Thank you for this opportunity to speak about marriage and family. Considerable social science data supports the value of healthy stable marriages for individuals. Summarising…
Tolerance is a critical value in a western liberal democracy like Australia. It was for this reason that I intended to address the World Congress…
The Labor Party must come clean on how they plan to fund Shayne Neumann’s commitment to re-introduce the Dementia and Severe Behaviours Supplement. The Government…
E&OE SANDY ALOISI: Federal Politicians are back in Canberra this week after the five week winter break with the Budget battle set to enter a…
I am delighted to announce that this year’s winner of the Australian Disability Enterprises Excellence Award is Mambourin Enterprises. Mambourin Enterprises employs around 60 people…
***CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY*** Good morning and thank you so much Vicki, good to see you. Good to see Ken Baker and Patrick Maher. As I…
The Australian Government today announced $173 million to help the supported employment sector work towards new wage arrangements for supported employees currently working in Australian…
E & OE TOMLINSON: Good morning. For families wanting to access the National Disability Insurance Scheme they say the figures are looking good in both…
E & OE SUTHERLAND: The National Disability Insurance Scheme – otherwise known as the NDIS – the fourth quarterly report to COAG has just been…
*** CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY*** Ladies and gentlemen, it is a great pleasure to be with you this morning, on what is a special day for…
The Minister for Social Services, Kevin Andrews, today officially opened a state-of-the-art aged care facility in Daw Park. Mr Andrews said the addition of a…
E&OE GILBERT: I’m joined now live from Melbourne by the Liberal frontbencher Senator Mitch Fifield. Senator Fifield first to you and this news that’s been…
Event registrations for International Day of People with Disability are now open. Celebrated annually on 3 December, International Day of People with Disability plays an…
The fourth Quarterly Report to the COAG Disability Reform Council on the National Disability Insurance Scheme is now available online at http://www.ndis.gov.au/document/754. The Report confirms…
This year’s Pollie Pedal has raised over $700,000 for Carers Australia. Minister for Social Services, Kevin Andrews took part in the 1000 km ride from…
The Prime Minister has today announced the Australian Government will contribute $50,000 to help establish and provide general support for the National Carer Awards. The…
E&OE SAUNDERS: As you may have heard, a group of politicians arrived in Dubbo yesterday on the local leg of the Pollie Pedal. It started…
E&OE DUGALD SAUNDERS: It’s 12 to 9 on the morning show; another lycra clad figure that’s been part of the pollie pedal through the region…
Labor Leader Bill Shorten is scraping the bottom of the barrel by scaremongering Australia’s seniors with his comments that pensions will be cut. Minister for…
E & OE FIFIELD: You may have noticed that among the six Federal MPs here, one of us is not like the other. We have…
E&OE REPORTER: Tim good morning to you and good morning to Minister Kevin Andrews. MINISTER ANDREWS: Morning. REPORTER: First of all just explain to us…
E&OE TIM WEBSTER: Well on Sky News this morning we watched them go and on what looked like a pretty chilly morning in Moree, this…
The Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Social Services, Senator Concetta Fierravanti-Wells said last night’s address by the Foreign Minister, The Hon Julie Bishop MP,…
A new report has found more older Australians are accessing aged care services, with the greatest increase in services delivered to people in their homes…
E&OE Emma Griffiths: So Senator, what do you think of the Prime Minister’s leadership call to take these changes off the table? Senator Fierravanti-Wells: Can…