New housing for aged care staff on Thursday Island
Media Release by Senator the Hon Mitch FifieldA plan for much-needed new staff accommodation at the Blue Care Star of the Sea Elders Village on Thursday Island will become a reality thanks…
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National roundtable to discuss violence against culturally and linguistically diverse women
Media Release by The Hon Scott Morrison MPViolence against culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) women was under the spotlight today when community and business leaders, academics, specialists and other key stakeholders came…
Young carers encouraged to apply for study support funding
Media Release by Senator the Hon Mitch FifieldApplications for the 2016 Young Carer Bursary Programme will open on 18 August 2015. The 2016 Young Carer Bursary Programme will deliver 333 bursaries worth…
Nominate now for the National Disability Awards
Media Release by Senator the Hon Mitch FifieldThe 2015 National Disability Awards open today, giving Australians the chance to acknowledge the many people, organisations and initiatives across the country that make a…
Government funds sporting codes to help prevent domestic violence
Media Release by The Hon Scott Morrison MPFour national sporting organisations have been awarded Commonwealth grants to help fund violence against women prevention activities, Minister for Social Services, the Hon. Scott Morrison,…
New funding for community projects to reduce violence against women
Media Release by The Hon Scott Morrison MPCommunity organisations can now apply for grants to help deliver projects to reduce violence against women and their children, Minister for Social Services, the Hon.…
Celebrating multicultural Australia
Media Release by The Hon Scott Morrison MPMinister for Social Services, the Hon. Scott Morrison will tonight join thousands of Muslims celebrating at Sydney’s Chand Raat Eid Festival to mark the end…
Nearly $60 million to help WA’s homeless
Media Release by The Hon Scott Morrison MPMinister for Social Services, the Hon. Scott Morrison today visited Foyer Oxford, one of 22 projects the Western Australian government has agreed to fund as…
Australian families gain government support
Media Release by The Hon Scott Morrison MPA new survey has highlighted the potential long-term ‘scarring’ effects on youth if they are unemployed for extended periods, Minister for Social Services, the Hon.…
Disability support payment rules tighten
Media Release by The Hon Scott Morrison MPMinister for Social Services, the Hon. Scott Morrison announced the number of people being granted a Disability Support Pension (DSP) has now dropped below the…
Abbott Government to fund St Giles’ speech program
Media Release by The Hon Scott Morrison MPMinister for Social Services, the Hon. Scott Morrison and Federal member for Bass, Andrew Nikolic today announced the Abbott Government will commit more than $790,000…
Coalition Government provides extra funding to help Illawarra’s unemployed youth
Media Release by The Hon Scott Morrison MPMinister for Social Services, the Hon. Scott Morrison, Parliamentary Secretary, Senator the Hon. Concetta Fierravanti-Wells and Federal Member for Gilmore, Ann Sudmalis today announced the…
Extra $21.3 million for home support across Victoria
Media Release by Senator the Hon Mitch FifieldA funding boost to the Home and Community Care (HACC) programme in Victoria will deliver an extra 200,000 hours of care and support in the…
Coalition governments sign up for national partnership agreement on homelessness
Media Release by The Hon Scott Morrison MPMinister for Social Services, the Hon. Scott Morrison today announced all Coalition state/territory governments are signing up to the 2015-17 National Partnership Agreement on Homelessness…
NDIS early roll out kicks off
Media Release by Senator the Hon Mitch FifieldThe National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) achieved a significant milestone today, as the early rollout of the Scheme in NSW commences. From today, children and…
Annual progress report highlights achievements to address violence against women
Media Release by The Hon Scott Morrison MPCommonwealth, State and Territory Ministers held a special meeting on Friday to discuss progress and achievements under the National Plan to Reduce Violence Against Women…
Improving care for hospital patients with dementia
Media Release by Senator the Hon Mitch FifieldThe Australian Government is investing $2.3 million to trial nationally a Victorian-based programme that improves the care of people with dementia in hospital. The Minister…
Experts to inform national carer gateway
Media Release by Senator the Hon Mitch FifieldThe Australian Government today announced the members of a new Carer Gateway Advisory Group to lead an initiative to better support Australia’s 2.7 million unpaid…
$40 million to support changes to aged care
Media Release by Senator the Hon Mitch FifieldThe Australian Government is providing $40 million to support aged care providers transition to the new Commonwealth Home Support Programme (CHSP) and the consumer directed…
Advocacy review to empower people with disability
Media Release by Senator the Hon Mitch FifieldThe Australian Government today encouraged people with disability, their family, friends and advocates to participate in a review of the National Disability Advocacy Framework. The…
Common sense prevails with passage of BSWAT payment scheme
Media Release by Senator the Hon Mitch FifieldTonight common sense prevailed, with the successful passage of the Business Services Wage Assessment Tool (BSWAT) payment scheme Bills through the Senate. The Coalition Government…
Government’s fairer and sustainable pension budget changes secure critical Senate support
Media Release by The Hon Scott Morrison MPMinister for Social Services, the Hon. Scott Morrison today announced the Government has reached agreement to secure the support of the Australian Greens for the…
Certainty for Commonwealth Home Support Programme
Media Release by Senator the Hon Mitch FifieldThe Government has taken two decisions to provide certainty for Commonwealth Home Support Programme (CHSP) clients and providers. CHSP funding agreements will be extended to…
More indigenous communities to benefit from early childhood learning
Media Release by The Hon Scott Morrison MPAn extra 25 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities across Australia will benefit from the Federal Government’s Home Interaction Program for Parents and Youngsters (HIPPY),…
Neumann wrong on Younger Onset Dementia Key Worker Program
Media Release by Senator the Hon Mitch FifieldThe claim by Shayne Neumann today that the Government is ceasing support for people with younger onset dementia is false. It was the previous Labor…