COMPTON: The new federal Government have looked at the National Disability Insurance Scheme, they’ve commissioned a report into its capabilities and how it’s tracking so…
SANTOPIETRO: Good morning Senator. FIFIELD: Good morning Daniel. SANTOPIETRO: Ok, so Minister, what are the significant problems? FIFIELD: Well, when we came into Government last…
UHLMANN: The timetable for delivering national disability insurance is under review after a damning assessment of the decision to launch the scheme a year early.…
E&OE [Presenter plays an audio clip from harmony.gov.au as lead in to the interview] NICK RHEINBERGER: That’s from the Harmony.gov.au website featuring – or starring,…
E&OE SIMON WALLACE: Where are you from? And I don’t mean mum or dad were teachers so we moved around a lot. Where did your…
E&OE David Speers: More than 50 charities and not-for-profits have complained about your move to scrap the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission, they say it’s…
E&OE QUESTION: Senator Concetta, I think most of you will be well aware that she is the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Social Services.…
E&OE Presenter: The future of the subsidised housing scheme for low income tenants in is doubt over claims it’s being manipulated to build accommodation for…
E&OE Marius Benson: Kevin Andrews can I begin with the good news, you’re increasing the pension. Minister: Indeed from March 20, 3.6 million pensioners will…
E&OE Question: If the gap is too big between Newstart and Disability Payment why not look at increasing Newstart which has been criticised as very…
E&OE Sandy Aloisi: New figures being released today by the Federal Government will show it’s paying out more in unemployment benefits. The labour market figures…
DAVID MARK: Figures were revealed this week showing the trials of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) are running above the budget. The Federal Minister…
DAVID MARK: Figures were revealed this week showing the trials of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) are running above the budget. The Federal Minister…
SMITH: My question is to the Assistant Minister for Social Services, Senator Fifield. Can the Minister provide an update to the Senate on the operation…
PRICE: The previous government changed the name [of the NDIS] to DisabilityCare, which is what they did. They actually spent, hold your breath, because you’re…
PETER VAN ONSELEN: The implementation of the NDIS, as well as how to pay for it, is going to be a major issue for the…
GILBERT: Mitch Fifield, first to you on this work for the dole story. Is it fair to say, as I said there just a moment…
Presenter: A New South Wales Senator is urging migrants to put greater emphasis on learning English to help unify the community. Federal Liberal Senator Concetta…
GILLMAN: Senator Mitch Fifield is the Assistant Minister for Social Services, and he joins us now. Good morning. FIFIELD: Good morning Sarah. GILLMAN: You’ve accused…
E&OE NEWSREADER: Take you live now to Adelaide. Social Services Minister, Kevin Andrews. KEVIN ANDREWS: …if he had done so, he would have seen that…
E&OE SANDY ALOISI: Well, as we’ve heard, the Federal Government is flagging a crackdown on welfare payments with the Social Services Minister, Kevin Andrews, warning…
E&OE JON FAINE: The still freshly in office Abbott Government are dealing with welfare reform as we kick off the new political year. Kevin Andrews…
E&OE TIM PALMER: The Federal Government says the current rate of welfare payments in Australia is “unsustainable and relentless”, and more must be done to…
CORDEAUX: Mitch Fifield, the Assistant Minister for Social Services is on the line. How are you Assistant Minister, and may I address you so? FIFIELD:…
E&OE LUKE GRANT: Kevin Andrews, the Federal Minister for Social Services, has outlined a plan to merge two major departments. The idea is to combine…