06 November, 2008
The Rudd Government’s response to the looming disaster in the child care industry in Australia following the appointment of administrators to oversee ABC Learning’s operations is severely lacking, Shadow Minister for Early Childhood Education, Childcare, Women and Youth, Sophie Mirabella, said today...
05 November, 2008
The Rudd Government must move quickly to reassure Australian families who rely on ABC Learning, as the Board considers calling in administrators, Shadow Minister for Early Childhood Education & Childcare Sophie Mirabella said today.
“Reports today that the Board of ABC Learning are considering ...
03 November, 2008
Shadow Minister for Youth, Mrs Sophie Mirabella MP has today labelled the Rudd Government’s re-establishment of a compulsory fee of $250 per student at universities as “a major blow to young students in Australia.”
“Minister for Youth Kate Ellis’s announcement today of a compulsory $250 fee for uni...
29 October, 2008
Indigenous Women living in remote communities are clearly benefiting from the Intervention measures and the progress must continue, Shadow Minister for Women Sophie Mirabella said today.
“I am very pleased that the measures taken last year by the Coalition Government are having a real impact and he...
29 October, 2008
The Government must ensure that information on the rights and equality of women remains part of the Citizenship Test, Shadow Minister for Women Sophie Mirabella said today.
“A basic building block for preventing a culture of violence against women is to ensure that there is respect for and recognit...
24 October, 2008
Shadow Minister for Early Childhood Education and Childcare, Sophie Mirabella has today slammed Federal Education Minister Julia Gillard for the appalling incompetence over the Rudd Government’s so called contingency plans for ABC Learning Centres.
“The Minister for Education Julia Gillard has made...
23 October, 2008
The Report by the Committee of Privileges and Members’ Interests of the inquiry into the exchange between the Member for Robertson, Ms Belinda Neal MP and Mrs Sophie Mirabella MP, Member for Indi on 29 May 2008 was tabled today in the House of Representatives.
Whilst the Committee “is constrained b...
23 October, 2008
Sophie Mirabella MP, the Shadow Minister for Early Childhood Education and Childcare, has called on the Rudd Government to announce its contingency plans for ABC Learning Centres.
“The Minister for Education, Julia Gillard said today that she is ‘working on contingency plans’ should ABC Learning’s ...
21 October, 2008
Australian children, particularly indigenous children, will be left behind if the Rudd Government continues its approach of setting arbitrary targets and creating “reviews and inquiries”, Shadow Minister for Early Childhood Education, Childcare, Women & Youth Sophie Mirabella said today.
“I wel...
20 October, 2008
Shadow Minister for Youth, Mrs Sophie Mirabella has called for decisive and coherent action from the Rudd Government when it comes to supporting and promoting the aspirations and concerns of Young Australians.
“The Rudd Government is devoid of any real energy or leadership when it comes to the chal...