42nd Parliament: Petitions on issues in the Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs policy area
| Subject |
Presentation details* |
No. of signatures |
Further action |
| Housing and homelessness |
Funding for housing and accommodation services
(PDF 42KB) |
2 June 2008 |
1,498 |
Response from Minister for Housing, dated 8 July 2008
(PDF 136KB)
Public hearing program, 24 September 2008 (PDF 568KB)
Public hearing transcript, 24 September 2008
|
Rent Assistance (PDF 49KB) |
Ms Marino, 22 October 2008 |
483 |
Response from Minister for Housing, dated 23 April 2009
(PDF 223KB)
Public hearing program, 25 February 2009 (PDF 52KB)
Public hearing transcript, 25 February 2009 |
Funding for permanent housing for young people at risk of homelessness (PDF 79KB) |
16 November 2009 |
13 |
Response from Minister for Housing, dated 14 December 2009
(PDF 179KB) |
National Rental Affordability Scheme (PDF 33KB) |
Mr Robert, 23 November 2009 |
519 |
Response from Minister for Housing, dated 21 December 2009
(PDF 168KB) |
| Emergency sleeping swags for the homeless |
Mr Andrews, 22 June 2010 |
700 |
|
| Navigate to Topics: Housing and homelessness | Indigenous Affairs | Pensions and Social Security | Other | |
| Indigenous Affairs |
Northern Territory Intervention
(PDF 51KB)
|
17 March 2008
26 May 2008
1 September 2008 |
90
827
23 |
Response from Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, dated 4 June 2008 (PDF 211KB)
Public hearing program, 24 September 2008 (PDF 568KB)
Public hearing transcript, 24 September 2008
|
Consultation with indigenous communities (PDF 157KB) |
15 September 2008 |
479 |
Response from Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, dated 13 November 2008 (PDF 99KB)
Public hearing program, 30 October 2008 (PDF 288KB)
Public hearing transcript, 30 October 2008
|
Byron Bay Declaration
(PDF 89KB) |
25 May 2009 |
2 |
Response from Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, dated 7 October 2009 (PDF 188KB) |
Indigenous Australians
(PDF 93KB) |
25 May 2009 |
1 |
Response from Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, dated 7 October 2009 (PDF 188KB) |
Aboriginal Tent Embassy
(PDF 74KB) |
25 May 2009 |
6 |
Response from Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, dated 7 October 2009 (PDF 188KB) |
Bilingual education in the Northern Territory (PDF 90KB) |
25 May 2009
1 June 2009 |
771
18 |
Response from Minister for Education, dated 11 August 2009
(PDF 166KB) |
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages (PDF 82KB) |
1 June 2009 |
11 |
Response from Acting Minister for Education, dated 29 July 2009
(PDF 164KB)
Response from Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, dated 10 August 2009 (PDF 114KB)
Response from Minister for the Environment, Heritage and the Arts, dated 19 November 2009 (PDF 120KB) |
Indigenous deaths in custody
(PDF 99KB) |
16 November 2009 |
3,280 |
Response from Attorney-General, dated 23 April 2010
(PDF 234KB) |
Reinstatement of the Racial Discrimination Act in the Northern Territory (PDF 55KB) |
23 November 2009 |
176 |
Response from Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, dated 27 January 2010 (PDF 121KB) |
| Navigate to Topics: Housing and homelessness | Indigenous Affairs | Pensions and Social Security | Other | |
| Pensions and Social Security |
Pension entitlements for former citizens of Latvia (PDF 68KB) |
26 May 2008 |
34 |
Response from Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, dated 26 June 2008 (PDF 105KB)
Public hearing program, 24 September 2008 (PDF 568KB)
Public hearing transcript, 24 September 2008
|
Pensions and benefits
(PDF 26KB) |
23 June 2008
22 September 2008
20 October 2008 |
1,513
300
195 |
Response from Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, dated 17 September 2008 (PDF 196KB)
Public hearing program, 24 September 2008 (PDF 568KB)
Public hearing transcript, 24 September 2008
Public hearing program, 30 October 2008 (PDF 288KB)
Public hearing transcript, 30 October 2008
|
Disability and Aged Pensions
(PDF 45KB) |
Mr Raguse, 28 August 2008 |
219 |
Response from Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, dated 2 December 2008 (PDF 220KB)
Public hearing program, 25 February 2009 (PDF 52KB)
Public hearing transcript, 25 February 2009 |
Increase to the aged pension
(PDF 46KB) |
22 September 2008
10 November 2008
24 November 2008
1 December 2008
23 February 2009
16 March 2009
25 May 2009
24 May 2010 |
100
27
193
55
368
27
37
259 |
Response from Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, dated 24 February 2009 (PDF 165KB)
Public hearing program, 30 October 2008 (PDF 288KB)
Public hearing transcript, 30 October 2008
|
Social security agreement between Australia and the Philippines
(PDF 67KB) |
22 September 2008 |
14 |
Response from Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, dated 9 January 2009 (PDF 117KB)
Public hearing program, 25 February 2009 (PDF 52KB)
Public hearing transcript, 25 February 2009
Public hearing program, 27 May 2009 (PDF 107KB)
Public hearing transcript, 27 May 2009 |
Social security agreement between Australia and the Philippines
(PDF 53KB) |
13 October 2008 |
48 |
Response from Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, dated 12 January 2009 (PDF 118KB)
Public hearing program, 25 February 2009 (PDF 52KB)
Public hearing transcript, 25 February 2009
Public hearing program, 27 May 2009 (PDF 107KB)
Public hearing transcript, 27 May 2009 |
Quarantining of social security income (PDF 92KB) |
1 December 2008
23 February 2009 |
147
23 |
Response from Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, dated 25 February 2009 (PDF 336KB)
Public hearing program, 25 February 2009 (PDF 52KB)
Public hearing transcript, 25 February 2009
|
Pension levels (PDF 48KB) |
23 February 2009 |
108 |
|
Aged pension (PDF 43KB) |
23 February 2009 |
457 |
|
Older Australians (PDF 29KB) |
Mrs May, 19 March 2009 |
7,090 |
Response from Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, dated 9 September 2009 (PDF 209KB) |
Newstart and sole-parent pension rates
(PDF 39KB) |
8 February 2010 |
71 |
Response from Minister for Employment Participation, dated 6 July 2010
(PDF 199KB) |
Life expectancy actuarial review (PDF 33KB) |
15 March 2010 |
1 |
Response from Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, dated 22 June 2010
(PDF 135KB) |
| Navigate to Topics: Housing and homelessness | Indigenous Affairs | Pensions and Social Security | Other | |
| Other |
Early intervention services for children with a disability
(PDF 56KB) |
Ms Ley, 2 December 2008 |
3,245 |
Response from Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, dated 11 February 2009 (PDF 139KB)
Public hearing program, 25 February 2009 (PDF 52KB)
Public hearing transcript, 25 February 2009 |
Child support scheme
(PDF 83KB) |
25 May 2009 |
1 |
Response from Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, dated 27 August 2009 (PDF 209KB) |
Disaster recovery payments for residents in Coffs Harbour, Bellingen and Nambucca affected by floods (PDF 58KB) |
Mr Hartsuyker, 23 June 2009 |
6,002 |
Response from Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, dated 21 September 2009 (PDF 141KB)
Public hearing program, 25 November 2009 (PDF 50KB)
Public hearing transcript, 25 November 2009 |
'Forgotten Australians', people who were abused and neglected in Australian institutions (PDF 38KB) |
18 August 2009 |
715 |
Response from Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, dated 21 October 2009
(PDF 127KB)
Public hearing program, 25 November 2009 (PDF 50KB)
Public hearing transcript, 25 November 2009 |
Individual child support payment
(PDF 58KB) |
18 August 2009 |
16 |
Response from Minister for Human Services, dated 28 October 2009
(PDF 129KB) |
| Navigate to Topics: Housing and homelessness | Indigenous Affairs | Pensions and Social Security | Other | |
*Presented in the House of Representatives by the Speaker or the Chair of the Petitions Committee, unless otherwise indicated