The 2014-15 Budget delivers $19.3 billion to support families with their cost of living through Family Tax Benefit Payments. The Abbott Government will also ensure…
The Abbott Government is expanding the number of non-government service providers delivering Disability Employment Services (DES). Improving opportunities for employment participation for people with disability…
The Abbott Government is honouring its election commitment to provide Australian couples with access to relationship education and counselling services. The commitments we made at…
E&OE. JON FAINE: Kevin Andrews is the Minister in charge of social security, the Social Services Minister in the Abbott Federal Government. Tomorrow night’s budget…
MINISTER: Ladies and gentlemen I want to take the opportunity this afternoon to make a few comments about some speculation about welfare in the forthcoming…
E&OE. CHRIS UHLMANN: Kevin Andrews is the Minister for Social Services. Welcome to AM. MINISTER: Thank you Chris. CHRIS UHLMANN: Kevin Andrews, some research out…
The date is fast approaching for residential aged care providers to outline their accommodation prices and supply key information about their facility to potential consumers.…
E & OE UHLMANN: The Assistant Minister for Social Services is Senator Mitch Fifield. Welcome to AM. FIFIELD: Good morning Chris. UHLMANN: Does this decision…
ELIZABETH JACKSON: The federal Minister responsible for the NDIS is Mitch Fifield. He told AM’s James Glenday the Government isn’t trying to slow down the…
***CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY*** Well thank you so much, David. And I have got to say, David is one of the preeminent Chairs in the disability…
DOYLE: Mitch Fifield, you’re in Geelong for the opening of the National Disability Insurance Agency Headquarters. When it comes to the rollout of the NDIS,…
E & OE Can I acknowledge the Prime Minister and the Premier; our host the Mayor of Geelong, Darren Lyons; the other regional mayors who…
I’ll begin by expressing my gratitude to Aon Australia, Deloitte Consulting and Macquarie for organising this event under the auspices of your Not-for-Profit Forum. Thanks…
Thank you Sarah for those inspiring words of introduction. I’d also like to express my appreciation to Dr Lance Emerson and the ARACY Board for…
The Australian Human Rights Commission will allow the payment of wages to supported employees in Australian Disability Enterprises who have already been assessed under the…
The Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Social Services, Senator the Hon Concetta Fierravanti-Wells, represented the Prime Minister at the Bengali New Year celebration –…
FANNING: Mitch Fifield is the Assistant Minister for Social Services with responsibility for disability care. He’s been listening to John Della Bosca and Senator Fifield…
Home and Community Care services supporting seniors, younger people with disability and their carers will receive a $33.9 million funding boost across Victoria. The federal…
E&OE Question: So Kevin what does this new overhaul include? Minister: What we’re concerned about is there are more than 1,000 people each week joining…
Drought-affected communities in Queensland and New South Wales will have increased access to free counselling under a $10.7 million Australian Government investment in targeted social…
E&OE David: One new thing which the Government will actually provide is free relationship counselling for brides and grooms before they walk down the aisle.…
Indigenous survivors of child sexual abuse in the Northern Territory will soon have access to support services, following a $550,000 Australian Government investment in two…
E&OE Greg Jennett: Let’s start first of all with that much vaunted Tony Abbott quote of the evening before the September election, no change to…
The Parliamentary Secretary for Social Services with special responsibility for Multicultural Affairs and Settlement Services, Senator Concetta Fierravanti-Wells, was pleased to attend the seventh annual…
LIPSON: Mitch Fifield joins me now from Melbourne. Mitch Fifield thanks for your time today. First of all, let’s go to some of those questions…