WOMEN'S BUDGET
STATEMENT
2002-03

STATEMENT BY
SENATOR THE HONOURABLE AMANDA VANSTONE
MINISTER FOR FAMILY AND COMMUNITY SERVICES
AND MINISTER ASSISTING THE PRIME MINISTER
FOR THE STATUS OF WOMEN

14 MAY 2002

© Commonwealth of Australia 2002

ISBN 1740 92700 1

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Contents

Overview

Telecommunications Action Plan for remote Indigenous communities

Baby Bonus

Index the ceiling rate of Income Support Supplement for war widows

Funding for provision of Herceptin for patients with metastatic breast cancer

Older Women

Better care for older Australians

Increased residential aged care subsidies/Review of pricing arrangements for residential aged care subsidies

Capital assistance for aged care in rural and remote Australia

More aged care nurses

Support for aged care training

Choosing to stay at home

More community aged care packages

Care packages in retirement villages

Carers of older Australians/More support for carers of people with dementia/More support for ageing carers of people with disabilities

Coalition rewards active Seniors

Productive Ageing Centre

Report on Key Policy Initiatives for Women 2001-02

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