Nov 17, 2014 | Homepage, Media, Media Releases
Government, Catholic and independent schools around the country are being invited to apply for funding under the National School Chaplaincy Programme after final agreement was reached between all state and territory governments and the Commonwealth. State and...
Nov 17, 2014 | Homepage, Media, Media Releases
On behalf of the Australian Government, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Education, Senator the Hon Scott Ryan congratulated all nominees for the 2015 Young Australian of the Year award. Over the past month, states and territories have been announcing the...
Oct 30, 2014 | Homepage, Media, Media Releases
Senator the Hon Scott Ryan, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Education, welcomed 850 ACT students to Parliament House as part of Australia’s largest school sing-a-long, the 2014 national celebration for Music: Count Us In. The ACT school students were...
Oct 17, 2014 | Homepage, Media, Media Releases
Australia’s first ever online mental health service for young people affected by cancer was officially launched today by Senator the Hon Scott Ryan, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Education, on behalf of Health Minister Peter Dutton. Senator Ryan said the...
Oct 14, 2014 | Homepage, Media, Media Releases
Researchers looking for treatments for dementia, Parkinson’s disease, strokes and other neurodegenerative disease will be assisted by the launch of a 7 Tesla Magnetic Resonance Imaging (7T MRI) scanner at the University of Melbourne. The 7T MRI scanner was made...
Oct 13, 2014 | Homepage, Media, Media Releases
Young people involved in the Westgate Park Green Army project have commenced on-ground works in Port Melbourne. “The revegetation of Westgate Park will benefit this unique area, which runs along the banks of the Yarra River and under the iconic Westgate...
