$14 Million for a More Inclusive Australia for All People with Disability **CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY** I would like to welcome everyone and acknowledge the traditional…
Assistant Minister for Social Services and Multicultural Affairs, Senator Zed Seselja, welcomed constructive discussions on housing affordability measures in the Federal Budget during today’s Housing…
The Hon Jane Prentice MP, Assistant Minister for Social Services and Disability Services spoke today at the Australian Network on Disability’s 9th Annual National Conference…
**CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY** Good morning everyone, I would like to start by acknowledging the traditional custodians of the land on which we meet and pay…
The Hon Jane Prentice MP, Assistant Minister for Social Services and Disability Services has today reaffirmed the Australian Government’s commitment to help people with disability…
**CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY** I start by acknowledging the traditional custodians of the land on which we meet, the Turrbal (Turr-bol) people, and pay my respects…
Bill Shorten claims there is no funding hole in the NDIS while simultaneously promising a tax increase to fill it. Bill, if there’s no hole…
EMMA ALBERICI: Christian Porter is the Federal Minister for Social Services and he joins me now from Canberra. Christian Porter, many thanks for your time.…
Labor’s Chris Bowen and Jenny Macklin are today still in denial about funding for the National Disability Insurance Scheme, despite the overwhelming evidence that Labor…
E&OE CHRISTIAN PORTER: Well thank you for being here this morning. What we presented with respect to welfare reform represented close to two years of…
PATRICIA KARVELAS: So $15 billion extra dollars – that’s the updated cost of the Government’s company tax plan. The more expensive end of the scheme…
The Turnbull Government is embarking on a comprehensive reform of Australia’s working-age welfare payments, guaranteeing the essential services that Australians rely on. The reforms involve…
The Turnbull Government’s redress scheme for survivors of child sexual abuse in institutional settings is planned to commence in 2018. The Turnbull Government has listened…
The Turnbull Government will guarantee the National Disability Insurance Scheme is fully funded by legislating an additional 0.5 percentage point increase in the Medicare Levy.…
Members of the National Disability and Carers Advisory Council (NDCAC) met in Melbourne yesterday. The Hon Jane Prentice MP, Assistant Minister for Social Services and…
The Hon Jane Prentice MP, Assistant Minister for Social Services and Disability Services, met with disability sector stakeholders and representatives from the Aboriginal and Torres…
The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) will roll out to residents of the Loddon region, including Greater Bendigo, Echuca, Kyneton and Kyabram, from 1 May…
The Hon Jane Prentice MP, Assistant Minister for Disability Services is delighted to announce Dylan Alcott OAM as this year’s Patron for International Day of…
The Turnbull Government believes there is no excuse for parents who, without a valid medical reason, choose not to immunise their children. These parents are…
Nearly 100,000 volunteers will benefit from $10 million in Australian Government grants for small community organisations. Minister for Social Services, Christian Porter, announced today that…
Eligible supported employees of Australian Disability Enterprises (ADE) have less than three weeks to register for the Business Services Wage Assessment Tool (BSWAT) Payment Scheme…
The Turnbull Government has announced the formation of an Audio Description Working Group to examine options for increasing the availability of audio description services in…
Four local service providers will share in $85 million of funding to deliver Local Area Coordination (LAC) and Early Childhood Early Intervention (ECEI) services in…
Community organisations can now apply for a share of $160,000 in Commonwealth Government funding for projects that showcase their philanthropic partnerships. In opening the grants…
Minister for Social Services, Christian Porter, and Assistant Minister for Social Services and Multicultural Affairs, Zed Seselja, today announced funding of $2.59 million to provide…