Australia and New Zealand have signed a revised social security agreement reflecting 14 years of changes to each country’s social welfare systems. The current agreement…
The Australian Government will provide $24.26 million for advocacy services to support people with disability receiving Commonwealth Government Services and accessing the NDIS. This funding…
Innovative ideas that help move people from welfare to work will be funded by the Turnbull Government, with the opening of the $96 million Try,…
The Hon Jane Prentice MP, Assistant Minister for Social Services and Disability Services, is reminding carers, peak bodies and service providers to have their say…
Minister for Social Services, Christian Porter, and Assistant Minister for Social Services and Multicultural Affairs, Zed Seselja, announced the funding commitment this morning in Alice…
About one million welfare recipients will benefit from an increase to their payments from 1 January 2017. Minister for Social services, Christian Porter, said the…
The Hon Jane Prentice MP, Assistant Minister for Social Services and Disability Service, met with key senior stakeholders from the disability sector today to discuss…
Hundreds of jobs and $120 million of investment will be generated with the development of the new head office for the National Disability Insurance Agency…
The Commonwealth and Western Australian Governments today agreed to commence the final negotiations, on a no prejudice basis, on a nationally consistent but state-run National…
Events will be held across Australia tomorrow to celebrate International Day of People with Disability (IDPwD), a United Nations sanctioned day held each year on…
Improving the lives of people with disability is the focus of the Second Implementation Plan, Driving Action 2015-2018, released today under the National Disability Strategy.…
Today marks White Ribbon Day, also known as International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women – an opportunity to reflect on how all…
Assistant Minister for Social Services and Disability Services, Jane Prentice today announced the new Disability Employment Services (DES) Reference Group, as part of the Australian…
National Statement of Principles for Child Safe Organisations Ministers agreed to the development of National Statement of Principles for Child Safe Organisations to be endorsed…
Assistant Minister for Social Services and Multicultural Affairs, Senator Zed Seselja, welcomed constructive discussion during today’s Community Services Ministers meeting in Sydney around improving the…
The Assistant Minister for Social Services and Multicultural Affairs, Senator the Hon Zed Seselja last night celebrated Deepavali and Australia’s diversity of languages along with…
$10 million in grants is now available to community organisations to support the efforts of their volunteers. Announcing the opening of the Volunteer Grants 2016…
Assistant Minister for Social Services and Disability Services, Jane Prentice has announced this year’s National Disability Awards winners at a gala ceremony at Parliament House…
National Adoption Awareness Week (NAAW) was launched by Assistant Minister for Social Services and Multicultural Affairs, Senator Zed Seselja, in conjunction with Adopt Change today…
The Coalition Government today announced the establishment of the National Disability and Carers Advisory Council. The new Council brings together leaders from business and the…
Assistant Minister for Social Services and Disability Services, Jane Prentice will announce the winners of the 10th National Disability Awards at a gala ceremony tonight…
Tasmania is leading the country in improving protection for children against vaccine preventable diseases, the latest Australian Immunisation Register data shows. Since No Jab, No…
The Coalition Government is calling for submissions on the draft Service Delivery Model for services to support and sustain the work of unpaid carers. Assistant…
The Turnbull Government is today announcing a Commonwealth Redress Scheme for survivors of institutional child sexual abuse and is inviting states, territories and other non-government…
The Assistant Minister for Social Services and Multicultural Affairs, Senator Zed Seselja, today paid tribute to the outstanding contribution women from culturally and linguistically diverse…