The Hon Jane Prentice MP, Assistant Minister for Social Services and Disability Services has announced that nominations are now open for the 2017 National Disability…
The Turnbull Government will today introduce legislation to simplify and strengthen a number of government payments. “The measures contained in the Payment Integrity Bill and…
Australia’s successful refugee settlement story has reached another milestone with communities ready to welcome the last families of the additional intake of 12,000 Syrian and…
The Hon. Jane Prentice MP, Assistant Minister for Social Services and Disability Services, today presented a Disability Access Award to Brisbane City Council for their…
The Turnbull Government is providing an extra $13.8 million to Our Watch to fund a range of important initiatives to help stop violence before it…
E&OE GARETH PARKER: Christian Porter, the federal Social Services Minister is my guest – we’re talking the NDIS. Christian, good morning to you. MINISTER PORTER:…
The Turnbull Government will provide a one-off payment of up to $75 to 3.8 million people, following the passage of legislation today in the Senate.…
E&OE RAY HADLEY: Minister, good morning. MINISTER PORTER: G’day Ray, how are you? RAY HADLEY: Not bad. Look, we’ve got all these problems – you’ve…
The Australian Government has released an industry information paper that provides essential information for those delivering Disability Employment Services (DES) from 1 July 2018. Minister…
More than two and a half million Australians care for a loved one, friend or neighbour but many are unaware of the support services available…
More than 1500 people with disability are now benefiting from support provided by the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) in the Toowoomba region. Assistant Minister…
News Corp stories this morning claiming that it was a Coalition Government decision to increase the age at which people can access the age pension…
*** CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY *** E&OE Introduction One of the great dictums in Public Policy – regards the wisdom of fixing things that are not…
The Turnbull Government is reintroducing legislation to end compensation for Labor’s now defunct Carbon Tax by closing the Energy Supplement to new welfare recipients. “The…
The Turnbull Government will today introduced legislation to establish the new National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) Quality and Safeguards Commission. Minister for Social Services, Christian…
Minister for Social Services, Christian Porter, and Assistant Minister for Social Services and Disability Services, Jane Prentice, today announced an additional $1 million to continue…
A new initiative to give children with disability a chance to express themselves through dance has been awarded $627,000 under a federal NDIS (National Disability…
Hundreds of Queenslanders with disability in Ipswich, Bundaberg and Rockhampton will get earlier access to the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) thanks to a decision…
E&OE Subjects: NDIS/Budget GARETH PARKER: Good morning to you Christian. MINISTER PORTER: Morning Gareth. GARETH PARKER: I just want to play you a bit of…
A three year trial of using GPS to track and monitor high risk family violence offenders will begin in Tasmania this year. The Australian and…
The Turnbull Government will today introduce legislation to provide 3.8 million people a one-off payment to help meet the cost of living. The Social Services…
E&OE RAY HADLEY: I spoke in great detail yesterday about the potential for the NDIS to be exploited. Now, the $22 billion National Insurance Disability…
The Hon Jane Prentice MP, Assistant Minister for Social Services and Disability Services has announced a new way to help those with autism access the…
E&OE MINISTER PORTER: Thanks everyone for being here this morning. I just wanted to make a few comments about the National Disability Insurance Scheme. We…
The Hon Jane Prentice MP, Assistant Minister for Social Services and Disability Services, is delighted to announce $14 million for 39 organisations around the country…