Transcripts by The Hon Kevin Andrews MP

ABC 24, Capital Hill

E&OE MARK SIMKIN: Well, six weeks of consultation have now begun. The Social Services Minister is obviously attracted to many of the interim recommendations. He…

ABC AM

E&OE CHRIS UHLMANN: Kevin Andrews is the Social Services Minister. Kevin Andrews, how many people do you believe are on disability pensions that shouldn’t be…

3AW Morning Programme

E&OE PRESENTER: Good morning to you Kevin Andrews. MINISTER ANDREWS: Good morning. PRESENTER: So Mr Andrews the idea is to stop people going on permanent…

ABC News Radio, Drive, with Tracey Holmes

TRACEY HOLMES: (inaudible) so called income management for aboriginal people. Territory Health Minister Robyn Lambley said her government had to fight the Commonwealth to get…

ABC News 24 Capital Hill with Lyndal Curtis

LYNDAL CURTIS: (inaudible) whether you thought it worked, the New Zealand model worked to move people off welfare and into long term employment? MINISTER ANDREWS:…

Sky Agenda with David Lipson

E&OE DAVID LIPSON: Minister Andrews thank you for your time. Patrick McClure says that he will propose a simpler architecture for the welfare system that…

Sky Agenda

E&OE KIERAN GILBERT: Kevin Andrews thanks for your time. A lot to discuss, first of all the notion of possible drug testing for those on…

ABC AM

E&OE CHRIS UHLMANN: Over the weekend there appeared to be more conflicting messages coming from the Abbott Government, this time on welfare reform. The Minister…

4BC Brisbane

E&OE PRESENTER: Are politicians allowed to change their mind? Here is a short version of Joe Hockey back in his student days talking about university…

Budget 2014

E&OE DAVID SPEERS: Back to the Budget though and a lot of the battle today and indeed through the course of this week has been…

4CA Cairns

E&OE PRESENTER: As promised we’ve got the Minister for Social Services Kevin Andrews on the line, good morning to you Kevin. How are you this…

Lateline

E&OE EMMA ALBERICI: Returning to Federal politics now and the Government’s attempts to sell the merits of its Budget against accusations that the pain involved…

ABC South East NSW

E&OE PRESENTER: With us this morning is the Federal Minister for Social Services, Kevin Andrews. Kevin Andrews good morning and welcome. MINISTER: Good morning Tim.…

2G Breakfast with Chris Smith

E&OE CHRIS SMITH: One of the more impressive aspects of the Abbott Government’s first budget was the changes to unemployment benefits. Their philosophy is for…

ABC 936 Hobart

E&OE PRESENTER: With me from the Federal Government is the Minister for Social Services, Kevin Andrews, Minister good afternoon. MINISTER: Good afternoon Louise. PRESENTER: Do…

Sky PM Agenda

E&OE PRESENTER: One of the biggest gripes that Australians have with the Budget is they say it isn’t fair. But new modelling from the National…

ABC News Radio

E&OE MARIUS BENSON: Kevin Andrews, polls have found a clear majority of voters think the budget is not just tough but unfair, and now professional…

ABC 720 Perth

JOHN MCGLUE: Minister welcome to Drive, good to have you here. MINISTER: Thank you very much John. JOHN MCGLUE: Kevin Andrews the mantra we’re hearing…

Radio National

LISON CARABINE: Kevin Andrews good morning. MINISTER: Good morning Alison. LISON CARABINE: Kevin Andrews, the Senate will block about half of the $37 billion worth…

ABC News 24

LYNDAL CURTIS: Kevin Andrews welcome to Capital Hill. MINISTER: Thank you. LYNDAL CURTIS: Do you accept that some of the measures announced last night, making…

Earn or Learn, DSP, Welfare Review

MINISTER: Ladies and gentlemen I want to take the opportunity this afternoon to make a few comments about some speculation about welfare in the forthcoming…