10 June, 2009
Labor’s new Early Childhood Education & Childcare Minister Kate Ellis has admitted that Labor’s pre-election promises on A-E reporting of childcare standards and universal preschool for all 4 year-olds would not be delivered, Shadow Minister for Early Childhood Education and Childcare Sophie Mir...
04 June, 2009
Sophie Mirabella MP, supports the Royal College of Obstetrician’s view that the government’s Medicare Safety Net changes will diminish women’s health choices.
In the 2009-10 Federal Budget, the Government announced measures to cap fees for certain services under the Safety Net from 1 January, 2010....
03 June, 2009
The Rudd Government’s election promise of “universal access” to preschool was in tatters following the revelation in Senate estimates that the Rudd Government would rely on the various State and Territory Governments to ensure parents could afford preschool fees, Shadow Minister for Early Childhood ...
28 May, 2009
The Rudd Government has no excuse to continue covering-up information on childcare vacancies, Shadow Minister for Early Childhood Education and Childcare Sophie Mirabella told Federal Parliament today.
“The collapse of ABC Learning has raised all sorts of demand and supply issues within the chil...
28 May, 2009
Close to $40 million wasted on stimulus payments to the dead and those living overseas could have been used to almost double funding for the new National Action Plan to Reduce Violence Against Women & Children, Shadow Minister for Women Sophie Mirabella said today.
“It is shameful that close to...
22 May, 2009
The Rudd Government’s “nanny state” universal approach to early childhood and childcare is undermining the confidence of parents and they should refocus their efforts on “at risk” children, Shadow Minister for Early Childhood Education & Childcare Sophie Mirabella told the National Family Daycar...
13 May, 2009
Australian families pleased about the Government’s plans for Paid Parental leave should not hold their breath on the delivery of such a scheme, Shadow Minister for Women Sophie Mirabella warned today.
“Essentially Paid Parental leave has now become just another “election promise”, with the Rudd Gov...
13 May, 2009
The Rudd Labor Government’s reckless spending and mounting debt will be “an albatross around the neck of young Australians”, Shadow Minister for Youth Sophie Mirabella said today.
“The huge and unprecedented burden of debt left to our children in this Budget is disgraceful. And it will be today’s t...
13 May, 2009
A close look at the Budget bottom line reveals the extent of the Rudd Government’s betrayal of Australian women, Shadow Minister for Women Sophie Mirabella said today.
“Australian women have a personal understanding of how to balance a budget – it’s a challenge they face every day. They will be dee...
11 May, 2009
Julia Gillard’s promise on the sale of an ABC Centre in her own electorate has proved to be worthless – leaving local families in the lurch, Shadow Minister for Early Childhood Education and Childcare Sophie Mirabella said today.
“This is just the latest in a long line of childcare bungles and brok...