25 March, 2009
The Federal Government will provide close to $1 million in funding for Childcare services around Australia – but Victorian families have been left out, Shadow Minister for Early Childhood Education and Childcare Sophie Mirabella said today.
“The Long Day Care Capital Funding program is meant to boo...
18 March, 2009
The Federal Government must lift the veil of secrecy and reveal the facts behind the delayed sale of the 241 ABC Learning Centres, Shadow Minister for Early Childhood Education and Childcare Sophie Mirabella said today.
Mrs Mirabella said that the Government’s Childcare Taskforce Chairman Michael M...
13 March, 2009
The Federal Government must lift the veil of secrecy and reveal the facts behind the delayed sale of the 241 ABC Learning Centres, Shadow Minister for Early Childhood Education and Childcare Sophie Mirabella said today.
“The Minister has today agreed to the Court-appointed Receiver’s (PPB) request ...
11 March, 2009
“It is incumbent on the Rudd Labor Government to formulate and release it’s Violence against Women’s policy after 16 months of in-action,” Federal Shadow Minister for Women Sophie Mirabella MP said today.
“Looking at the big issues that directly affect women, such as, prevention of violence against...
06 March, 2009
As Australians celebrate International Women’s Day this Sunday, the Rudd Government has failed to deliver on key commitments to women after more than 16 months in office, Shadow Minister for Women Sophie Mirabella said today.
“As with many of Labor’s election commitments, the promises Kevin Rudd an...
26 February, 2009
A growing number of bidders for 241 ABC Centres have pulled out at the final-offer stage which closed yesterday, Shadow Minister for Early Childhood Education and Childcare Sophie Mirabella said today.
Mrs Mirabella said there had been strong interest at the non-binding offer stage, but this has “a...
24 February, 2009
Shadow Minister for Youth Sophie Mirabella MP today vowed that the Opposition would oppose Labor’s legislation to introduce a $250 compulsory tax slug on Australian University students, which was introduced by the Rudd Government this month.
“The Liberal Party’s policy has always been to oppose com...
11 February, 2009
Shadow Minister for Youth Sophie Mirabella today vowed that the Opposition would closely scrutinise the details of Labor’s legislation to introduce a $250 charge on University students, which was introduced in the Parliament today.
“As a starting point, our policy is to oppose compulsory fees on st...
22 January, 2009
The Federal Shadow Minister for Women, Sophie Mirabella MP has labelled comments from Melbourne Muslim Cleric Abu Hamza as “utterly unacceptable in the 21st Century”.
Abu Hamza is reported in his lecture, The Keys to a Successful Marriage, to have mocked Australia’s criminal laws and stated that th...
20 January, 2009
The Federal Government’s response to concerns about the transfer of licenses for the 249 ABC learning Centres still in doubt has been described as “shallow and totally lacking in leadership” by the Shadow Minister for Early Childhood Education and Childcare Sophie Mirabella.
“Minister Gillard’s res...