Senator the Hon Jacinta Collins
- Parliamentary Secretary
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…
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…
$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.
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.
$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.
Independent School Queensland State Forum 2013
Thursday May 23 2013(check against delivery)
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.
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.
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.
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.…
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.
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…