Media Releases by The Hon Kate Ellis MP
Minister announces the way forward for women in the workplace
Minister for the Status of Women, Kate Ellis has announced a suite of reforms to the Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Agency (EOWA)…
Helping train leaders of the future, on International Women’s Day
On the centenary of International Women’s Day, the Australian Government has announced it will work with World YWCA to help young women in the Asia…
Supporting rural women on International Women’s Day
Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Senator Joe Ludwig, and Minister for the Status of Women, Kate Ellis, today said it is important for Australians…
Minister names top employers ahead of International Women’s Day
Minister for the Status of Women, Kate Ellis has today announced a list of 98 organisations that have been awarded the EOWA Employer of Choice…
New national register for domestic and family violence orders
Attorney-General Robert McClelland and Minister for the Status of Women Kate Ellis today welcomed the agreement of the Standing Committee of Attorneys-General to implement a…
New gender equality panel to advise Government
The Minister for the Status of Women, Kate Ellis MP has officially launched the Australian Government’s new Gender Panel at Parliament House in Canberra. The…
International praise for Australia’s National Plan to reduce violence against women and their children
Minister for the Status of Women, Kate Ellis has welcomed international praise for Australia’s National Plan to Reduce Violence against Women and their Children, which…
National Plan to Reduce Violence Against Women and Children
Minister for the Status of Women Kate Ellis and Attorney General Robert McClelland today announced the endorsement of Commonwealth, State and Territory Governments of the…
Support for victims of people trafficking
Victims of people trafficking will have greater access to support services thanks to a funding boost from the Australian Government. Some 83 per cent of…
Taking action to achieve better gender balance at work
The Australian Government will shine a spotlight on businesses who are not achieving gender equality by strengthening the Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace…
Australian women boosted into the boardroom
Minister for the Status of Women, Kate Ellis today announced the seventy exceptional Australian women who have been accepted into the Board Diversity Scholarship Program.…
Australia represented at UN Commission on the Status of Women
Three extraordinary women have been chosen to represent the Australian community at this year’s United Nations Commission on the Status of Women in New York.…
12 companies fail to comply with Equal Opportunity Act
Twelve Australian companies have failed to comply with the Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Act according to a new report tabled today. The…
Government Announces White Ribbon Initiative for Workplaces
The Australian Government has called on Australian employers to show leadership in combating violence against women as part of White Ribbon Day. Minister for the…
$1.6 million investment in the fight against human trafficking
Minister for Home Affairs and Justice Brendan O’Connor has announced another $1.6 million will be invested in tackling human trafficking including sex and labour exploitation.…
Awards for the advancement of women at work
Organisations supporting work environments that value and develop women’s participation in the workforce were recognised today, at the Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace…
100 years of International Women’s Day
The Minister for the Status of Women, Kate Ellis, today launched the beginning of a year of celebrations to mark the 100th Anniversary of International…
10th anniversary of UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security – Keeping women safe in war
United Nations Peacekeepers will be given additional training in how to protect women from sexual violence in conflict and post-conflict situations, following an additional $300,000…
Australian women reclaim the night
Last night women and children gathered in the Melbourne CBD to kick off this year’s celebrations for Reclaim the Night. Today, celebrations will continue across…
Applications open for board scholarship program for women
Minister for the Status of Women, Kate Ellis has called on Australian women to apply for a new scholarship program aimed at increasing the number…
International Day of Rural Women 2010
The Minister for the Status of Women, Kate Ellis has said that the International Day of Rural Women 2010 is a chance for all Australians…
Still a long way to go for women in corporate Australia
Kate Ellis has said today that the results of the Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace’s Census of Women in Leadership are still not…
New counselling service launched to support Australians who have experienced violence
Minister for the Status of Women, Kate Ellis will today launch a new telephone counselling service for Australians who have experienced or are at risk…
Statement from the Minister for the Status of Women
Kate Ellis has welcomed the Prime Minister’s announcement that she will serve as Minister for Employment Participation and Child Care and as Minister for the…