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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 18:33:09 +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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<title><![CDATA[Transcript—Interview with Terri Begley, ABC Brisbane]]></title>
<link>http://www.mhs.gov.au/media/speeches-transcripts/091207-interview-with-terri-begley-abc.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[SUBJECTS: Child Support Departure Prohibition Orders (DPOs).]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 11:11:33 +1100</pubDate>
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