The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) has reached a major milestone with today’s announcement welcoming its 200,000th Australian receiving support through the Scheme. The NDIS…
Territorians with a disability, their carers and providers now have a single, central and accessible National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) office in Darwin. The new…
The National Redress Scheme continues to make progress with the state parliaments of Queensland, South Australia and Tasmania passing legislation in recent days. Commonwealth Minister…
Over 2,300 students from regional and remote Australia are set to benefit from changes to Youth Allowance from 1 January 2019. The Parliament today passed…
The Cashless Debit Card will address difficult social issues affecting young people and children in the Hinkler electorate after legislation passed today that guarantees the…
Around 4.8 million pensioners and allowance recipients will receive an increase to their payments from 20 September. Pension payments including Age Pension and Disability Support…
The Australian Government will fund three community organisations to design and deliver new online services to ensure carers get the help they need before reaching…
People with disability will now have a greater opportunity to be part of the debate, conversation and policy-making for a more inclusive Australia. Minister for…
All Australians are being urged to play their part in keeping children safe during National Child Protection Week this week. Minister for Families and Social…
Today the Morrison Government has announced that the Pension Age will remain at 67 and will not be raised to 70. The increase to age…
The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) has now commenced roll out across 70 per cent of Victoria, with the Scheme starting in Southern Melbourne from…
The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) will deliver a better experience to participants thanks to improvements that will commence to be rolled out from October.…
The National Redress Scheme received more than 500 applications in July, its first month of operation. Minister for Social Services Dan Tehan said the National…
The new Autism Advisory Group (AAG) will provide a strong voice on behalf of people with autism who are participating in the National Disability Insurance…
The Turnbull Government has guaranteed that children with autism will continue to receive intensive support through specialised learning centres. The Turnbull Government has committed $7.8…
Today’s Australian Government National Roundtable on Human Trafficking and Slavery marked the 10th anniversary of this important forum. The Roundtable brings together representatives from 12…
Parents are running out of time to vaccinate their children if they want to avoid having their family support payments cut under the Turnbull Government’s…
The Turnbull Government will provide more than $9.3 million in grant funding to help make remote communities more inclusive and supportive of people with disability.…
Community organisations across Australia are encouraged to apply for a share of $20 million in grants to support the work of their volunteers. Minister for Social…
Support for Australians with disability in the workplace is increasing. The Australian Government today announced an expanded list of independent assessors, available to assess appropriate…
More than half of Australian businesses are missing out on an untapped pool of talent by overlooking candidates with disability during the hiring process. New…
The Government will establish a dedicated taskforce to tackle fraud committed against the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). The NDIS Fraud Taskforce will be a…
Federal Minister David Gillespie and Territory Minister Dale Wakefield today welcomed the congregation of the first Tripartite Forum to discuss both Governments’ response to the…
The Turnbull Government has again been recognised as a global leader in digital transformation, with Australia retaining its ranking as number two in the world…
The workforce delivering frontline National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) services has increased by 10.5 per cent, creating new jobs and providing improved support to Australians…