*** Check against delivery *** Mr Speaker The issue before the house is how our society should define marriage. That issue is as complicated as…
E&OE Subjects: Citizenship, Welfare reform CHRIS SMITH: The citizenship circus continues in the national capital. What a farce this has become. As I said at…
E&OE Subject: Citizenship; Welfare Reform Bill KIERAN GILBERT: Joining me now is Liberal frontbencher, Christian Porter. Minister, thanks so much for your time. If we…
More than 190 businesses and organisations, many offering more than one placement, and over 360 people with disability are participating in the AccessAbility Day initiative,…
Payments to about one million youth, students and carers will rise from 1 January 2018. “The Government is acutely aware of the importance of ensuring…
*** CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY *** Good evening, Thank you Paul House for your moving Welcome to Country tonight. I start by acknowledging the traditional custodians…
The Assistant Minister for Social Services and Disability Services, the Hon Jane Prentice MP, has tonight announced this year’s 2017 National Disability Awards winners at…
Events will be held across Australia this weekend to celebrate International Day of People with Disability, a United Nations sanctioned day held each year on…
Participants in the National Disability Insurance Scheme, along with their families and carers, can now be assured of quality services and appropriate safeguards following the…
*** CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY *** Good morning everyone. Thank you Rick for that introduction. I would like to acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the land…
E&OE DAVID SPEERS: With me now is one Cabinet minister, not responsible for the banks, but the Social Services Minister Christian Porter who gave a…
*** Check against delivery *** INTRODUCTION There are around 2.2 million Australians with capacity to work who are receiving one of six types of working…
Migrants and refugees, at risk young people, Newstart recipients over 50 years of age and carers will benefit from the next tranche of the Government’s…
E&OE Subjects: Welfare; NDIS CHRIS UHLMANN: We will go straight to our questions from the floor. We’ll begin with Australian Associated Press. QUESTION: Minister, thank…
With the Coalition Government’s strong focus on improving lives and helping people into work, there has been a nation-wide decrease in the number of teen…
E&OE Subjects: Young parents; parliamentary sittings VIRGINIA TRIOLI: Now let’s return to those new figures out this morning showing there’s been a fall in the…
Today marks the start of Community and Philanthropy Partnerships Week, a national celebration of philanthropy. Minister for Social Services, Christian Porter, said the week brings…
Jenny Macklin will no doubt continue Labor’s misleading of the community when she visits Bennelong this morning. If Ms Macklin and Labor is so opposed…
Strengthened regulation of the National Rental Affordability Scheme (NRAS) will give investors greater protection and help maintain rental affordability of up to 38,000 homes. Minister…
*** CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY *** Good morning. I will start by acknowledging the traditional custodians of the land on which we meet, and pay my…
The 25th anniversary of International Day of People with Disability was celebrated today with the release of a commemorative 20 cent coin and prepaid envelope…
Thousands of young students are no longer depending on welfare as a result of the Coalition Government’s strong focus on improving lives and getting people…
Today, the Hon Jane Prentice, Assistant Minister for Social Services and Disability Services, met with people with disability, employers and government representatives to discuss improving…
Registrations are now open for AccessAbility Day, a new Australian Government initiative to bring employers and people with disability together for a day. Research suggests…
E&OE SAMANTHA MAIDEN: Well, let’s ask the Social Services Minister Christian Porter, who joins us. He’s on his way back to Perth, but he’s kindly…