Funding to neighbourhood-based occasional child care was cut in the last federal budget. While most states have picked up the slack, Victorian centres are set to close. Mothers and support groups are unhappy, writes Iona Salter.
Kate Ellis
Follow Crikey’s latest coverage of Kate Ellis. Crikey’s Kate Ellis coverage includes independent news, blogs and commentary.
Crikey Says: All the single ladies …
Women in politics — a series of headlines.
Malcolm Turnbull & Kate Ellis: 2010′s sexiest politicians
Back on the front bench and back into our hearts. Malcolm Bligh Turnbull, come on down — you’re Crikey’s sexiest male pollie for 2010. Two-time Silver Fox Stephen Smith has been knocked off his rather well-worn perch. Here at Crikey we were gunning for the fresh-faced Wyatt Roy to get home, but it seems the prepubescent look doesn’t quite cut it […]
World Cup: At the World Cup’s dawn, Australia’s own bid is in turmoil
Asian Football Confederation President Mohamed Bin Hammam has thrown his weight for a European nation to host the 2018 World Cup — at the expense of Australia, writes Matthew Hall.
‘They don’t give a shit about young people’: the shelved welfare report
Federal youth minister Kate Ellis ordered the Salvation Army to shelve a report slamming her department’s treatment of disadvantaged young people, fearing pre-Budget backlash.
Mungo MacCallum: Mungo: Rudd slowly shedding Dr Jekyll image in favour of Hyde
We are still getting glimpses of the old Kevin ‘07, the avuncular figure who won the nation’s trust a mere three years ago. But it is a safe bet that in the weeks ahead we will see rather less of Mr Nice Guy.
Kate Ellis: a model minister
Daily media wrap: Federal Sports Minister Kate Ellis has donned a tight leather dress and stilettos to pose for Grazia’s body issue. But does a frocked up MP in high heels help promote a healthy body image?
Jennifer Hawkins is naked but don’t blame the government
Marie Claire’s latest cover, part of a positive body image campaign, is a naked, unretouched Jennifer Hawkins. But why is the editor trying to claim the government isn’t doing enough to fix the body image crisis? asks ex-Cosmo editor Mia Freedman.
The Best Political Haircuts of 2009
Crikey presents its list of the top 10 political haircuts for 2009. From rangas to sharp bobs and salt and pepper sexy, take your pick of the best, says Luke Williams.
Crabb: Kate “the Trellis” Ellis vs. Hulk Hogan
Yesterday, Sports Minister Kate Ellis arm-wrestled with pro-wrestler Hulk Hogan. No really; it was for charity. And the undercard bout between Nick ”the Refrigerator” Minchin and Malcolm “the Merchant Banker” Turnbull was just as vicious, reports Annabel Crabb.
Sport funding torn between going for gold and going for guts
The long-awaited Crawford Review of Australian sport has called the bluff of successive Australian governments and proposed a re-weighting of sports funding away from elite Olympic sports toward grassroots participation.
Youth still to be seen but not heard
Joshua Smith explains how much youth “consultation” is really occurring in Parliament, thanks to his experiences at last week’s body image launch. Were students being used as a nice crowd backdrop for the media, rather than listening to any of their ideas?
Australia’s real body image problem: pretending we’re not fat
42% of all Australian women over 18 are overweight or obese; 4% are underweight. Before worrying about Photoshopped images of super-skinny models, there is — literally — a much bigger problem to tackle, says Virginia Haussegger.
Mia Freedman: My surreal day in parliament with supermodels and Kevin
Mia Freedman reflects on the day she went to Canberra, hung out with ‘Kevin’ in the PM office, gave a speech to a press conference and then presented a report on body image to Kate Ellis in front of 60 waiting media. Just another day at the office? Not quite.
Why won’t Kate Ellis have a chat with the yoof of today?
If there’s one part of public policy that needs attention, it is youth policy, since they will be affected by the society stuff ups we’ve created. Too bad that Kate Ellis, Minister for Youth, seems to be all talk, no action, writes Ben Eltham>.
Kate Ellis and the youth roundtable that wasn’t
On Wednesday, leading youngsters were flown to Canberra for a “roundtable” discussion with youth minister Kate Ellis. But the Minister failed to show, nothing was launched and the delegates were shuffled around the corridors of power before being banished from the premises.
Parliamentary fashion — the Midwinter Ball
Who was the fairest of them all? Annette Sharp assesses the competition between Kate Ellis and Therese Rein.
Sporting administrators must look beyond male, white and straight
The news this week that the AFL is to incorporate ongoing training to boot homophobia out of the code has had an enthusiastic response not only locally but overseas as well, writes Rob Mitchell.
Australia’s Kate Ellis wins Oscar for her portrayal of a Cabinet minister
Today, Sports Minister in the Rudd Government Kate Ellis won an Oscar for her portrayal of a Cabinet minister. Walter Slurry. was there to see history in the making.
Stephen Smith & Kate Ellis: 2008′s sexiest politicians
And don’t they look swell together?
Liberal Students get decisive on student unionism
Liberals have this hang up about voluntary student unionism. The your ones especially so, writes Bernard Keane.
Rudd the shock jock — whatever happened to Bonhoeffer?
If the concern were really about safety and sexual abuse, Ellis and Rudd and Brumby and rest of them would point out that most abuse actually takes place in ordinary suburban homes, writes Jeff Sparrow.
Barns: Forget Henson, a bigger menace plagues the playground
Every day of the week our political leaders allow children to be abused at schools right around Australia, because they sanction the sophisticated and relentless efforts of fast food and soft drink companies to market to children through the education system and sport, writes Greg Barns.
Kevin’s Gate Part One: The Leader muses…
Government insider Walter Slurry has forwarded several extracts from the secret pillow diaries of Prime Minister Kevin Rudd. A fascinating insight into the subconscious of power.
