMENTS TO SURVIVORS OF ABUSE - FRIDAY, 15...
Labor welcomes the introduction of the Defence Reparation Scheme for survivors of abuse in the ADF. The introduction of this scheme will now provide the Defence Force Ombudsman (DFO) with the...
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TURNBULL GOVERNMENT CONFIRMS THEIR OWN PROGRAM NOTHING BUT A DUD - TUESDAY,...
The Turnbull Government’s MYEFO is an admission that their Nanny Pilot Program was a complete failure, with the program set to be replaced entirely from 1 July 2018. Announced in 2015 by former...
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INCUMBENT ON NEW MINISTER TO PROVIDE CERTAINTY TO VETERANS - TUESDAY, 19...
Incoming Minister for Veterans’ Affairs, Michael McCormack must immediately rule out any changes to veterans and veterans services which will have adverse impacts immediately. Read more.
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SHADOW VETERANS' AFFAIRS MINISTERIAL UPDATE DECEMBER 2017
Welcome to the December E-bulletin, my quarterly newsletter which is designed to keep you updated with my work as the Shadow Minister and to enable you to raise any issues or concerns you may have....
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TANYA PLIBERSEK - MEDIA RELEASE - LABOR WELCOMES CHILDCARE REGISTER...
Labor welcomes the online Child Care Enforcement Action Register. But it does nothing to help the 279,000 Australian families who will be worse off under the Liberals’ new childcare changes. Read more.
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TANYA PLIBERSEK - MEDIA RELEASE - FAMILIES KEEP PAYING MORE FOR CHILD CARE -...
New figures released by the Liberals once again show Malcolm Turnbull is more focused on his own survival than on making the child care system work for families. Only the out of touch Liberals would...
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MINISTER’S SECRET HIT LIST: 279,000 FAMILIES TO LOSE UNDER CHILD CARE CHANGES...
Today was a day Simon Birmingham was trying to hide from. Today’s the day his secret hit list of families who will be worse off under his unfair child care changes has been exposed – and now we know...
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RISHWORTH - TRANSCRIPT - DOORSTOP, UNLEY, ADELAIDE - SUNDAY, 14 JANUARY 2018
SUBJECTS: Turnbull Government’s secret list of families who will be worse off under their unfair child care package. SHADOW MINISTER FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT, AMANDA RISHWORTH MP:...
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