Members of the National Disability and Carers Advisory Council (NDCAC) met for their inaugural meeting in Canberra today. The Council’s co-chair and Assistant Minister for…
The Assistant Minister for Social Services and Multicultural Affairs, Senator Zed Seselja, and Tasmanian Premier Will Hodgman, joined newly arrived Syrian and Iraqi refugee families…
E&OE Kristina Keneally: I’m joined now by the Assistant Minister for Social Services and Multicultural Affairs, Zed Seselja. Thank you so much Minister for coming…
There is still time to have your say on the future of Disability Employment Services (DES), by providing a submission on the discussion paper, New…
The Turnbull Coalition will deliver $117.2 million to support front-line services addressing homelessness. Around 85,000 people, particularly women and children affected by domestic violence and…
E&OE KIERAN GILBERT: Over $100 million in additional funds out to 2018. For more on this I spoke to the Assistant Social Services Minister Zed…
E&OE MICHAEL ROWLAND: Ahead of today’s COAG meeting in Canberra, the Federal Government is announcing $117 million in new funding to support frontline homelessness services.…
The Australian Government will provide $24.26 million for advocacy services to support people with disability receiving Commonwealth Government Services and accessing the NDIS. This funding…
Australia and New Zealand have signed a revised social security agreement reflecting 14 years of changes to each country’s social welfare systems. The current agreement…
The Hon Jane Prentice MP, Assistant Minister for Social Services and Disability Services, is reminding carers, peak bodies and service providers to have their say…
Innovative ideas that help move people from welfare to work will be funded by the Turnbull Government, with the opening of the $96 million Try,…
About one million welfare recipients will benefit from an increase to their payments from 1 January 2017. Minister for Social services, Christian Porter, said the…
Minister for Social Services, Christian Porter, and Assistant Minister for Social Services and Multicultural Affairs, Zed Seselja, announced the funding commitment this morning in Alice…
The Hon Jane Prentice MP, Assistant Minister for Social Services and Disability Service, met with key senior stakeholders from the disability sector today to discuss…
*** CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY *** Thank you Joan and thank you to Ron Jones the elder of the Wurundjeri people and for his fascinating insight…
Events will be held across Australia tomorrow to celebrate International Day of People with Disability (IDPwD), a United Nations sanctioned day held each year on…
The Commonwealth and Western Australian Governments today agreed to commence the final negotiations, on a no prejudice basis, on a nationally consistent but state-run National…
Hundreds of jobs and $120 million of investment will be generated with the development of the new head office for the National Disability Insurance Agency…
Improving the lives of people with disability is the focus of the Second Implementation Plan, Driving Action 2015-2018, released today under the National Disability Strategy.…
*** CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY *** E&OE Acknowledgements Good morning everyone and welcome to Parliament House. Thank you for inviting me to join you for the…
*** CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY *** Good morning everyone and welcome to Canberra, which as well as being the national capital, is my hometown. Thank you…
Today marks White Ribbon Day, also known as International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women – an opportunity to reflect on how all…
Good morning to everyone attending this ACOSS National Conference and thank you for the invitation to speak with you today. It is important audiences such…
Assistant Minister for Social Services and Disability Services, Jane Prentice today announced the new Disability Employment Services (DES) Reference Group, as part of the Australian…
Assistant Minister for Social Services and Multicultural Affairs, Senator Zed Seselja, welcomed constructive discussion during today’s Community Services Ministers meeting in Sydney around improving the…