Media Releases by The Hon Jane Prentice MP
Investing in Australia’s disability workforce
Disability organisations across Australia will share nearly $2.9 million to develop new ways of boosting the disability workforce, as the National Disability Insurance Scheme is…
Queensland Becomes First State to Unlock NDIS Funding
The Queensland Government has reached agreement with the Commonwealth on access to the DisabilityCare Australia Fund (DCAF), securing an initial payment of $52.8 million in…
Students champion people with disability
The Hon Jane Prentice, Assistant Minister for Disability Services, today helped launch Project Open Doors – a Griffith University initiative that aims to break down…
Awash of jobs for people with disability
The Hon Jane Prentice, Assistant Minister for Social Services and Disability Services, today officially opened Multicap’s Capalaba Laundretto, an innovative laundry service creating jobs for…
Expert knowledge and skills to support NDIS transition
The Board overseeing the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) will draw on an expanded Independent Advisory Council (IAC) from July this year, ensuring broader representation…
Gympie endeavouring to improve the lives of people with disability
Today, the Hon Jane Prentice MP, Assistant Minister for Social Services and Disability Services, visited Gympie and Maryborough in Queensland to acknowledge and learn from…
Nominations for 2017 National Disability Awards Open
The Hon Jane Prentice MP, Assistant Minister for Social Services and Disability Services has announced that nominations are now open for the 2017 National Disability…
National Recognition for Brisbane City Council
The Hon. Jane Prentice MP, Assistant Minister for Social Services and Disability Services, today presented a Disability Access Award to Brisbane City Council for their…
Disability Employment Services Reforms Underway
The Australian Government has released an industry information paper that provides essential information for those delivering Disability Employment Services (DES) from 1 July 2018. Minister…
‘Hidden’ carers urged to connect with Carer Gateway
More than two and a half million Australians care for a loved one, friend or neighbour but many are unaware of the support services available…
NDIS brings hope and opportunity to Toowoomba
More than 1500 people with disability are now benefiting from support provided by the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) in the Toowoomba region. Assistant Minister…
A million reasons to support young carers
Minister for Social Services, Christian Porter, and Assistant Minister for Social Services and Disability Services, Jane Prentice, today announced an additional $1 million to continue…
Queensland regions get early access to the NDIS
Hundreds of Queenslanders with disability in Ipswich, Bundaberg and Rockhampton will get earlier access to the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) thanks to a decision…
Disability no barrier to dance
A new initiative to give children with disability a chance to express themselves through dance has been awarded $627,000 under a federal NDIS (National Disability…
New approach for autism
The Hon Jane Prentice MP, Assistant Minister for Social Services and Disability Services has announced a new way to help those with autism access the…
$14 million for a more inclusive Australia for all people with disabilities
The Hon Jane Prentice MP, Assistant Minister for Social Services and Disability Services, is delighted to announce $14 million for 39 organisations around the country…
Employing more people with disability makes good business sense
The Hon Jane Prentice MP, Assistant Minister for Social Services and Disability Services spoke today at the Australian Network on Disability’s 9th Annual National Conference…
Unleashing Potential in the Disability Employment Sector
The Hon Jane Prentice MP, Assistant Minister for Social Services and Disability Services has today reaffirmed the Australian Government’s commitment to help people with disability…
Guaranteeing the NDIS and providing stronger support for people with disability
The Turnbull Government will guarantee the National Disability Insurance Scheme is fully funded by legislating an additional 0.5 percentage point increase in the Medicare Levy.…
National Disability and Carers Council sets agenda for the year ahead
Members of the National Disability and Carers Advisory Council (NDCAC) met in Melbourne yesterday. The Hon Jane Prentice MP, Assistant Minister for Social Services and…
Improving outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with disability
The Hon Jane Prentice MP, Assistant Minister for Social Services and Disability Services, met with disability sector stakeholders and representatives from the Aboriginal and Torres…
Tennis Star, Dylan Alcott, to be 2017 Patron for IDPwD
The Hon Jane Prentice MP, Assistant Minister for Disability Services is delighted to announce Dylan Alcott OAM as this year’s Patron for International Day of…
Loddon welcomes the NDIS
The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) will roll out to residents of the Loddon region, including Greater Bendigo, Echuca, Kyneton and Kyabram, from 1 May…
Only 3 weeks left for BSWAT Payment Scheme
Eligible supported employees of Australian Disability Enterprises (ADE) have less than three weeks to register for the Business Services Wage Assessment Tool (BSWAT) Payment Scheme…
New Audio Description Working Group to improve accessibility
The Turnbull Government has announced the formation of an Audio Description Working Group to examine options for increasing the availability of audio description services in…