Federal Parliamentarians from all sides of politics today joined with representatives from the ACT Government and the community to show their commitment to reducing violence…
Minister for Social Services Kevin Andrews has announced that only South Australia and Tasmania are yet to sign the 2014-15 National Partnership Agreement on Homelessness…
Paralympian and Young Australian of the Year 2014 Jacqueline Freney will be the official Patron of International Day of People with Disability (IDPwD) and the…
Liberal Senator for Tasmania, Senator the Hon Stephen Parry, has today been elected by his peers as President of the Senate. President Parry becomes the…
Federal Minister for Social Services Kevin Andrews has announced that from today, more comprehensive and easier to use income support data will be available online.…
Committed couples can now register online for a $200 subsidy towards the cost of relationship education and counselling services, under the Australian Government’s Stronger Relationships…
From 1 July, a range of important changes to the aged care system come into effect. The changes will give older Australians more choice, more…
Minister for Social Services Kevin Andrews says an interim review of Australia’s welfare system has put forward a simplified payments structure with four basic payment…
The Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Social Services, Senator Concetta Fierravanti-Wells, today addressed a special forum on domestic violence in migrant and refugee communities…
Minister for Social Services Kevin Andrews says more evidence has emerged showing Labor’s failed $100 million Building Better Regional Communities program (BBRC) was nothing more…
Today I announce that I have taken the decision to cease the Dementia and Severe Behaviours Supplement. The Supplement will cease from 31 July 2014.…
The aged care accommodation supplement for significant refurbishment is an important mechanism to encourage greater investment in the market through incentives for residential aged care…
Indigenous survivors of child sexual abuse will now have access to specialised support services with a $350,000 Australian Government Investment in Link-Up Queensland Aboriginal Corporation.…
Labor has shown once again that it is incapable of understanding the Coalition’s budget measures by continuing its campaign of scaremongering and lies to Australian…
Commonwealth Seniors Health Card (CSHC) holders will soon be able to travel overseas temporarily for an extra 13 weeks before having their card cancelled. Minister…
Labor and the Greens today joined forces in the Senate to block the timely establishment of a payment scheme that will provide certainty for people…
The Centre for Social Impact is preparing advice for the Australian Government outlining the best models for establishing the new National Centre for Excellence for…
The Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Social Services, Senator Concetta Fierravanti-Wells, says Brisbane’s Luminous Lantern Parade is an ideal opportunity to welcome Queensland’s new…
The Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Social Services and Mr Russell Matheson MP today attended Briar Road Public School in Campbelltown with former Socceroo…
The Government today introduced legislation into the House of Representatives to establish the Business Services Wage Assessment Tool (BSWAT) Payment Scheme. Announced in January 2014,…
The Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Social Services, Senator Concetta Fierravanti-Wells, today congratulated the Kooskolas choir as the first Australian choir to be invited…
Nominations for the 2014 National Disability Awards open today, giving Australians the opportunity to celebrate the individuals and organisations who are having a positive impact…
More than 500 Afghan nationals who were employed in support of Australia’s mission in Afghanistan, together with their families, have now been granted visas to…
Nominations for this year’s Australian Disability Enterprise Excellence Award are now open and will close on 27 June 2014. I encourage staff, customers and anyone…
Income management will be rolled out to the Ceduna region of South Australia from July 2014 for one year and will continue in six other…