The Assistant Minister for Social Services, Senator Mitch Fifield, today announced the appointment of Mr David Tune AO PSM as Chair of the Government’s Aged…
Australia’s 3.7 million pensioners are $51.80 per fortnight better off for singles and $78 per fortnight for couples since the Coalition Government was elected following…
When people across Australia gaze into the night sky this Saturday they might see an orange glow from some of most iconic landmarks as part…
The Coalition Government will provide funding to assist 31 organisations across Australia to promote diversity and tolerance through multicultural and arts festivals. “The Coalition Government…
The Assistant Minister for Social Services, Senator Mitch Fifield, today announced an 18-month trial of new, more flexible ways for Disability Employment Service providers to…
The Abbott Government today delivered certainty to thousands of people with disability, carers, families and their advocates by extending funding for a range of programmes…
The Federal Government will provide $1.3 million in extra funding to ensure families living in drought affected areas of New South Wales and Queensland can…
An independent evaluation of the Australian Government’s Paid Parental Leave (PPL) scheme has found the support it gives to new mothers has led to improved…
The Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Social Services with special responsibilities for Multicultural Affairs and Settlement Services, Senator Concetta Fierravanti-Wells today congratulated the RMIT…
Senator Mitch Fifield, the Assistant Minister for Social Services, today kicked off the search for the nation’s outstanding Australian Disability Enterprise, with award nominations now…
As Chair of the COAG Disability Reform Council (comprising Commonwealth, State and Territory disability ministers), I do not usually detail the informal, ministers-only discussions that…
Minister for Social Services, the Hon. Scott Morrison has today released the final report of the McClure Review of Australia’s Welfare System – A New…
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Social Services with special responsibility for multicultural affairs, Senator Concetta Fierravanti-Wells today encouraged everyone to embrace Harmony Day as…
The Assistant Minister for Social Services, Senator Mitch Fifield, today announced the membership of the Aged Care Quality Advisory Council. The Advisory Council will provide…
The latest quarterly report for the National Disability Insurance Scheme demonstrates that solid foundations are being built for the Scheme. Senator Mitch Fifield, the Assistant…
Minister for Social Services, the Hon. Scott Morrison has today released the final report of the Productivity Commission’s Inquiry into Child Care and Early Childhood…
A new training package to assist people who help young refugees and migrants was today launched by the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Social…
The Council of Australian Governments (COAG) Disability Reform Council (the Council) met today in Melbourne. The meeting was chaired by Senator the Hon Mitch Fifield,…
Governments across Australia are working together to ensure the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) delivers the best possible support for people with disability. A public…
The allegations made about the Kepnock Grove Retirement Centre aged care facility in Bundaberg are deeply concerning to the Government. Any kind of mistreatment of…
The Abbott Government has today announced it will extend funding for two programmes that provides support for people with a mental illness and their carers.…
More than 770,000 Australian part-pensioners and allowance recipients will be given a $200 million boost to their payments with the lowering of the social security…
A new Alliance representing the interests and views of all people with disability will provide advice to the Australian Government on improving social and economic…
More than 10,000 Australians with disability and their families now have individualised support plans with the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). The Scheme is now…
Federal Minister for Social Services, the Hon. Scott Morrison and NSW Minister for Family and Community Services, Hon. Gabrielle Upton, today announced an agreement on…