Driving better employment outcomes for students is the key focus of student payment reforms introduced into Parliament today. Minister for Social Services, Christian Porter, said…
The Hon Jane Prentice MP, Assistant Minister for Social Services and Disability Services, today launched National Carers Week 2017 in Brisbane. Carers Week runs from…
A new guide developed jointly by the Australian Government and Flinders University will support mental health providers in making it easier for people with a…
The Hon. Jane Prentice, Assistant Minister for Social Services and Disability Services, has announced the finalists for the 2017 National Disability Awards. The Awards recognise…
More than 90,000 thousand former part-pensioners will have their Pensioner Concession Card (PCC) reinstated from this week. The Turnbull Government announced the decision in the…
Australia’s future depends on our children’s long-term wellbeing, and that’s why the Coalition Government is joining with the Queensland Government and Logan City Council to…
Clubs, schools, workplaces, businesses and individuals are encouraged to celebrate the 25th anniversary of International Day of People with Disability to be held on 3…
A special event in Melbourne today will mark the completion of the settlement of 12,000 Syrian and Iraqi refugees. Minister for Social Services, Christian Porter,…
Three trial initiatives to improve the lives of young carers and help reduce the risk of long term welfare dependency have been selected in the…
The latest research into Australia’s drug and alcohol habits confirms that new approaches need to be tried in order to help people on welfare with…
Ground has broken on a new disability housing project in Orange, New South Wales, with support of more than $830,000 from the Australian Government’s $10…
Victorians living with disability in the Hume Moreland and Bayside Peninsula areas will benefit from an investment of more than $63 million (Hume Moreland $25.7…
“The Australian Council of Social Services appears to have lost any sense of perspective and, with it, lost considerable credibility in the debate over welfare…
The Turnbull Government today introduced legislation for important changes to improve child support processes. The Government committed $12.4 million in the 2017-18 Budget towards addressing…
The Turnbull Government today moved to give greater housing security to low income households in social housing, introducing legislation to help them keep on top…
The Turnbull Government is taking action to encourage even more parents to meet immunisation requirements for their children. Under legislation being introduced today, parents’ fortnightly…
A national online and telephone support service set up to provide assistance to Australia’s 2.7 million carers has already helped more than half a million…
4.7 million pensioners and allowance recipients will receive an increase to their welfare payments from 20 September 2017. Minister for Social Services, Christian Porter, said…
The generosity of Australians is growing according to two new reports released today at a summit in Canberra to promote philanthropy. The reports released by…
I sincerely thank Mr Finn Pratt AO PSM for his dedicated service as Secretary of the Department of Social Services (DSS) and congratulate him on…
The Australian Government is investing more than $1 million to support workforce innovations under the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). The Hon Jane Prentice, Assistant…
Carers Queensland and BUSHkids will share more than $23 million to deliver Early Childhood Early Intervention (ECEI) and Local Area Coordination (LAC) services in Rockhampton…
The Turnbull Government’s welfare reforms will help people over 55 into work. Minister for Social Services, Christian Porter, rejected claims by Labor’s Brendan O’Connor and…
The Hon Jane Prentice MP, Assistant Minister for Social Services and Disability Services has announced $700,000 to expand the BuyAbility website with a new search…
Western Sydney will be the location for the head office of the new National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) Quality and Safeguards Commission. Minister for Social…