$700,000 for supported employment
Media Release by The Hon Jane Prentice MPThe Hon Jane Prentice MP, Assistant Minister for Social Services and Disability Services has announced $700,000 to expand the BuyAbility website with a new search…
NDIS brings 150 jobs to western Sydney
Media Release by The Hon Jane Prentice MPWestern Sydney will be the location for the head office of the new National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) Quality and Safeguards Commission. Minister for Social…
$33 million grant to boost the disability and aged care sector workforce now open
Media Release by The Hon Jane Prentice MPSelected organisations specialising in business sector growth and transition have been invited to submit applications for leading a new $33 million Australian Government investment in…
1800RESPECT
Media Release by The Hon Christian Porter MPThe Turnbull government has always been committed to improving the 1800RESPECT service. We initially inherited a service where call wait times were more than 10…
Mandurah to benefit from drug testing trial and new $10 million treatment fund
Media Release by The Hon Christian Porter MPMandurah in Western Australia is to be the third and final location to trial drug testing of new job seekers. Minister for Social Services, Christian…
Community Services Ministers’ Meeting Communiqu?
Media Release by The Hon Christian Porter MPCommunity Services Ministers met in Darwin today and unanimously agreed more needs to be done at all levels of government to improve the safety and…
National Permanency reform for children in out of home care
Media Release by Senator the Hon Zed SeseljaAssistant Minister for Social Services and Multicultural Affairs, Senator Zed Seselja, welcomed the unanimous agreement amongst the states and territories at today’s Community Services Ministers…
Community Services Ministers’ Meeting Communique
Media Release by Senator the Hon Zed SeseljaCommunity Services Ministers met in Darwin today and unanimously agreed more needs to be done at all levels of government to improve the safety and…
Down Syndrome Australia Strategy Meeting 2017
Speech by The Hon Jane Prentice MP*** CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY *** Thank you for inviting me to talk to you today. I am sorry I can’t be with you in person…
Bankstown Press Conference – Drug Testing Trial
Transcript by The Hon Christian Porter MPE&OE Subjects: Drug Testing; cashless debit card; MINISTER PORTER: I’m here with the Human Services Minister and David Coleman, the Member for Banks, and we’re…
Logan to benefit from drug testing trial and access to new treatment fund
Media Release by The Hon Christian Porter MPThe Turnbull Government has announced Logan as the next location to trial drug testing of new job seekers and have access to a dedicated treatment…
Logan Press Conference – Drug Testing Trial
Transcript by The Hon Christian Porter MPE&OE Subjects: Drug testing MINISTER PORTER: I would like to start off by thanking you Bert – so we’ve been in consultation with Bert for…
NDIS Grants Connect the Community
Media Release by The Hon Jane Prentice MPOrganisations seeking to increase inclusion and support people with disability are invited to apply for a national grant program. As part of the National Disability…
Canterbury-Bankstown first location for drug testing trial
Media Release by The Hon Christian Porter MPThe Turnbull Government today announced Canterbury-Bankstown in western Sydney as the first location to be identified for a trial of drug testing of new job…
The Today Show
Transcript by The Hon Christian Porter MPE&OE Subjects: North Korea; Drug Testing KARL STEFANOVIC: Let’s get a reaction to that now. Government Minister, Christian Porter, joins us. Good morning to you,…
2GB – The Alan Jones Breakfast Show
Transcript by The Hon Christian Porter MPE&OE Subjects: Drug Testing Trial ALAN JONES: Well, Christian Porter is a West Australian Cabinet Minister and he’s the Social Services Minister. Today, he’ll go…
ABC – AM
Transcript by The Hon Christian Porter MPE&OE Subjects: Drug Testing; Citizenship. SABRA LANE: The Canterbury Bankstown area, in south-western Sydney, has been chosen as the first location for the Federal Government’s…
ABC – 7.30
Transcript by The Hon Christian Porter MPE&OE Subjects: Drug Testing LEIGH SALES: The first of three locations for a controversial trial to drug test welfare recipients was announced today in Western…
Sky News – AM Agenda
Transcript by The Hon Christian Porter MPE&OE Subjects: Drug Testing KIERAN GILBERT: Welfare recipients in Sydney’s southwest could be randomly tested for drugs from the start of next year; the Turnbull…
Sunrise
Transcript by The Hon Christian Porter MPE&OE Subjects: Drug Testing NATALIE BARR: The Federal Government will target Western Sydney with its plan to drug test new job seekers. The random drug…
ABC News Breakfast
Transcript by The Hon Christian Porter MPE&OE Subjects: Drug Testing; Citizenship; Australia Day MICHAEL ROWLAND: Now, as we’ve been reporting this morning, the Federal Government is today announcing the trial sites…
NDIS supporting 100,000 Australians
Media Release by The Hon Jane Prentice MPThe National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) has reached a major milestone with 100,000 Australians with disability now having choice and control over life-changing support delivered…
2GB – The Ray Hadley Morning Show
Transcript by The Hon Christian Porter MPE&OE Subjects: Citizenship; NDIS; Cashless Welfare Card RAY HADLEY: Well, it’s a bit of a mine field – the National Insurance Disability Scheme – and…
Armidale to settle 200 refugees
Media Release by The Hon Christian Porter MPThe Turnbull/Joyce Government announced the New South Wales city of Armidale as a new community-driven regional settlement location for the settlement of refugees. Deputy Prime…
Government welcomes new approach to 1800RESPECT
Media Release by The Hon Christian Porter MPThe Turnbull Government today welcomed Medibank Health Solutions (MHS) new approach to providing trauma specialist counselling through the 1800RESPECT service for victims of domestic or…