The Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Social Services, Senator Concetta Fierravanti-Wells, says Brisbane’s Luminous Lantern Parade is an ideal opportunity to welcome Queensland’s new…
E & OE KING: And joining me now is the Federal Minister responsible for the National Disability Insurance Scheme and a man I haven’t spoken…
KEARNEY: If you remember a time before the Federal Budget, a time before earn and learn? A time before university fees? A time before health…
*Check against delivery* E & OE JOURNALIST: You’re here in Newcastle to mark the milestone of the 2,000th NDIS participant here in the Hunter? FIFIELD:…
The Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Social Services, Senator Concetta Fierravanti-Wells, today congratulated the Kooskolas choir as the first Australian choir to be invited…
*Check against delivery* E & OE I thought I’d use the opportunity afforded by Senate Estimates to inform the Parliament of an issue that has…
The Government today introduced legislation into the House of Representatives to establish the Business Services Wage Assessment Tool (BSWAT) Payment Scheme. Announced in January 2014,…
E & OE I thought Estimates provided an opportunity for me to give a brief update on the third quarterly report of the NDIS. We’ve…
E & OE FIFIELD: The most significant change is that there will be more choice for consumers as to how they pay for their care,…
E&OE RAY HADLEY: As I mentioned earlier people who are fit to work have been relying on Centrelink for the past 23 years we’re told…
Nominations for the 2014 National Disability Awards open today, giving Australians the opportunity to celebrate the individuals and organisations who are having a positive impact…
E&OE KIERAN GILBERT: Kevin Andrews thanks for your time. A lot to discuss, first of all the notion of possible drug testing for those on…
E&OE CHRIS UHLMANN: Over the weekend there appeared to be more conflicting messages coming from the Abbott Government, this time on welfare reform. The Minister…
More than 500 Afghan nationals who were employed in support of Australia’s mission in Afghanistan, together with their families, have now been granted visas to…
Nominations for this year’s Australian Disability Enterprise Excellence Award are now open and will close on 27 June 2014. I encourage staff, customers and anyone…
E&OE PRESENTER: Are politicians allowed to change their mind? Here is a short version of Joe Hockey back in his student days talking about university…
The Government today released an Industry Information Paper on the purchasing approach for the delivery of Disability Employment Services – Disability Management Services (DES-DMS). The…
CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY Thank you Tim for shining a light on the realities of kidney disease and its impact on the nation’s health. I’d like…
E&OE PRESENTER: As promised we’ve got the Minister for Social Services Kevin Andrews on the line, good morning to you Kevin. How are you this…
E&OE DAVID SPEERS: Back to the Budget though and a lot of the battle today and indeed through the course of this week has been…
A greater emphasis on early detection is vital if Australia is to reduce the impact for kidney disease, Minister for Social Services Kevin Andrews said…
Income management will be rolled out to the Ceduna region of South Australia from July 2014 for one year and will continue in six other…
E&OE EMMA ALBERICI: Returning to Federal politics now and the Government’s attempts to sell the merits of its Budget against accusations that the pain involved…
E&OE PRESENTER: With us this morning is the Federal Minister for Social Services, Kevin Andrews. Kevin Andrews good morning and welcome. MINISTER: Good morning Tim.…
E&OE CHRIS SMITH: One of the more impressive aspects of the Abbott Government’s first budget was the changes to unemployment benefits. Their philosophy is for…