The Hon. Joe Hockey
October 2004–January 2007
- Media releases
- Speeches
Media Releases
- 2007
- 2006
- 2005
- 2004
2006
December
- 13 December 2006—Release of Exposure Draft of the Access Card Bill
- 11 December 2006—Welfare fraud tipoffs save $125.6 million
November
- 30 November 2006—Ministers announce additional drought buses
- 30 November 2006—Connecting with the kids over Christmas
- 27 November 2006—Hockey Announces Access Card Briefings
- 15 November 2006—Hockey unveils new Centrelink services
- 14 November 2006—AFL Star Becomes Human Services Indigenous Ambassador
- 08 November 2006—Your Card—Your Security
- 01 November 2006—Parents with child support debts should pay before booking their Christmas holiday
October
- 25 October 2006—Centrelink helping farmers through the Drought
- 18 October 2006—Child Support Agency ramps up tax compliance
- 05 October 2006—Workplace program helping separated Dads at home and work
- 05 October 2006—Centrelink Begins SMS Reminders
- 03 October 2006—CSA’s compliance success for 2005-06
September
- 25 September 2006—Minister Hockey announces groundbreaking trial
- 21 September 2006—Access Card Chief Technology Architect appointed
- 19 September 2006—Bad medicine on border security
- 07 September 2006—CSA continues to produce results
August
- 31 August 2006—Incentives recoup millions for children
- 29 August 2006—Hockey praises leading hearing research
- 25 August 2006—Minter Ellison appointed legal advisor to Access Card
- 23 August 2006—Indigenous Ambassadors to be role models at Croc Fest
- 22 August 2006—Minister for Human Services visits Port Augusta
- 21 August 2006—Hockey puts Indigenous services under the Spotlight
- 21 August 2006—Hockey Announces new Indigenous Ambassador
- 21 August 2006—IT jobs coup for Adelaide
- 18 August 2006—Have you heard it's Hearing Awareness Week
- 15 August 2006—Support for separated parents at the click of a button
- 11 August 2006—New Chairman for Australian Hearing
- 09 August 2006—Hockey announces payment for Matthew Pearce
- 07 August 2006—Operation Marcellus and Operation Chorus crackdown on Victoria’s cash economy and welfare fraud
- 04 August 2006—Financial investigators wanted to crackdown on dead beat parents
- 03 August 2006—Hockey welcomes submissions on Access Card
July
- 28 July 2006—Office of Access Card appoints KPMG for program monitoring and assurance
- 28 July 2006—Can you catch welfare cheats? Extra staff to boost complex Centrelink fraud investigations
- 26 July 2006—Centrelink's fraud blitz tops $1million
- 26 July 2006—New free guide to help step families have an easier time
- 24 July 2006—New Deputy Secretary for Access Card
- 19 July 2006—Appointment of Booz Allen Hamilton as lead advisor
June
- 28 June 2006—The Australian Government's vision for a single Health and Social Services Access Card
- 19 June 2006—Crackdown on dead-beats who hide income form the CSA
- 01 June 2006—Joint Media Release: Helping more Australians move into work
May
- 30 May 2006—Kyle Vander-Kuyp announced as an Indigenous Ambassador
- 24 May 2006—Professor Allan Fels to head Access Card Consumer and Privacy Taskforce
- 23 May 2006—Australian Government committed to assisting the Wadeye community
- 21 May 2006—Minister Hockey defends childcare for staff
- 15 May 2006—New home for Medicare and CSA in Parramatta
- 11 May 2006—First tenders and appointments called to deliver Access Card
- 9 May 2006—What the Government is doing to keep the system fair
- 9 May 2006—Centrelink—call centre supplementation
- 9 May 2006—Access Card to cut red tape for Health and Social Services
- 9 May 2006—Expansion of Remote Area Service Centres
- 4 May 2006—More help for people moving into work
- 3 May 2006—Cyclone assistance tops $100 million
March
- 30 March 2006—$21 million in cyclone relief payments
- 26 March 2006—Centrelink cyclone support
- 10 March 2006—$320 million for the jobless
- 2 March 2006—Road blitz on welfare cheats
February
2005
December
- 15 December 2005—New Medicare claiming one step closer (12k)
- 15 December 2005—New Medicare claiming one step closer (1.2mb)
- 1 December 2005—More hearing resources for indigenous Australians (21k)
- 1 December 2005—More hearing resources for indigenous Australians (116k)
October
- 26 October 2005—Human Services reaches its first milestone (20k)
- 26 October 2005—Human Services reaches its first milestone (1.3mb)
- 20 October 2005—Human Services to administer $5.5 billion aged care payments (21k)
- 20 October 2005—Human Services to administer $5.5 billion aged care payments (1.4mb)
- 18 October 2005—New hearing centre highlights the latest advances (21k)
- 13 October 2005—Easier Medicare Claiming (14k)
- 13 October 2005—Easier Medicare Claiming (151k)
September
- 26 September 2005—Human Services Minister Joe Hockey Heads North (19k)
- 26 September 2005—Human Services Minister Joe Hockey Heads North (183k)
- 14 September 2005—$460 Million commitment to new Centrelink Headquarters (15k)
- 14 September 2005—$460 Million commitment to new Centrelink Headquarters (183k)
August
- 4 August 2005—I.T and communication technology consultants come on board (11k)
- 4 August 2005—I.T and communication technology consultants come on board (1.3mb)
July
- 14 July 2005—Centrelink social workers fly to London (11k)
- 14 July 2005—Centrelink social workers fly to London (1.2mb)
- 13 July 2005—Family Assistance on call this weekend (10k)
- 13 July 2005—Family Assistance on call this weekend (3.8mb)
- 12 July 2005—Centrelink staff answer the call in times of tragedy (11k)
- 12 July 2005—Centrelink staff answer the call in times of tragedy (1.3mb)
June
- 8 June 2005—Centrelink web-based work of ART helps students (23k)
- 8 June 2005—Centrelink web-based work of ART helps students (1.3mb)
- 6 June 2005—Australian Hearing 'officially' opens in Maryborough (31k)
- 6 June 2005—Australian Hearing 'officially' opens in Maryborough (481k)
May
- 24 May 2005—Free hearing services for indigenous Australians (20k)
- 24 May 2005—Free hearing services for indigenous Australians (1.3mb)
- 3 May 2005—Help for jobseekers to estimate impact of earnings (20k)
- 3 May 2005—Help for jobseekers to estimate impact of earnings (121k)
April
- 28 April 2005—Excellence in customer service for HIC (60k)
- 28 April 2005—Excellence in customer service for HIC (2.2mb)
- 22 April 2005—Australian Hearing Adelaide re-opens (36k)
- 22 April 2005—Australian Hearing Adelaide re-opens (2.2mb)
- 22 April 2005—Leading veteran lends a hand to re-open Australian Hearing (41k)
- 22 April 2005—Leading veteran lends a hand to re-open Australian Hearing (486k)
- 20 April 2005—Making Life Easier—the Role of Human Services in improving Commonwealth service delivery (36k)
- 20 April 2005—Making Life Easier—the Role of Human Services in improving Commonwealth service delivery (2.2mb)
- 17 April 2005—$3.6 billion on Welfare-to-work Package (18k)
- 17 April 2005—$3.6 billion on Welfare-to-work Package (118k)
- 13 April 2005—Don't travel illegally with PBS medinces (39k)
- 13 April 2005—Don't travel illegally with PBS medinces (1.1mb)
- 4 April 2005—New Head for Child Support Agency (38k)
- 4 April 2005—New Head for Child Support Agency (2.2mb)
- 4 April 2005—New Medicare office opens in Cranbourne (37k)
- 4 April 2005—New Medicare office opens in Cranbourne (1.1mb)
March
- 25 March 2005—Don't travel illegally this Easter with PBS medicines (38k)
- 25 March 2005—Don't travel illegally this Easter with PBS medicines (1.1mb)
- 21 March 2005—Helping Australians survive separation (46k)
- 21 March 2005—Helping Australians survive separation (1.1mb)
- 18 March 2005—New Medicare office opens in Wynnum (37k)
- 18 March 2005—New Medicare office opens in Wynnum (1.1mb)
- 11 March 2005—New Medicare office opens in Leichardt (37k)
- 11 March 2005—New Medicare office opens in Leichardt (1.1mb)
February
- 16 February 2005—Increase in referalls to Job Network (36k)
- 16 February 2005—Increase in referalls to Job Network (2.2mb)
January
- 31 January 2005—Improved Prescription Shopping information service for doctors (38k)
- 31 January 2005—Improved Prescription Shopping information service for doctors (2.2mb)
- 14 January 2005—Tsunami Recovery Assistance Package update (59k)
- 14 January 2005—Tsunami Recovery Assistance Package update (2.2mb)
- 14 January 2005—South Australia bushfire support (37k)
- 14 January 2005—South Australia bushfire support (2.2mb)