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Kate is passionate about contributing to public debate on a wide range of important issues. Here are some of the issues she has touched on in the past.
- Should successful athletes have to pay back the AIS 10 Jun 2009
- Let's give youth voice now for a better future 12 Oct 2008
- Organ donation it's the greatest gift of all 21 Sep 2008
- Is safe sex message falling on deaf ears 31 Aug 2008
- Grassroots funding is key to Olympic glorys 10 Aug 2008
- Easy to overlook big issue of homelessness 20 Jul 2008
- Trailblazer Natasha leaves lasting legacy 29 Jun 2008
- Heavy hitters boost our World Cup hopes 01 Jun 2008
- Youth Forum Discussion Paper 17 May 2008
- We can't take sport for granted 11 May 2008
- Women truly can do anything be anything 20 Apr 2008
- Let the Games begin with all our athletes 30 Mar 2008
- Proud past but future a challenge for women 09 Mar 2008
- Young people will be heard at highest level 17 Feb 2008
- Our nation has changed dramatically in three weeks 16 Dec 2007
- Mobile Phone Towers 23 Sep 2007
- Bradken Foundry 01 Jul 2007
- Full Fees 03 Jun 2007
- Eating Disorders 17 Dec 2006
- Iraq 27 Jul 2006
- Electoral Laws 26 Jun 2006
- Dental 08 Jan 2006
- Make Poverty History 18 Sep 2005
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Media Releases
2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 200814 MAY 2012 - Jobs and Skills Expo to Keep South Burnett and Maryborough Working
THE HON KATE ELLIS MP Minister for Employment Participation and Child Care SENATOR THE HON KIM CARR Minister for H...
14 MAY 2012 - Delivering Quality and Stable Employment Services for People with Disability
THE HON BILL SHORTEN MP Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations THE HON KATE ELLIS MP Minister for Emplo...
11 MAY 2012 - Invest in Your Future Free Financial Info Sessions in Adelaide
KATE ELLIS MP Member for Adelaide SENATOR KIM CARR Minister for Human Services MEDIA RELEASE 11 May 2012 I...
09 MAY 2012 - Child Care Investments Triple Under Labor
THE HON PETER GARRETT MP Minister for School Education, Early Childhood and Youth THE HON KATE ELLIS MP Minister...
09 MAY 2012 - Liberals to Oppose Assistance for Adelaide Families
KATE ELLIS MP Member for Adelaide 9 May 2012 LIBERALS TO OPPOSE ASSISTANCE FOR ADELAIDE FAMILIES Tony Abb...
08 MAY 2012 - Investing to Close the Gap on Indigenous Disadvantage
Media Release JENNY MACKLIN MP Minister for Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs Minister for Disabi...
08 MAY 2012 - $225 Million Extra for Child Care to Help Unemployed Parents Return to Work
THE HON BILL SHORTEN MP Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations THE HON KATE ELLIS MP Minister for Empl...
08 MAY 2012 - Mature Age Job Seekers to be Given Additional Assistance
THE HON BILL SHORTEN MP Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations THE HON KATE ELLIS MP Minister for Empl...
08 MAY 2012 - Getting Australians Job Ready and into Work
Date: 8 May 2012 Media Release JENNY MACKLIN MP Minister for Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affair...
07 MAY 2012 - Parents Deserve the Facts on Child Care
THE HON KATE ELLIS MP Minister for Employment Participation Minister for Early Childhood and Child Care MED...
07 MAY 2012 - Giving the Most Vulnerable Young Australians the Best Start in Life
THE HON PETER GARRETT MP Minister for School Education, Early Childhood and Youth THE HON KATE ELLIS MP Minister ...
04 MAY 2012 - GILLARD GOVERNMENT BACKS A VIBRANT ADELAIDE
THE HON ANTHONY ALBANESE MP Minister for Infrastructure and Transport KATE ELLIS MP Member for Adelaide MEDIA RE...
03 MAY 2012 - Government Support for 1st Fleet Employees
THE HON KATE ELLIS MP Acting Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations MEDIA RELEASE GOVERNMENT SUPP...
03 MAY 2012 - Jobs and Skills Expo Connects 3300 to Jobs and Training
THE HON KATE ELLIS MP Minister for Employment Participation SENATOR THE HON KIM CARR Minister for Human Serv...
02 MAY 2012 - Jobs and Skills Expo Keeps Sunshine Coast Working
THE HON KATE ELLIS MP Minister for Employment Participation SENATOR THE HON KIM CARR Minister for Human Serv...
30 APR 2012 - New Service for The Entrance will Turn Lives Around
MEDIA RELEASE SENATOR KIM CARR Minister for Human Services KATE ELLIS MP Minister for Employment Participati...
26 APR 2012 - Talking School Funding with the Adelaide Community
THE HON PETER GARRETT MP Minister for School Education, Early Childhood and Youth KATE ELLIS MP Federal Member for ...
20 APR 2012 - Review of Job Services Australia Provider Brokered Outcomes
THE HON KATE ELLIS MP Minister for Employment Participation Minister for Early Childhood and Child Care MEDIA ...
19 APR 2012 - Almost 1.5 million Families at Risk from Joe Hockey's Cuts to 'Entitlements'
Media Release 19 April 2012 JENNY MACKLIN MP Minister for Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs Mini...
19 APR 2012 - Jobs and Skills Expo to Keep the Sunshine Coast Working
THE HON KATE ELLIS MP Minister for Employment Participation and Child Care SENATOR THE HON KIM CARR Minister...
18 APR 2012 - Jobs and Skills Expo Connects 3200 to Jobs and Training
THE HON KATE ELLIS MP Minister for Employment Participation SENATOR THE HON KIM CARR Minister for Human Se...
17 APR 2012 - Jobs and Skills Expo Keeps Southern Sydney Working
THE HON KATE ELLIS MP Minister for Employment Participation SENATOR THE HON KIM CARR Minister for Human Serv...
16 APR 2012 - Support for Job Seekers in Western Sydney
THE HON KATE ELLIS MP Minister for Employment Participation Minister for Early Childhood and Child Care THE...
16 APR 2012 - Boost for Job Seekers in Fairfield
THE HON KATE ELLIS MP Minister for Employment Participation Minister for Early Childhood and Child Care THE...
13 APR 2012 - Boost for Bayside Job Seekers
THE HON KATE ELLIS MP Minister for Employment Participation Minister for Early Childhood and Child Care THE H...
13 APR 2012 - Boost for Job Seekers in Frankston
THE HON KATE ELLIS MP Minister for Employment Participation Minister for Early Childhood and Child Care THE H...
12 APR 2012 - Supporting Disadvantaged Job Seekers in Camden
THE HON KATE ELLIS MP Minister for Employment Participation Minister for Early Childhood and Child Care THE H...
12 APR 2012 - Boost for Young Job Seekers in Hunter and Central Coast Region
THE HON KATE ELLIS MP Minister for Employment Participation Minister for Early Childhood and Child Care THE...
11 APR 2012 - Submission to Murray Darling Basin Authority - Draft Plan
11th April 2012 Mr Craig Knowles Chair Murray Darling Basin Authority G PO Box 3001 CANBERRA CITY ACT 2601 Dea...
11 APR 2012 - Another Coalition Thought Bubble on Child Care
THE HON KATE ELLIS MP Minister for Employment Participation Minister for Early Childhood and Child Care MEDIA REL...
11 APR 2012 - Wage Connect Transforms Over 4000 Lives
THE HON KATE ELLIS MP Minister for Employment Participation Minister for Early Childhood and Child Care MEDI...
04 APR 2012 - Jobs and Skills Expo Connects 2250 to Jobs and Training
THE HON KATE ELLIS MP Minister for Employment Participation THE HON CATHERINE KING MP Member for Ballarat ...
04 APR 2012 - Empowering Disadvantaged Young People in Ballarat
THE HON KATE ELLIS MP Minister for Employment Participation THE HON CATHERINE KING MP Member for Ballarat ...
04 APR 2012 - $800,000 to Assist Disadvantaged Job Seekers in South Australia
THE HON KATE ELLIS MP Minister for Employment Participation Member for Adelaide THE HON NICK CHAMPION MP Mem...
03 APR 2012 - Better Services for Job Seekers
3 April 2012 Better services for job seekers The Minister for Employment Participation, Kate Ellis today announ...
03 APR 2012 - Hundreds of Jobs and Training Opportunities on Offer in Hurstville
THE HON KATE ELLIS MP Minister for Employment Participation SENATOR THE HON KIM CARR Minister for Human Ser...
31 MAR 2012 - Abbott Needs to Find $2 Billion for His Nanny Promise
SENATOR THE HON PENNY WONG Minister for Finance and Deregulation THE HON KATE ELLIS MP Minister for Employment...
30 MAR 2012 - Government Taking Strong Action to Ensure the Integrity of Employment Services
THE HON KATE ELLIS MP Minister for Employment Participation Minister for Early Childhood and Child Care MEDI...
30 MAR 2012 - Boost for Job Seekers in South-east Tasmania
THE HON KATE ELLIS MP Minister for Employment Participation Minister for Early Childhood and Child Care THE HO...
29 MAR 2012 - Supporting Children, Youth and Families in Northern Territory Communities
Media Release JENNY MACKLIN MP Minister for Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs Minister for Disabili...
28 MAR 2012 - Has Pyne Let the Cat Out of the Bag on Child Care or is He Just Entirely Clueless?
THE HON KATE ELLIS MP Minister for Employment Participation Minister for Early Childhood and Child Care MEDIA...
27 MAR 2012 - Penrith Jobs and Skills Expo Connects 4200 to Jobs and Training
THE HON KATE ELLIS MP MINISTER FOR EMPLOYMENT PARTICIPATION THE HON DAVID BRADBURY MP MEMBER FOR LINDSAY MEDIA RE...
27 MAR 2012 - Jobs and Skills Expo Keeps Outer Western Sydney Working
THE HON KATE ELLIS MP Minister for Employment Participation MEDIA RELEASE Tuesday, 27 March 2012 ...
26 MAR 2012 - Wage Connect Delivering New Jobs for New Australians
THE HON KATE ELLIS MP Minister for Employment Participation SENATOR THE HON KATE LUNDY Minister for Multicult...
25 MAR 2012 - Tony Abbott Set to Cut Critical Child Care Assistance
THE HON KATE ELLIS MP Minister for Employment Participation Minister for Early Childhood and Child Care MEDIA...
23 MAR 2012 - Wage Connect Program Assisting Homeless Job Seekers
THE HON KATE ELLIS MP Minister for Employment Participation THE HON BRENDAN O'CONNOR MP Minister for Housing ...
22 MAR 2012 - Final Week to Have a Say on Disability Employment Services Procurement
THE HON KATE ELLIS MP Minister for Employment Participation MEDIA RELEASE 22 March 2012 Final week to have a s...
22 MAR 2012 - Employment Security for Hundreds of Adelaide Workers
THE HON KATE ELLIS MP Member for Adelaide MEDIA RELEASE Employment security for hundreds of Adelaide workers ...
22 MAR 2012 - Hundreds of Jobs and Training Opportunities on Offer in Ballarat
THE HON KATE ELLIS MP Minister for Employment Participation and Child Care SENATOR THE HON KIM CARR Minister f...
22 MAR 2012 - More Help for People With a Disability to Find Work
THE HON KATE ELLIS MP Minister for Employment Participation MEDIA RELEASE 22 March 2012 More help for pe...
21 MAR 2012 - Coalition Reveals How They Really Feel About South Australia
THE HON KATE ELLIS MP Member for Adelaide MEDIA RELEASE Coalition reveals how they really feel about South Au...
21 MAR 2012 - Coalition reveals how they really feel about South Australia
THE HON KATE ELLIS MP Member for Adelaide MEDIA RELEASE Coalition reveals how they really feel about South Austr...
21 MAR 2012 - More Support for Logan Job Seekers
THE HON KATE ELLIS MP Minister for Employment Participation THE HON CRAIG EMERSON MP Member for Rankin MED...
21 MAR 2012 - Fraser Coast Project to Help Disadvantaged Job Seekers
THE HON KATE ELLIS MP Minister for Employment Participation THE HON JOHN HOGG Senator for Queensland Presid...
20 MAR 2012 - Cairns Job Seekers Supported by New Pilot Program
THE HON KATE ELLIS MP Minister for Employment Participation JAN MCLUCAS Senator for Queensland MEDIA RE...
20 MAR 2012 - Pilot Project Helping Disadvantaged Job Seekers in Townsville
THE HON KATE ELLIS MP Minister for Employment Participation SENATOR JAN McLUCAS Senator for Queensland ...
17 MAR 2012 - Jobs and Skills Expo Connects 3200 to Jobs and Training
THE HON KATE ELLIS MP MINISTER FOR EMPLOYMENT PARTICIPATION AND CHILD CARE DEBORAH O'NEILL MP MEMBER FOR ROBERTS...
16 MAR 2012 - Applications open for National Disability Conference Initiative
KATE ELLIS MP FEDERAL MEMBER FOR ADELAIDE MEDIA RELEASE 16 March 2012 Applications open for National Disabili...
15 MAR 2012 - Hundreds of Jobs and Training Opportunities on Offer in Penrith
THE HON KATE ELLIS MP Minister for Employment Participation and Child Care SENATOR THE HON KIM CARR Minister f...
14 MAR 2012 - Wage Connect Delivers for More Than 1400 Job Seekers with Disability
THE HON KATE ELLIS MP Minister for Employment Participation Minister for Early Childhood and Child Care MEDIA...
06 MAR 2012 - Workforce Hub for North West Adelaide
THE HON KATE ELLIS MP Minister for Employment Participation Minister for Early Childhood and Child Care Federal...
05 MAR 2012 - Jobs and Training Opportunities on Offer at Gosford Jobs and Skills Expo
THE HON KATE ELLIS MP Minister for Employment Participation and Child Care DEBORAH O'NEILL MP Member for Rober...
05 MAR 2012 - Jobs and training opportunities on offer at Gosford Jobs and Skills Expo
THE HON KATE ELLIS MP Minister for Employment Participation and Child Care DEBORAH O'NEILL MP Member for Robertson ...
02 MAR 2012 - Adelaide speaks up to support the NDIS
JENNY MACKLIN MP Minister for Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs Minister for Disability Reform K...
29 FEB 2012 - Federal Coalition Must Come Clean on Victorian Child Care Quality
THE HON KATE ELLIS MP Minister for Employment Participation Minister for Early Childhood and Child Care MEDIA REL...
29 FEB 2012 - Coalition Must Come Clean on Child Care Quality
THE HON KATE ELLIS MP Minister for Employment Participation Minister for Early Childhood and Child Care MEDIA REL...
29 FEB 2012 - 36 Per Cent Growth in Child Care Services
THE HON KATE ELLIS MP Minister for Employment Participation Minister for Early Childhood and Child Care MEDIA...
27 FEB 2012 - Transcript of Interview with Weekend Sunrise, Network 7
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24 FEB 2012 - Jobs and Skills Expo Keeps Launceston Working
THE HON KATE ELLIS MP Minister for Employment Participation MR GEOFF LYONS MP Member for Bass MEDIA RELEAS...
23 FEB 2012 - Interview with Richard Glover ABC Radio Sydney
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21 FEB 2012 - Celebrating Hutt Street and the Many People it Helps
THE HON KATE ELLIS MP Minister for Employment Participation Member for Adelaide MEDIA RELEASE 21 February ...
20 FEB 2012 - Delivering the Best Possible Employment Services for Australians with Disability
THE HON KATE ELLIS MP Minister for Employment Participation Minister for Early Childhood and Child Care MEDIA...
17 FEB 2012 - Government Continues to Demand the Best
THE HON KATE ELLIS MP Minister for Employment Participation Minister for Early Childhood and Child Care MED...
16 FEB 2012 - Opposition Must Stop Getting Their Facts Wrong on Child Care
THE HON KATE ELLIS MP Minister for Employment Participation Minister for Early Childhood and Child Care MEDIA...
15 FEB 2012 - More Prospect Households to be Connected to the NBN
KATE ELLIS MP FEDERAL MEMBER FOR ADELAIDE 15 February 2011 MORE PROSPECT HOUSEHOLDS TO BE CONNECTED TO THE NBN ...
13 FEB 2012 - Wage Connect Transforms Over 1000 Lives
THE HON KATE ELLIS MP Minister for Employment Participation Minister for Early Childhood and Child Care MEDIA...
13 FEB 2012 - Statement on Child Care Management System
THE HON KATE ELLIS MP Minister for Employment Participation Minister for Early Childhood and Child Care STATEME...
10 FEB 2012 - Empowering Unemployed Youth in Ballarat
THE HON KATE ELLIS MP Minister for Employment Participation Minister for Early Childhood and Child Care THE H...
10 FEB 2012 - Jobs and Training Opportunities on Offer at Launceston Jobs and Skills Expo
THE HON KATE ELLIS MP Minister for Employment Participation and Child Care THE HON BRENDAN O'CONNOR MP Ministe...
07 FEB 2012 - Opposition Labels Vital Child Care Support "Welfare Dependency"
THE HON KATE ELLIS MP Minister for Employment Participation Minister for Early Childhood and Child Care MEDIA...
06 FEB 2012 - 100 000 Australian Families Still Missing Out
THE HON KATE ELLIS MP MINISTER FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD AND CHILD CARE MEDIA RELEASE 100 000 Australian familie...
01 FEB 2012 - Nepean Job Seekers Get a Boost from $180,000 in Australian Government Funding
THE HON KATE ELLIS MP Minister for Employment Participation Minister for Early Childhood and Child Care THE H...
31 JAN 2012 - More Help for Geelong Job Seekers with Mental Illness
THE HON KATE ELLIS MP Minister for Employment Participation Minister for Early Childhood and Child Care THE H...
31 JAN 2012 - Geelong Families Urged Not to Miss Out on Australian Government Child Care Assistance
THE HON KATE ELLIS MP Minister for Employment Participation Minister for Early Childhood and Child Care THE HON RI...
30 JAN 2012 - 44 Unemployed South Australians Back in Work this Month Thanks to New Wage Connect Subsidy
THE HON KATE ELLIS MP Minister for Employment Participation MEDIA RELEASE 30 January 2012 ...
30 JAN 2012 - More than 500 Unemployed Australians Back in Work this Month Thanks to New Wage Connect Subsidy
THE HON KATE ELLIS MP Minister for Employment Participation MEDIA RELEASE 30 January 2012 ...
30 JAN 2012 - Jobs and Skills Expo to Keep the Mid-North Coast Working
THE HON KATE ELLIS MP MINISTER FOR EMPLOYMENT PARTICIPATION AND CHILD CARE THE HON BRENDAN O'CONNOR MP MINISTER FOR H...
27 JAN 2012 - Child Care Providers Can Apply to Deliver More
THE HON KATE ELLIS MP Minister for Employment Participation Minister for Early Childhood and Child Care MEDIA...
27 JAN 2012 - Adelaide Job Seeker First to Benefit from New Wage Connect Subsidy
THE HON KATE ELLIS MP Minister for Employment Participation and Member for Adelaide THE HON MARK BUTLER MP M...
11 JAN 2012 - Disaster Support Rings Up Call Centre Record
THE HON KATE ELLIS MP Acting Minister for Human Services MEDIA RELEASE 11 January 2012 Disaster support rin...
01 JAN 2012 - Families Using Child Care in Record NumbersTthanks to Increased Government Investment
THE HON KATE ELLIS MP Minister for Employment Participation Minister for Early Childhood and Child Care MED...