SPEECH: Girls Take Over Parliament
Ms RISHWORTH (Kingston) (13:29): It's wonderful to have Anna from Merici College in Canberra in the chamber today. She has joined me as part of Girls Take Over Parliament. One of the issues that Anna...
View ArticleSPEECH: NBN
Ms RISHWORTH (Kingston) (10:24): 1,799: that is the number of residents who have been in touch with me about problems with the NBN since the Liberals were elected in 2013. This number includes people...
View ArticleSPEECH: Women
Ms RISHWORTH (Kingston) (16:40): This week, we've heard a lot of fantasy from those opposite. For example, how the chaos and dysfunction within the Liberal coalition government are not affecting the...
View ArticleSPEECH: Home Care Packages
Ms RISHWORTH (Kingston) (16:13): On Friday, I met with Prith Chakravarti, who lives in one of Adelaide's southern suburbs. I was very disappointed to learn that Prith had been approved for a level 3...
View ArticleSPEECH: Veterans Employment
Ms RISHWORTH (Kingston) (12:54): I rise to speak on this motion today and to thank everyone who has spoken in this debate—importantly, highlighting the issue around veterans' employment and what we can...
View ArticleEQUIPPING OUR ADF PERSONNEL WITH GREATER CHOICE
A Shorten Labor Government will give our ADF members choice to select their issued boots for service - our ADF members aren’t one size fits all, and their boots shouldn’t be, either. Our military...
View ArticleTRANSCRIPT - RADIO INTERVIEW - TERRITORY FM - TUESDAY, 29 JANUARY 2019
SUBJECTS: Labor’s commitment to Darwin Toy Library, Labor’s National Preschool and Kindy Program MEL LITTLE: Amanda Rishworth MP who joins me on the phone now. Hi Amanda. AMANDA RISHWORTH, SHADOW...
View ArticlePRESCHOOLERS START THEIR LEARNING JOURNEY – BUT LIBERAL CUTS ARE ON THE...
Four year olds in the Territory begin their learning journey this week as they start their first week in preschool. This is a happy and exciting time for the 3,882 four year olds and their families...
View ArticleTRANSCRIPT - RADIO INTERVIEW - ABC ADELAIDE 891 - WEDNESDAY, 30 JANUARY 2019
SUBJECTS: Labor’s Fair Go Action Plan to stand up for workers, Liberal chaos and dysfunction, the Murray Darling Basin DAVID BEVAN: We welcome in our studio, Senator Cory Bernardi, Leader of the...
View ArticleTRANSCRIPT - DOORSTOP - NAKARA, DARWIN - WEDNESDAY, 30 JANUARY 2019
SUBJECTS: What Labor’s National Preschool and Kindy Program means for kids in the Northern Territory AMANDA RISHWORTH, SHADOW MINISTER FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT: It has been an...
View ArticleCHILD CARE FEES BACK ON THE RISE UNDER MORRISON - WEDNESDAY, 30 JANUARY 2018
The latest report by the ABS shows that in the December 2018 Quarter child care fees are rising again, with a 1.4 per cent increase for the quarter. After all the empty promises from the Abbott...
View ArticleTRANSCRIPT - RADIO INTERVIEW - RADIO LARRAKIA - WEDNESDAY, 30 JANUARY 2019
SUBJECTS: Labor investing in the NT, Labor’s National Preschool and Kindy Program KALEM MURRAY: You are on 94.5FM Radio Larrakia and Australian Indigenous Radio going out throughout Australia on the...
View ArticleSHORTEN & RISHWORTH - MEDIA RELEASE - SCOTT MORRISON: DON’T CUT PRESCHOOL -...
Around 350,000 four years olds across Australia have begun their first steps of early learning in the past week, as they begin kindergarten or preschool. This is an exciting time for families and...
View ArticleTRANSCRIPT - TELEVISION INTERVIEW - ABC WEEKEND BREAKFAST - SATURDAY, 02...
SUBJECT: Murray Darling Basin, Dividend Imputation JOHANNA NICHOLSON: To cast their eyes over that issue and other big issues of the week around the country, we're joined from Canberra by Liberal...
View ArticleRISHWORTH & CURTIS - MEDIA RELEASE - FAMILIES IN LA TROBE LEFT HIGH AND DRY...
Shadow Minister for Early Childhood Education and Development, Amanda Rishworth has joined Labor’s Candidate for La Trobe, Simon Curtis in Pakenham today to talk about a number of issues affecting our...
View ArticleSPEECH - ADDRESS TO THE UNITED VOICE PROFESSIONAL EDUCATORS CONFERENCE -...
Good morning and thank you Tamika for that introduction. This is the second time I have seen Tamika this week. Read more.
View ArticleLABOR WILL GIVE MORE CHILDREN ACCESS TO PLAYGROUPS AND TOY LIBRARIES - 9...
Australia’s youngest minds will have better access to play-based early learning, with a Shorten Labor Government to expand community based playgroups and toy libraries with a $6.1 million grassroots...
View ArticleTRANSCRIPT - DOORSTOP - ADELAIDE - SATURDAY, 9 FEBRUARY 2019
SUBJECTS: Labor’s $6.1million expansion to community playgroups and toy libraries. NADIA CLANCY, LABOR CANDIDATE FOR BOOTHBY: Good afternoon, I am the Labor Candidate for the federal seat of Boothby...
View ArticleBOWEN, RISHWORTH & KELLY - TRANSCRIPT - DOORSTOP - QUEANBEYAN - TUESDAY, 19...
SUBJECTS: Labor’s National Preschool and Kindy Program; Liberals failure to fund universal preschool access for three and four year olds. DR MIKE KELLY, MEMBER FOR EDEN-MONARO: Well good morning...
View ArticleSPEECH - MATTER OF PUBLIC IMPORTANCE: THE GOVERNMENT’S FAILURE TO FUND...
Thank you Mr Speaker I think this House is very well aware the government’s failures government on so many different areas. In so many portfolio we can see this is a government that cares more...
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