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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 June 2010 09:50:00 +1000</pubDate>

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<title><![CDATA[Centrelink reviews recoup millions for taxpayers]]></title>
<link>http://www.mhs.gov.au/media/releases/2010/07/100713-CLK-fraud-reviews.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[The Minister for Human Services, Chris Bowen MP, today announced that reviews of welfare payments by Centrelink during the last financial year uncovered debts worth more than $536 million. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 13 July 2010 15:20:00 +1000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Gillard Government delivering better service across Australia]]></title>
<link>http://www.mhs.gov.au/media/releases/2010/07/100709-gillard-government-delivering-better-services-across-australia.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[The Minister for Human Services, Chris Bowen MP, today announced the next 21 sites to offer Centrelink and Medicare services side by side by mid-2011 as part of the Gillard Government’s service delivery reform agenda.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 9 July 2010 15:12:00 +1000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Operation targets illegal prescription drug exports]]></title>
<link>http://www.mhs.gov.au/media/releases/2010/07/100706-operation-targets-illegal-prescription-drugs-exports.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[The Minister for Human Services, Chris Bowen MP, and Minister for Home Affairs, Brendan O’Connor MP, today reminded Australians travelling overseas to be careful when packing Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) drugs following a joint operation targeting illegal exports of taxpayer-subsidised medication that resulted in the confiscation of pills.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 6 July 2010 16:20:00 +1000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Local Connections to work launched in Campsie]]></title>
<link>http://www.mhs.gov.au/media/releases/2010/07/100702-joint-local-connections-to-work-launched-in-campsie.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[The Minister for Human Services, Chris Bowen MP, Minister for Employment Participation, Senator Mark Arbib, and Minister for Sustainable Population and Federal Member for Watson, Tony Burke MP, today officially welcomed the new Local Connections to Work initiative in Campsie, which helps highly disadvantaged job seekers get back into work.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 2 July 2010 12:00:00 +1000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Appointments to the Board of Australian Hearing]]></title>
<link>http://www.mhs.gov.au/media/releases/2010/07/100701-Appointments-to-the-Board-of-Australian-Hearing.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[The Minister for Human Services, Chris Bowen MP, today announced appointments to the Board of Australian Hearing.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 1 July 2010 16:50:00 +1000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Small business super clearing house commences operation]]></title>
<link>http://www.mhs.gov.au/media/releases/2010/07/100701-small-business-super-clearing-house-commences-operation.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[The Minister for Human Services, Chris Bowen MP, today said the Government has delivered on its promise to provide a free superannuation clearing house service for small businesses. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 1 July 2010 10:14:00 +1000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[New education requirement for Family Tax Benefit Part A]]></title>
<link>http://www.mhs.gov.au/media/releases/2010/06/100630-joint-new-education-requirement-for-family-tax-benefit-part-a.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[From 1 July 2010, new education participation requirements will be introduced for Family Tax Benefit (FTB) Part A for young people aged 16 to 20.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 1 July 2010 09:57:00 +1000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Simplifying processes for separated families]]></title>
<link>http://www.mhs.gov.au/media/releases/2010/06/100630-joint-simplifying-processes-for-separated-families.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[The Australian Government will simplify the way families deal with the Child Support Agency (CSA) and the Family Assistance Office (FAO).]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 30 June 2010 16:50:00 +1000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Speech-Address to Lone Fathers Association 2010 National Conference]]></title>
<link>http://www.mhs.gov.au/media/speeches-transcripts/100616-speech-address-lone-fathers-association-2010-national-conference.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Good morning and thank you for inviting me to speak with you today. Can I start by thanking Barry Williams and the Lone Fathers Association for the work you do. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 16 June 2010 15:53:00 +1000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Tax Garnishee Project recovers $27 million in welfare debt]]></title>
<link>http://www.mhs.gov.au/media/releases/2010/06/100615-tax-garnishee-project-recovers-27-million-in-welfare-debt.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[The Minister for Human Services, Chris Bowen MP, today announced that the Government has recovered over $27 million in welfare debt this financial year through the tax garnishee project between Centrelink and the Australian Taxation Office.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 15 June 2010 09:35:00 +1000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Government establishes Chronic Disease Dental Scheme audit taskforce]]></title>
<link>http://www.mhs.gov.au/media/releases/2010/06/100610-Government-establishes-Chronic-Disease-Dental-Scheme-audit-taskforce.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[The Minister for Human Services, Chris Bowen MP, today announced that a Medicare Australia taskforce has been established to investigate dentists’ compliance with the Chronic Disease Dental Scheme.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 10 June 2010 09:50:00 +1000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Government streamlines Age Pension forms]]></title>
<link>http://www.mhs.gov.au/media/releases/2010/06/100608-CLK-Pension-streamlining-1.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[The Minister for Human Services, Chris Bowen MP, today announced the Rudd Government is cutting unnecessary paperwork for existing Centrelink customers transferring to Age Pension as part of its service delivery reform agenda.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 08 June 2010 14:49:00 +1000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Transcript-Interview with Danny Kennedy, ABC Western QLD]]></title>
<link>http://www.mhs.gov.au/media/speeches-transcripts/100602-transcript-interview-ABC-Western-QLD-Danny-Kennedy.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[SUBJECTS: Child Support Agency early intervention program to address child support debt.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 02 June 2010 12:30:00 +1000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Government cracking down on pathology and diagnostic imaging inducements]]></title>
<link>http://www.mhs.gov.au/media/releases/2010/05/100527-diagnostic-inducements.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[The Minister for Human Services, Chris Bowen MP, today announced that a Medicare Australia taskforce has been established to investigate allegations of collusion between health professionals and pathology and diagnostic imaging providers.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 27 May 2010 17:20:00 +1000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Interview with Marius Benson, ABC News Radio]]></title>
<link>http://www.mhs.gov.au/media/speeches-transcripts/100527-interview-Marius-Benson-ABC-Newsradio.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[SUBJECTS: Resource Super Profits Tax, strengthening job seeker engagement with Centrelink.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 27 May 2010 16:50:00 +1000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Transcript—Interview with Mark Parton, 2CC Canberra]]></title>
<link>http://www.mhs.gov.au/media/speeches-transcripts/100527-interview-Mark-Parton-2CC-Canberra.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[SUBJECTS: Strengthening job seeker engagement with Centrelink.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 27 May 2010 16:50:00 +1000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Transcript—Interview with Alexandra Kirk, ABC AM]]></title>
<link>http://www.mhs.gov.au/media/speeches-transcripts/100527-interview-Kirk-ABC-AM.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[SUBJECTS: Opposition asylum seeker thought bubble, strengthening job seeker engagement with Centrelink.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 27 May 2010 12:10:00 +1000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Government strengthening job seeker engagement]]></title>
<link>http://www.mhs.gov.au/media/releases/2010/05/100527-joint-job-seeker-interviews.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[The Minister for Human Services, Chris Bowen MP, and Minister for Employment Participation, Senator Mark Arbib, today announced the Government is strengthening arrangements for job seekers to give them the best chance of securing employment.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 27 May 2010 10:00:00 +1000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Government targeting recent child support defaulters]]></title>
<link>http://www.mhs.gov.au/media/releases/2010/05/100526-Child-Support-Defaulters.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[The Minister for Human Services, Chris Bowen MP, today announced that a new initiative targeting child support defaulters has secured commitments from separated parents to pay more than $11 million in outstanding child support payments.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 26 May 2010 13:50:00 +1000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Government focuses on disadvantaged job seekers]]></title>
<link>http://www.mhs.gov.au/media/releases/2010/05/100524-Joint-Government-focuses-on-disadvantaged-job-seekers.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Minister for Human Services Chris Bowen and Minister for Employment Participation Mark Arbib today announced a new initiative to help get highly disadvantaged job seekers into work. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 24 May 2010 16:15:00 +1000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Service delivery reform in action]]></title>
<link>http://www.mhs.gov.au/media/releases/2010/05/100521-service-delivery-reform-in-action.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[The Minister for Human Services, Chris Bowen MP, today announced the 21 sites which will offer Centrelink and Medicare services side by side by the end of 2010 as part of the Rudd Government’s service delivery reform plan.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 21 May 2010 14:00:00 +1000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Registration to commence for free Small Business Superannuation Clearing House]]></title>
<link>http://www.mhs.gov.au/media/releases/2010/05/100520-joint-super-clearing-house-registrations.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[The Minister for Human Services, Chris Bowen MP, and the Minister for Small Business, Craig Emerson MP, today announced that eligible small businesses will be able register to use the Government’s free Small Business Superannuation Clearing House from Monday, 24 May.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 20 may 2010 14:45:00 +1000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Jail terms a timely warning for welfare cheats]]></title>
<link>http://www.mhs.gov.au/media/releases/2010/05/100517-jail-terms-a-timely-warning-for-welfare-cheats.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[The Minister for Human Services, Chris Bowen MP, says the imprisonment of three Queenslanders in the past month for welfare fraud is a timely warning that the Government will not tolerate those who deliberately cheat the welfare system.]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 17 may 2010 14:30:00 +1000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[$8 Million recovered from child support evaders]]></title>
<link>http://www.mhs.gov.au/media/releases/2010/05/100517-8million-recovered-from-child-support-evaders.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[The Minister for Human Services, Chris Bowen MP, today announced the Child Support Agency’s (CSA) litigation program, which targets child support evaders, has collected more than $8 million in overdue payments for children of separated families so far this financial year.]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 17 may 2010 14:30:00 +1000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Government acts to curb welfare fraud linked to organised crime]]></title>
<link>http://www.mhs.gov.au/media/releases/2010/05/100511-govt-acts-to-curb-welfare.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[The Minister for Human Services, Chris Bowen MP, today announced the Rudd Government will enhance the use of intelligence provided by law enforcement agencies to better protect social welfare payments from fraud associated with organised crime.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 11 may 2010 16:50:00 +1000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Work starts on Batemans Bay Community Hub]]></title>
<link>http://www.mhs.gov.au/media/releases/2010/05/100507-joint-Batemans-Bay.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Minister for Human Services, Chris Bowen MP, today announced the start of construction for the new Batemans Bay Community Hub building, which will house Australian Government services including Centrelink, Medicare Australia, CRS Australia, the Child Support Agency, and an Australian Hearing visiting service under one roof for the first time in Australia.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 7 may 2010 16:50:00 +1000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Simple way to access Budget information for Human Services Agency customers]]></title>
<link>http://www.mhs.gov.au/media/releases/2010/05/100505-access-budget-info.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[The Minister for Human Services, Chris Bowen MP, today announced that information on the 2010-11 Budget for people who use Human Services agencies will be conveniently available through one website and one phone number for the first time.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 5 may 2010 16:30:00 +1000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Minister officially opens Belmont communitys new Medicare office]]></title>
<link>http://www.mhs.gov.au/media/releases/2010/04/100422-joint-Belmont-opening.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Minister for Human Services, Chris Bowen MP, and Member for Shortland, Jill Hall MP, today officially opened the new Medicare office in Belmont, New South Wales.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 22 Apr 2010 13:52:00 +1000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Transcript-Interview with Stuart Bocking, 2UE]]></title>
<link>http://www.mhs.gov.au/media/speeches-transcripts/100407-interview-with-Stuart-Bocking-2UE.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[SUBJECTS: Government use of optical surveillance to crack down on welfare fraud, Fraud Tip-off Line.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 8 Apr 2010 14:20:00 +1000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Medicare Australia auditing medical practitioners]]></title>
<link>http://www.mhs.gov.au/media/releases/2010/04/100408-Medicare-Australia-audits.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[The Minister for Human Services, Chris Bowen MP, today reminded medical practitioners that Medicare Australia is conducting audit activities between now and the end of this financial year.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 8 Apr 2010 11:00:00 +1000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Government cracking down on welfare fraud with optical surveillance]]></title>
<link>http://www.mhs.gov.au/media/releases/2010/04/100405-government-cracking-down-on-welfare-fraud.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[The Minister for Human Services, Chris Bowen MP, today announced the Government is enhancing its optical surveillance processes as part of a crackdown on fraudulent welfare claims.]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 5 Apr 2010 09:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Helping health professionals to do business with Medicare Australia]]></title>
<link>http://www.mhs.gov.au/media/releases/2010/03/100330-health-professional-online-service.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[The Minister for Human Services, Chris Bowen MP, today announced further enhancements to Health Professional Online Services (HPOS).]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 30 Mar 2010 16:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Fraud tip-offs uncover debt worth $46 million]]></title>
<link>http://www.mhs.gov.au/media/releases/2010/03/100328-Centrelink-fraud-tip-offs.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Minister for Human Services, Chris Bowen MP, today announced tip-offs from the Australian public relating to suspected welfare fraud uncovered over $46 million worth of debt during the past financial year.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 8 Apr 2010 13:58:00 +1000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Transcript-Interview with Lachlan Kitchen, I98FM]]></title>
<link>http://www.mhs.gov.au/media/speeches-transcripts/100325-transcript-interview-i98FM-centrelink-jobs-expo.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[SUBJECTS: Illawarra ‘Keep Australia Working’ Centrelink Jobs Expo.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 26 Mar 2010 15:25:40 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Expansion of Warrawongs Centrelink and Medicare Australia office]]></title>
<link>http://www.mhs.gov.au/media/releases/2010/03/100325-joint-Warrawong-colocation.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[The Minister for Human Services, Chris Bowen MP, and Member for Throsby, Jennie George MP, today announced the expansion of the co-located Centrelink and Medicare Australia office at Warrawong during a visit to the office.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 25 Mar 2010 15:02:40 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Wendell kicks off Illawarra’s Jobs Expo]]></title>
<link>http://www.mhs.gov.au/media/releases/2010/03/100325-joint-centrelink-employment-expo-Illawarra.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Footy legend Wendell Sailor will be on hand today to launch Illawarra’s Keep Australia Working Jobs Expo where around 400 jobs and apprenticeships will be on offer.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 25 Mar 2010 13:40:40 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Centrelink on the ground to help cyclone ravaged Queensland]]></title>
<link>http://www.mhs.gov.au/media/releases/2010/03/100322-Centrelink-Cyclone-Ului.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Minister for Human Services, Chris Bowen MP, today announced Centrelink social workers are working with North Queensland residents affected by Cyclone Ului to help them recover.]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 22 Mar 2010 16:20:50 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Queensland flood assistance reaches $1.2 million]]></title>
<link>http://www.mhs.gov.au/media/releases/2010/03/100312-Joint-Queensland-flood-assistance-total.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Federal Government assistance for those affected by the Queensland floods has passed $1.2 million in Australian Government Disaster Relief Payments (AGDRP).]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:00:50 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Donate at Medicare in March]]></title>
<link>http://www.mhs.gov.au/media/releases/2010/03/100310-donate-at-medicare-in-march.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Minister for Human Services, Chris Bowen MP, today urged visitors to Medicare offices to donate their loose change for people living with leukaemia, lymphoma, myeloma and related blood cancers.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:00:50 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Transcript-Interview with Michael Smith, 4BC Radio]]></title>
<link>http://www.mhs.gov.au/media\speeches-transcripts\100309-transcript-interview-michael-smith.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[SUBJECTS: South West Queensland floods, Commonwealth Government assistance for flood victims.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:00:50 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Ministers visit flood-ravaged Queensland]]></title>
<link>http://www.mhs.gov.au/media/releases/2010/01/100309-joint-ministers-visit-flood-ravaged-Queensland.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[The Minister for Human Services, Chris Bowen MP and the Cabinet Secretary and Senator for Queensland, Joe Ludwig, praised the efforts of those involved in the Queensland flood crisis during a visit to Charleville and St George today.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:12:50 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Reminder for Organ Donor Awareness Week]]></title>
<link>http://www.mhs.gov.au/media/releases/2010/02/100218-reminder-for-organ-donor-awareness-week.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Minister for Human Services, Chris Bowen MP, and Parliamentary Secretary for Health, Mark Butler MP, today urged Australians who have registered their organ and tissue donation decision with the Australian Organ Donor Register to check their details are up to date and talk to their family about their decision.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 18 Feb 2010 11:12:50 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Minister officially opens new Centrelink office in Rockingham]]></title>
<link>http://www.mhs.gov.au/media/releases/2010/01/100129-minister-officially-opens-new-centrelink-office-in-Rockingham.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Minister for Human Services, Chris Bowen MP, today officially opened the new Centrelink Customer Service Centre in Rockingham.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 18:33:09 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Minister officially opens new Medicare office In Belmont]]></title>
<link>http://www.mhs.gov.au/media/releases/2010/01/100129-minister-officially-opens-new-medicare-office-in-belmont.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Minister for Human Services, Chris Bowen MP, today officially opened the new Medicare office in Belmont, Western Australia.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 14:34:57 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Emergency relief for Laverton region]]></title>
<link>http://www.mhs.gov.au/media/releases/2010/01/270110-Laverton-release.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[
The Australian Government today announced extra emergency relief and financial counselling services will soon be available in Laverton and the Ngaanyatjarra Lands in Western Australai to help local residents who are experiencing financial hardship.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jan 2010 16:22:11 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Download your childs immunisation history before school starts]]></title>
<link>http://www.mhs.gov.au/media/releases/2010/01/100117-download-your-childs-immunisation-history.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Minister for Human Services, Chris Bowen MP, today urged parents to go online to check their child&rsquo;s immunisation history before the school year begins.]]></description>
<pubDate>Sun, 17 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Online improvements mean more convenient and faster payments for families]]></title>
<link>http://www.mhs.gov.au/media/releases/2010/01/100105-centrelink-family-online-claims.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[More families are choosing to claim family payments over the Internet, with around half of all family assistance claims now being made using convenient and improved online services.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jan 2010 13:02:49 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Integrated electronic Medicare claiming proves an early success]]></title>
<link>http://www.mhs.gov.au/media/releases/2009/12/091222-electronic-claiming.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[The Minister for Human Services, Chris Bowen MP, today announced Medicare Australia has reached a new milestone for patient electronic claiming, with one in four rebates now claimed at medical practices.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 15:05:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Centrelink Chief Executive Officer appointed]]></title>
<link>http://www.mhs.gov.au/media/releases/2009/12/091216-centrelink-chief-executive-officer-appointed.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Minister for Human Services, Chris Bowen MP, today announced that Ms Carolyn Hogg has been appointed as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Centrelink.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 13:38:43 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Reform to deliver service that works for you]]></title>
<link>http://www.mhs.gov.au/media/releases/2009/12/091216-reform-to-deliver-service-that-works-for-you.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[The Minister for Human Services, Chris Bowen MP, today announced major reforms to Australian Government service delivery, which are designed to give Australians better access to Government health, social and welfare services.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 13:38:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Service Delivery Reform: Designing a system that works for you]]></title>
<link>http://www.mhs.gov.au/media/speeches-transcripts/091216-service-delivery-reform.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Address to National Press Club, Canberra
Service Delivery Reform: Designing a system that works for you]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 13:37:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[$81 million in Child Support debt recovered]]></title>
<link>http://www.mhs.gov.au/media/releases/2009/12/091214-81-million-in-Child-Support-debt-recovered.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[The Minister for Human Services, Chris Bowen MP, has announced that the Child Support Agency&rsquo;s (CSA&rsquo;s) Tax Refund Intercept Process (TRIP) has recovered more than $81 million in outstanding child support payments.]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 12:21:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[BasicsCard project recognised in public sector awards]]></title>
<link>http://www.mhs.gov.au/media/releases/2009/12/091211-basics-card-award.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Minister for Human Services, Chris Bowen MP, today congratulated Federal Government agencies after the BasicsCard project received the Gold Award at the Institute of Public Administration Australia&rsquo;s (IPAA) Prime Minister&rsquo;s Award for Excellence in Public Sector Management 2009.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2009 09:23:00 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Groundbreaking Centrelink/Medicare office opens in Narooma]]></title>
<link>http://www.mhs.gov.au/media/releases/2009/12/091210-joint-groundbreaking-centrelink-medicare-office-opens-in-narooma.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[The Minister for Human Services, Chris Bowen MP, today officially opened the state-of-the-art co-located Centrelink/Medicare office in Narooma.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 12:32:35 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Child Support Agency and financial counsellors join forces to help separated parents]]></title>
<link>http://www.mhs.gov.au/media/releases/2009/12/091208-child-support-agency-and-financial-counsellors-join-forces-to-help-separated-parents.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[The Minister for Human Services, Chris Bowen MP, and Australian Financial Counselling and Credit Reform Association (AFCCRA) Executive Director, Fiona Guthrie, have today announced in Townsville a new partnership between the Child Support Agency (CSA) and the AFCCRA that will provide improved financial literacy and support services to separated parents.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 15:55:27 +1100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Contract awarded for replacement BasicsCard]]></title>
<link>http://www.mhs.gov.au/media/releases/2009/12/091208-contract-awarded-for-replacement-basicscard.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Minister for Human Services, Chris Bowen MP, today announced that the Government has signed a contract with Indue Limited to deliver the replacement BasicsCard.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 12:11:43 +1100</pubDate>
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