Prime Minister – Joint Media Release – Additional funding for youth-led mental health and suicide prevention initiatives – Sunday 1 May 2022   UNOFFICIAL The Hon. Scott Morrison MP Prime Minister The Hon. Greg Hunt MP Minister for Health and Aged Care The Hon. David Coleman MP Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister for Mental Health and Suicide Prevention JOINT MEDIA RELEASE   Sunday 1 May 2022 ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR YOUTH-LED MENTAL HEALTH AND SUICIDE PREVENTION INITIATIVES The Morrison Government is continuing its support for young people with a $5.5 million investment in youth mental health organisation batyr. batyr is a preventative mental health organisation, created and led by young people, for young people. It aims to reduce the stigma around mental illness and encourage young people to reach out for support through engagement, education and empowerment. The new funding includes $3.8 million, delivered through the 2022-23 Budget, for batyr ...

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    Senator the Hon Richard Colbeck Minister for Aged Care and Senior Australians Minister for Youth and Sport The Hon David Coleman MP Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs MEDIA RELEASE 8 November 2019 Grants available to help bring communities together through sport Almost $20 million is now available to help communities promote social inclusion and improve health outcomes through sport. The Morrison Government’s Driving Social Inclusion through Sport and Physical Activity grants program is open for applications from not-for-profit organisations including local community groups, sporting clubs and local government entities. The program is part of the Government’s $71 million investment in social cohesion initiatives to build stronger communities. Minister for Youth and Sport, Richard Colbeck said the grants will also contribute to the Government’s plan to make Australia the world’s most active sporting nation. “Playing sport and engaging in physical activity is great for our ...

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  UNOFFICIAL The Hon. Scott Morrison MP Prime Minister The Hon. Alan Tudge MP Minister for Population, Cities and Urban Infrastructure The Hon. Dan Tehan MP Minister for Education The Hon. David Coleman MP Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs JOINT MEDIA RELEASE Saturday 26 October 2019 MORRISON GOVERNMENT INCREASES REGIONAL MIGRATION TARGET The Morrison Government is stepping up its commitment to regional Australia by ensuring our migration system encourages skilled migrants to live and work in our smaller cities and regions. In March this year, the Government announced it would reduce the permanent migration cap from 190,000 to 160,000 places, and within that set aside 23,000 places for regional visas. Following unprecedented growth (124 per cent) in the number of regional visas granted in the first quarter of this programme year, the Government is increasing the total number of regional places to 25,000. The definition of regional ...

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    THE HON DAVID COLEMAN MP MINISTER FOR IMMIGRATION, CITIZENSHIP, MIGRANT SERVICES AND MULTICULTURAL AFFAIRS SENATOR THE HON SIMON BIRMINGHAM MINISTER FOR TRADE, TOURISM AND INVESTMENT MEDIA RELEASE 25 September 2019 MORE WORKING HOLIDAY MAKERS SUPPORTING REGIONAL AREAS Regional businesses are benefiting from a 20 per cent increase in the number of working holiday makers supporting regional areas. 43,219 second year visas were granted under the Working Holiday Maker (WHM) program last financial year – 7,000 more than the previous year. Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs, David Coleman said only working holiday makers who complete three months of specified work in a regional area could access the second WHM visa. “That’s 7,000 more young people picking crops, milking cows, shearing sheep and supporting tourism in regional Australia,” Mr Coleman said. “We know there are some jobs in regional Australia that aren’t being filled by Australian ...

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THE HON PAUL FLETCHER MP Minister for Families and Social Services THE HON DAVID COLEMAN MP Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs Federal Member for Banks JOINT MEDIA RELEASE 8 April 2019  Helping mature aged Australians in South Western Sydney find work The Morrison Government is helping Mature age Australians struggling to find work in South Western Sydney through online career management to connect and improve their confidence and skills in finding a job. Minister for Families and Social Services Paul Fletcher today announced $3 million for Career Skills for New Jobs, to be led by PricewaterhouseCoopers Australia (PwC) in Sydney to provide mature aged residents of South Western Sydney access to innovative online career management tools. “The project will provide around 250 older job seekers in South Western Sydney access to an online Career Management Tool that enables connected, tailored support and training to improve their confidence and skills ...

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