Transcripts by The Hon Christian Porter

The Future of Disability Employment

E&OE GARETH PARKER: Christian Porter is the Social Services Minister and he joins me on the line, as he does most Thursdays. Christian Porter, good…

Racial discrimination law changes

E&OE PATRICIA KARVELAS: The Nick Xenophon Team doesn’t want to vote for your racial discrimination law changes, that means it’s dead in the water. MINISTER…

To The Point

E&OE PETER VAN ONSELEN: Live from Parliament, thanks so much for your company. MINISTER PORTER: Good afternoon to you both. PETER VAN ONSELEN: This 18C…

6PR Morning Program with Gareth Parker

E&OE MINISTER PORTER: Good Morning Gareth GARETH PARKER: The election went well. MINISTER PORTER: Yes, it was a resounding loss, and I would just like…

PM Agenda, Sky News

E&OE DAVID SPEERS: Christian Porter, a very good afternoon to you. MINISTER PORTER: Welcome to WA. DAVID SPEERS: Lovely to be here, thank you for…

ABC Radio Sunshine Coast

E&OE ANNIE GAFFNEY: Two days ago we spoke with Natalie Lang from the Australian Services Union about a campaign the union is running called ‘No…

6PR Morning Program with Gareth Parker

E&OE GARETH PARKER: … where are you up to in terms of negotiations on this Omnibus Bill with the Senate crossbench? MINISTER PORTER: Well Gareth,…

6PR Morning Program with Gareth Parker

E&OE GARETH PARKER: Ok. Thank you for bringing that update to our listeners this morning. Now, there’s a story on the front page of The…

Doorstop interview

E&OE MINISTER PORTER: Nick Xenophon has indicated this morning that he’s not inclined to support it in its present form. He’s also indicated that there…

Radio National Breakfast with Fran Kelly

E&OE FRAN KELLY: As we heard earlier on the program, the Federal Government’s massive Omnibus Savings Bill has been delivered a fatal blow with the…

Joint Press Conference

E&OE TREASURER: On Thursday night in Sydney, the Governor of the Reserve Bank, Dr Lowe gave a very prescient speech to a group of investors…

6PR Morning Program with Gareth Parker

E&OE GARETH PARKER: … Appreciate that you’ve got a lot on your plate at the moment in terms of your own portfolio area. The government…

Radio National Drive with Patricia Karvelas

E&OE PATRICIA KARVELAS: 1.5 million people will get less money under changes to Family Tax Benefits being proposed by the Turnbull Government. They say the…

Omnibus Savings

E&OE PRIME MINISTER: Well good morning. I’ll have to leave you in 13 minutes, but I’m here with Christian and Birmo and you’ve seen how…

Centrelink Debt Recovery 2GB

E&OE CHRIS SMITH: I want to return right now to the growing issue of welfare rorting in Australia. Some of the figures on this subject…

Centrelink Debt

E&OE MINISTER PORTER: … recovery system inside Centrelink, we have the first results available from that system. And they do show that we have had…

Changes to the Pension Asset Test

E&OE MINISTER PORTER: …An opportunity through the traditional media to get facts in front of people about changes that will occur on 1 January, and…

ABC Lateline with David Lipson

E&OE DAVID LIPSON: Fifteen months since the Royal Commission into Institutional Child Sexual Abuse recommended a national scheme of compensation, today survivors learned they will…

Press conference, National Redress Scheme

E&OE MINISTER PORTER: I just want to start by saying that the work that preceded this announcement has been a joint project. The Prime Minister’s…

Sky News PM Agenda with Laura Jayes

E&OE Subjects: Paid Parental Leave LAURA JAYES: Now turning to your portfolio, what is the purpose of the reforms you’re persisting with? Because it was…

2GB Money News with Ross Greenwood

E&OE Subjects: Resignation of Solicitor General; Paid Parental Leave ROSS GREENWOOD: If my memory serves me correctly, you’re not only a former state treasurer but…