Media Releases by The Hon Christian Porter
Responsible budget savings to fund more affordable child care for Australian families
The Turnbull Government will today introduce legislation to make the Australian child care system more affordable, flexible and accessible for Australian families, while implementing the…
Australian Government invests $50,000 to help vulnerable young people in Tamworth
Member for New England, Barnaby Joyce and Minister for Social Services, Christian Porter, today announced an extra $50,000 to help vulnerable young people in Tamworth.…
A national commitment to NDIS Quality and Safety
COAG Disability Reform Council Statement Nationally consistent protections for participants in the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) will be put in place under a new…
Governments sign bilateral agreement on local delivery of NDIS in WA
The Commonwealth and Western Australian governments have finalised negotiations on a nationally consistent, WA-delivered NDIS, formalised in the signing of a bilateral agreement today. West…
NDIS to provide big boost to NT jobs and economy
Up to 1300 new jobs are expected to be created in the Northern Territory by 2020 as a result of the National Disability Insurance Scheme…
Review of the National Disability Insurance Scheme Costs
The Government has announced a Productivity Commission review into the National Disability Insurance Scheme costs consistent with the Heads of Agreements with the states and…
Strong Board to Guide the NDIS
The Board overseeing the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) will be expanded from 1 January 2017 to ensure it has the disability service, financial management,…
$117 million in new homelessness funding
The Turnbull Coalition will deliver $117.2 million to support front-line services addressing homelessness. Around 85,000 people, particularly women and children affected by domestic violence and…
New Social Security Agreement for Australia and New Zealand
Australia and New Zealand have signed a revised social security agreement reflecting 14 years of changes to each country’s social welfare systems. The current agreement…
Open for ideas: Try, Test and Learn Fund
Innovative ideas that help move people from welfare to work will be funded by the Turnbull Government, with the opening of the $96 million Try,…
Commonwealth support for children and families involved in NT Royal Commission
Minister for Social Services, Christian Porter, and Assistant Minister for Social Services and Multicultural Affairs, Zed Seselja, announced the funding commitment this morning in Alice…
Indexation increases for recipients of youth and student payments
About one million welfare recipients will benefit from an increase to their payments from 1 January 2017. Minister for Social services, Christian Porter, said the…
Governments agree the way forward for NDIS in WA
The Commonwealth and Western Australian Governments today agreed to commence the final negotiations, on a no prejudice basis, on a nationally consistent but state-run National…
White Ribbon Day a reminder for all Australians
Today marks White Ribbon Day, also known as International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women – an opportunity to reflect on how all…
Community Services Ministers’ Meeting Communiqu?
National Statement of Principles for Child Safe Organisations Ministers agreed to the development of National Statement of Principles for Child Safe Organisations to be endorsed…
$10 million in grants to support volunteers
$10 million in grants is now available to community organisations to support the efforts of their volunteers. Announcing the opening of the Volunteer Grants 2016…
Tasmania leads childhood immunisation rate improvement as Indigenous immunisation rates soar
Tasmania is leading the country in improving protection for children against vaccine preventable diseases, the latest Australian Immunisation Register data shows. Since No Jab, No…
Commonwealth redress scheme for survivors of institutional child sexual abuse
The Turnbull Government is today announcing a Commonwealth Redress Scheme for survivors of institutional child sexual abuse and is inviting states, territories and other non-government…
Early success for 1800RESPECT’s new telephone counselling service
Data released by the Coalition Government today indicates a dramatic improvement in the service levels of 1800RESEPCT’s telephone counselling service. “1800RESPECT is a vital counselling…
More funding for support services and prevention initiatives to help women live free from violence
The Coalition Government is investing almost $50 million into frontline services, early intervention initiatives and research to help reduce violence against women and their children.…
Investing in people – improving lives
Today the Coalition Government announced the first stage in a new approach aiming to revolutionise the welfare system by focusing on improving the individual lives…
A welcome increase for recipients of Australian Government Payments
Almost five million recipients of Australian Government payments will be better off following an increase to payment rates. Over 2.5 million recipients of the Age…
Building stronger and safer communities for everyone
Local communities across Australia will share an extra $1.7 million in funding from the Australian Government to develop community projects to build connections and help…
Paying for Australia’s child care reforms
The Turnbull Government has introduced legislation to the 45th Parliament for early childhood education and care reforms that will benefit around one million Australians. Minister…
Media Statement from Minister Porter – NDIS MyPlace portal
In the National Disability Insurance Scheme’s first month of transition from trial to full scheme, the NDIA experienced difficulty in implementing the new NDIS MyPlace…