Media Releases by The Hon Jane Prentice MP
Improving access to printed products for people with disability
Australians with vision impairment, a physical disability or learning disability will be able to live independently, participate in education, and gain employment through a program…
National Disability Insurance Agency opens doors in Chermside
People living with disability in Brisbane and south east Queensland will be able to access information about the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) more easily…
Supporting NDIS innovation in the NT
NDIS providers in the Northern Territory are being supported to expand and deliver services in new ways, as part of the final round of the…
Support for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with disability
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are 1.8 times more likely to have a disability but proportionately do not use disability support services as much…
Better support for people with disability seeking work
Australians with disability will be better supported in their search for a job. The final list of organisations to deliver Disability Employment Services (DES) from…
A more inclusive Australia
Australians with disability will be empowered to exercise more choice and control in their lives. The Turnbull Government will provide $56 million in grant funding…
Additional funding for disability advocacy
The Turnbull Government is providing an additional $2.4 million a year for the National Disability Advocacy Program in New South Wales and Queensland. The additional…
NDIS continues to roll out across Adelaide
South Australians aged 18 to 64 years living in the Adelaide Hills, Western Adelaide and Eastern Adelaide regions will join more than 140,000 Australians already…
Bayside Peninsula residents to join NDIS
Victorians living in the Bayside Peninsula region will join more than 140,000 Australians already participating in the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) from 1 April…
Supporting Australia’s carers
Australia’s unpaid carers will benefit from new services to help them manage their daily challenges, reduce stress and plan for the future. The Turnbull Government…
Hume Moreland residents to join NDIS
Victorians living in the Hume Moreland region will join more than 140,000 Australians already participating in the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) from 1 March…
Supporting people with disability seeking work
Australians with a disability will be better supported in their search for a job. The Turnbull Government today announced a new round of offers to…
National Disability Conference Initiative Grants open
The Australian Government is making it easier for people with a disability to participate in nationally focused, disability-related conferences held in Australia. Assistant Minister for…
NDIS Innovation Grant Applications Open
Grant funding is now available to community providers for innovative projects to support the implementation of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) in the Northern…
Boosting the Local Care Workforce Program to support local job creation in the National Disability Insurance Scheme and aged care
The Turnbull Government’s $33 million Boosting the Local Care Workforce Program has taken a major step forward, with the appointment of a consortium led by…
Inaugural NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commissioner
The Turnbull Government has appointed the inaugural Commissioner to lead the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) Quality and Safeguards Commission. Social Services Minister, Christian Porter,…
AccessAbility Day a resounding success
Last Friday marked the end of the AccessAbility Day pilot, which ran from 4–8 December. More than 240 employers registered in the eight regional and…
$5.3 million invested in advocacy services for Australians with disability
The Turnbull Government will provide disability representative organisations with funding of more than $5 million to continue their important advocacy work on behalf of people…
Western Australia to join the nationally-delivered National Disability Insurance Scheme
The Australian and Western Australian Governments have reached agreement to bring Western Australia into the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). The agreement replaces the agreement…
The future of supported employment – Have your say
The Turnbull Government is asking people with disability, their families and carers, and anyone in the disability and employment sectors, to have their say on…
Employers and people with disability take part in AccessAbility Day
More than 190 businesses and organisations, many offering more than one placement, and over 360 people with disability are participating in the AccessAbility Day initiative,…
Winners announced for the 2017 National Disability Awards
The Assistant Minister for Social Services and Disability Services, the Hon Jane Prentice MP, has tonight announced this year’s 2017 National Disability Awards winners at…
Celebrate International Day of People with Disability this Sunday
Events will be held across Australia this weekend to celebrate International Day of People with Disability, a United Nations sanctioned day held each year on…
Commemorative coin and envelope to celebrate International Day of People with Disability
The 25th anniversary of International Day of People with Disability was celebrated today with the release of a commemorative 20 cent coin and prepaid envelope…
Improving Disability Employment Outcomes
Today, the Hon Jane Prentice, Assistant Minister for Social Services and Disability Services, met with people with disability, employers and government representatives to discuss improving…