Senator the Hon Jacinta Collins

Senator the Hon Jacinta Collins

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Welcome to the media centre archive for Senator the Hon Jacinta Collins, former Parliamentary Secretary for School Education and Workplace Relations. This site contains material issued by Ministers and Parliamentary Secretaries in the Education, Employment and Workplace Relations portfolio.

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Australian Education Bill passes the Parliament

A fair funding system, school improvement reforms and extra funding for Australian schools are now enshrined in law following the passage of the Australian Education Bill through the Senate today…

Release type: Joint Media Release

Date: 26 June 2013

Ministers:

  • The Hon Julia Gillard MP
  • The Hon Peter Garrett MP
  • Senator the Hon Jacinta Collins

St Paul's College leading the way on support for students

Parliamentary Secretary for School Education, Senator Jacinta Collins, today visited St Paul’s Catholic College in Melbourne, a leading non-government special school, to speak with staff and…

Release type: Media Release

Date: 14 June 2013

Ministers:

  • Senator the Hon Jacinta Collins

$5 million to support national philanthropic fund for schooling

The Australian Government has committed to providing $5 million to a new national fund to attract and direct philanthropic donations toward schools in need.

Release type: Media Release

Date: 12 June 2013

Ministers:

  • Senator the Hon Jacinta Collins

A fair go for women in the workforce

The Gillard Government has today tabled its response to a House of Representatives Committee report on pay equity and boosting female workforce participation.

Release type: Joint Media Release

Date: 3 June 2013

Ministers:

  • The Hon Julie Collins MP
  • Senator the Hon Jacinta Collins

$76 million for students with disability in special schools

$76 million will be available to help more than 350 government and non-government special schools across the country over the next six years as part of the National Plan for School Improvement.

Release type: Joint Media Release

Date: 3 June 2013

Ministers:

  • The Hon Julia Gillard MP
  • The Hon Peter Garrett MP
  • Senator the Hon Jacinta Collins

Independent School Queensland State Forum 2013

Thursday May 23 2013(check against delivery)

Release type: Speech

Date: 24 May 2013

Ministers:

  • Senator the Hon Jacinta Collins

Gladstone schools stand to lose if Newman doesn't sign up

Gladstone schools stand to lose if Queensland Premier Campbell Newman doesn’t get behind the Federal Government’s National Plan for School Improvement.

Release type: Media Release

Date: 21 May 2013

Ministers:

  • Senator the Hon Jacinta Collins

Book launch: 'Incentivising employees', Melbourne

Good morning everyone. I’m delighted to have been asked to officially launch this book.Thank you to Allens for hosting us today.

Release type: Speech

Date: 20 May 2013

Ministers:

  • Senator the Hon Jacinta Collins

Budget 2013-14: Better protections for vulnerable clothing industry workers

Some of Australia’s most vulnerable workers—most of them women—will enjoy greater workplace protections under an extension of the Gillard Government’s Fair Entitlements Guarantee.

Release type: Joint Media Release

Date: 14 May 2013

Ministers:

  • The Hon Bill Shorten MP
  • Senator the Hon Jacinta Collins

Budget 2013-14: Extra $114 million for students with disability

Thousands of school students with disability across Australia will benefit from an extra $100 million under the Gillard Government’s More Support for Students with Disabilities program.…

Release type: Media Release

Date: 14 May 2013

Ministers:

  • Senator the Hon Jacinta Collins

Ministers agree to nationwide data collection to support students with disability

The first nationally consistent collection of data on school students with disability has been endorsed by all education ministers today and will start in October 2013.

Release type: Joint Media Release

Date: 10 May 2013

Ministers:

  • The Hon Peter Garrett MP
  • Senator the Hon Jacinta Collins

More support for local Kyneton students

Parliamentary Secretary for School Education Senator Jacinta Collins today talked to teachers and students from Sacred Heart College, Kyneton Primary, and Kyneton Secondary about the $100 million…

Release type: Media Release

Date: 8 May 2013

Ministers:

  • Senator the Hon Jacinta Collins