The Turnbull Government is reintroducing legislation to end compensation for Labor’s now defunct Carbon Tax by closing the Energy Supplement to new welfare recipients. “The…
Hundreds of Queenslanders with disability in Ipswich, Bundaberg and Rockhampton will get earlier access to the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) thanks to a decision…
A new initiative to give children with disability a chance to express themselves through dance has been awarded $627,000 under a federal NDIS (National Disability…
A three year trial of using GPS to track and monitor high risk family violence offenders will begin in Tasmania this year. The Australian and…
The Turnbull Government will today introduce legislation to provide 3.8 million people a one-off payment to help meet the cost of living. The Social Services…
The Hon Jane Prentice MP, Assistant Minister for Social Services and Disability Services has announced a new way to help those with autism access the…
Assistant Minister for Social Services and Multicultural Affairs, Senator Zed Seselja, welcomed constructive discussions on housing affordability measures in the Federal Budget during today’s Housing…
The Hon Jane Prentice MP, Assistant Minister for Social Services and Disability Services, is delighted to announce $14 million for 39 organisations around the country…
The Hon Jane Prentice MP, Assistant Minister for Social Services and Disability Services spoke today at the Australian Network on Disability’s 9th Annual National Conference…
The Hon Jane Prentice MP, Assistant Minister for Social Services and Disability Services has today reaffirmed the Australian Government’s commitment to help people with disability…
Labor’s Chris Bowen and Jenny Macklin are today still in denial about funding for the National Disability Insurance Scheme, despite the overwhelming evidence that Labor…
Bill Shorten claims there is no funding hole in the NDIS while simultaneously promising a tax increase to fill it. Bill, if there’s no hole…
The Turnbull Government will guarantee the National Disability Insurance Scheme is fully funded by legislating an additional 0.5 percentage point increase in the Medicare Levy.…
The Turnbull Government’s redress scheme for survivors of child sexual abuse in institutional settings is planned to commence in 2018. The Turnbull Government has listened…
The Turnbull Government is embarking on a comprehensive reform of Australia’s working-age welfare payments, guaranteeing the essential services that Australians rely on. The reforms involve…
Members of the National Disability and Carers Advisory Council (NDCAC) met in Melbourne yesterday. The Hon Jane Prentice MP, Assistant Minister for Social Services and…
The Hon Jane Prentice MP, Assistant Minister for Social Services and Disability Services, met with disability sector stakeholders and representatives from the Aboriginal and Torres…
Nearly 100,000 volunteers will benefit from $10 million in Australian Government grants for small community organisations. Minister for Social Services, Christian Porter, announced today that…
The Turnbull Government believes there is no excuse for parents who, without a valid medical reason, choose not to immunise their children. These parents are…
The Hon Jane Prentice MP, Assistant Minister for Disability Services is delighted to announce Dylan Alcott OAM as this year’s Patron for International Day of…
The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) will roll out to residents of the Loddon region, including Greater Bendigo, Echuca, Kyneton and Kyabram, from 1 May…
Eligible supported employees of Australian Disability Enterprises (ADE) have less than three weeks to register for the Business Services Wage Assessment Tool (BSWAT) Payment Scheme…
The Turnbull Government has announced the formation of an Audio Description Working Group to examine options for increasing the availability of audio description services in…
The Australian Government has provided an additional $50,000 to extend its partnership with the Sydney Thunder’s Cricket Leadership Program, the Assistant Minister for Social Services…
Minister for Social Services, Christian Porter, and Assistant Minister for Social Services and Multicultural Affairs, Zed Seselja, today announced funding of $2.59 million to provide…