Homelessness Funding
Transcript by Hon Kevin Andrews MPE&OE Minister: (Inaudible)…Glenda Stevens, the CEO of Homelessness Australia and other guests and members of the Salvation Army. It is a privilege to be at…
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6PR Perth
Transcript by Hon Kevin Andrews MPE&OE PRESENTER: Morning thanks for your time today Minister MINISTER: My pleasure. PRESENTER: It wasn’t long ago I don’t think, in fact in the last…
Sky News Viewpoint with Chris Kenny
Transcript by Senator the Hon Mitch FifieldKENNY: Thanks for joining us Mitch. FIFIELD: Good to be with you Chris. KENNY: I want to firstly go to this report that’s looked at…
ABC Radio Hobart Statewide Mornings
Transcript by Senator the Hon Mitch FifieldCOMPTON: 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…
The Pulse Geeloong Radio with Daniel Santopietro
Transcript by Senator the Hon Mitch FifieldSANTOPIETRO: Good morning Senator. FIFIELD: Good morning Daniel. SANTOPIETRO: Ok, so Minister, what are the significant problems? FIFIELD: Well, when we came into Government last…
ABC Radio AM with Chris Uhlmann and Lexi Metherell
Transcript by Senator the Hon Mitch FifieldUHLMANN: The timetable for delivering national disability insurance is under review after a damning assessment of the decision to launch the scheme a year early.…
Harmony Day, Racial Discrimination Act, racism generally
Transcript by Senator the Hon Concetta Fierravanti-WellsE&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,…
Harmony Day, racism generally
Transcript by Senator the Hon Concetta Fierravanti-WellsE&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…
ACNC, Homelessness Funding, Welfare Review
Transcript by Hon Kevin Andrews MPE&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…
Multicultural issues, settlement services, Nelson Mandela, English language, Harmony Day
Transcript by Senator the Hon Concetta Fierravanti-WellsE&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.…
National Rental Affordability Scheme
Transcript by Hon Kevin Andrews MPE&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…
Pension increase; Welfare reform
Transcript by Hon Kevin Andrews MPE&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…
Press conference
Transcript by Hon Kevin Andrews MPE&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…
ABC News Radio with Marius Benson
Transcript by Hon Kevin Andrews MPE&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…
ABC Radio AM Program
Transcript by Senator the Hon Mitch FifieldDAVID MARK: Figures were revealed this week showing the trials of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) are running above the budget. The Federal Minister…
ABC Radio AM Program with Lexi Metherell
Transcript by Senator the Hon Mitch FifieldDAVID MARK: Figures were revealed this week showing the trials of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) are running above the budget. The Federal Minister…
Senate Questions Without Notice
Transcript by Senator the Hon Mitch FifieldSMITH: My question is to the Assistant Minister for Social Services, Senator Fifield. Can the Minister provide an update to the Senate on the operation…
2GB Radio Nights with Steve Price
Transcript by Senator the Hon Mitch FifieldPRICE: 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…
Sky News PVO News Hour
Transcript by Senator the Hon Mitch FifieldPETER VAN ONSELEN: The implementation of the NDIS, as well as how to pay for it, is going to be a major issue for the…
Sky News AM Agenda with Kieran Gilbert and The Hon Andrew Leigh MP
Transcript by Senator the Hon Mitch FifieldGILBERT: Mitch Fifield, first to you on this work for the dole story. Is it fair to say, as I said there just a moment…
Australia Day 2014-702 ABC Sydney
Transcript by Senator the Hon Concetta Fierravanti-WellsPresenter: A New South Wales Senator is urging migrants to put greater emphasis on learning English to help unify the community. Federal Liberal Senator Concetta…
ABC Tasmania Mornings with Sarah Gillman
Transcript by Senator the Hon Mitch FifieldGILLMAN: 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…
Welfare system – Sky News
Transcript by Hon Kevin Andrews MPE&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…
Welfare system – ABC Newsradio
Transcript by Hon Kevin Andrews MPE&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…
Welfare system – 774 ABC Melbourne
Transcript by Hon Kevin Andrews MPE&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…