E&OE MICHAEL ROWLAND: The new Social Services Minister, Amanda Rishworth, joins us now from Sydney. Minister, good morning and congratulations on the portfolio. AMANDA RISHWORTH: Good…
E&OE ANDY PARK: The Federal Government has promised to deliver a cost of living package in its October budget, but will there be targeted relief…
E&OE… Minister Ruston: Thank you very much for being here today and I’m really pleased to be here today with Patty Kinnersly, the CEO of…
E&OE… LEIGH RADFORD: We’re going to move on now to trying to address the questions around preventing violence against women. Now the federal government has…
E&OE DANICA DE GIORGIO: Critical industry groups held crisis meetings with the federal government last night over fears Omicron induced staff shortages could cripple the…
E&OE… GARETH PARKER: The Federal Government are going to revamp a scheme. I’ll call it a reverse mortgage scheme. But I’ll introduce the Minister for…
E&OE… FRAN KELLY: Well, from tomorrow women escaping a violent relationship will be able to access a new payment of up to $5000 to help…
E&OE LIAM BARTLETT: The National Disability Insurance Scheme is back in the news again today, mainly because of the ever- increasing costs that the scheme…
E&OE FRAN KELLY: The Morrison Government is taking steps to speed up the COVID vaccine rollout to Australians living with disability, which has been, of…
E&OE LAURA JAYES: Now, the New South Wales Government has laid out the foundation to lock Sydney down for another four…
E&OE NADIA MITSOPOULOS: Now, late on Friday afternoon, the Minster responsible for the National Disability Insurance Scheme dumped a proposal to introduce independent assessments into…
E&OE… FRAN KELLY: The National Disability Insurance Scheme is facing a major overhaul with its future up for discussion at a meeting of state and…
E&OE… MINISTER RUSTON: We are really delighted today to have announced the formation Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Advisory Council which will inform the next…
E&OE… KIERAN GILBERT: Let’s bring in my guest, the Minister for Families and Social Services and Women’s Safety, Senator Anne Ruston. Minister, thank you very…
E&OE… NATALIE BARR: This morning the Australian Government is launching its first podcast. Project Ari is a fictional storytelling series aimed at ending the domestic…
E&OE… SALLY SARA: A national conversation over sexual assault has spurred record numbers of women to take their allegations to police. In New South Wales…
JOHANNA NICHOLSON: The new Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme says she understands there’s anger and concern in the sector around proposed changes, but…
LIAM BARTLETT: I notice in the budget, the NDIS got a huge boost. But the boost is not the problem, it’s the future of the…
E&OE… DANICA DE GIORGIO: To discuss today’s top stories I’m now joined by Minister for Families and Social Services, Anne Ruston. Minister, good morning. Thank…
E&OE… ANNE RUSTON: The consultation for the National plan to end violence against women and their children will commence tonight. We’ll be looking at new…
E&OE FRAN KELLY: About 1 million Australian workers face an uncertain future after the weekend with the end of their JobKeeper payments yesterday. Treasury estimates…
E&EO BEN FORDHAM: Stuart Robert is the Minister for Government Services and the NDIS, he joins me on the line to talk about other matters,…
E&EO LEON COMPTON: Thank you for talking with us this morning. Jane Woodlaw lives with a disability herself and represents many others in…
E&EO Bridget Archer: All right, well it’s fantastic to be here in beautiful Launceston, the weather’s really put it on for Minister Stuart Robert here…
MINISTER RUSTON: We’re here today to launch phase three of the Stop it at The Start campaign which is a campaign that the Federal Government…