Liberal Senator for Tasmania, Senator the Hon Stephen Parry, has today been elected by his peers as President of the Senate. President Parry becomes the…
Paralympian and Young Australian of the Year 2014 Jacqueline Freney will be the official Patron of International Day of People with Disability (IDPwD) and the…
E&OE PATRICIA KARVELAS: Mr Andrews welcome to the program. MINISTER ANDREWS: Thank you Patricia. PATRICIA KARVELAS: Last week I heard a speech by Treasurer Joe…
E & OE HOURANI: Senator Mitch Fifield is on the show today to talk about the changes to aged care system. Senator Mitch Fifield, thank…
E & OE SANTOPIETRO: The Assistant Minister for Social Services is Mitch Fifield and he joins us now. Good morning Senator and welcome back to…
E&OE SPEERS: This week of course marked the start of a new financial year and a new political landscape in the Senate. Many of these…
E & OE MORRISON: Changes have been brought into aged care designed to make the system fairer, so that people contribute more to their care…
HESSION: With me is the Assistant Minister for Social Services. Essentially that means he’s responsible for aged care. Good afternoon Senator. FIFIELD: Good to be…
***CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY*** Thank you very much Patricia, ladies and gentlemen, it’s a great privilege to be here at this importance conference again this year.…
Federal Minister for Social Services Kevin Andrews has announced that from today, more comprehensive and easier to use income support data will be available online.…
SPEERS: Major changes to Australia’s aged care system came into effect yesterday. They haven’t received a lot of attention but they should, given most of…
E&OE GRAHAM RICHARDSON: And thanks for staying with us here on Richo. In, I’m not sure, it’s from our Melbourne Studio I think is Kevin…
E & OE COCKBURN: Today, July 1. Some new changes kicked in, in the way that the Federal Government is funding aged care. There is…
E & OE SMITH: Mitch Fifield is the federal Assistant Minister for Social Services. He said recently, “we want more choice for consumers, we want…
E & OE ALY: Australians going into aged care from tomorrow could be paying more than they otherwise would have. There has been a lot…
E & OE BYNER: Now there are some significant changes in aged care that come into effect on July 1 which is next Tuesday. The…
Committed couples can now register online for a $200 subsidy towards the cost of relationship education and counselling services, under the Australian Government’s Stronger Relationships…
E & OE GILBERT: Joining me now on the program is Assistant Social Services Minister Mitch Fifield and Shadow Assistant Treasurer Mitch Fifield. Good morning…
E & OE KENNEDY: Major changes to the aged care system will come into effect from tomorrow on the reforms, the changes to means testing…
E & OE GORMAN: We’re pleased to welcome Senator Mitch Fifield, the Assistant Minister for Social Services with primary responsibility for aged care and disability,…
From 1 July, a range of important changes to the aged care system come into effect. The changes will give older Australians more choice, more…
***CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY*** Thank you ladies and gentlemen. A child fidgets aimlessly in a classroom, his mind wandering off to other interests. He can hardly…
E&OE KIERAN GILBERT: With me now the Social Services Minister Kevin Andrews. Mr Andrews, thanks for your time. This interim McClure report into the welfare…
E&OE CHRIS UHLMANN: Kevin Andrews is the Social Services Minister. Kevin Andrews, how many people do you believe are on disability pensions that shouldn’t be…
E&OE MARK SIMKIN: Well, six weeks of consultation have now begun. The Social Services Minister is obviously attracted to many of the interim recommendations. He…