E&OE Subjects: Disability Employment Services discussion paper MINISTER PORTER: We’re announcing the launch of the launch of the Disability Employment Services discussion paper. This is…
People with disability, employment service providers and employers of people with disability are encouraged to provide feedback on a discussion paper aimed at introducing an…
The Hon Jane Prentice MP, Assistant Minister for Social Services and Disability Services, and Lucy Wicks MP, Federal Member for Robertson, today launched the Individual…
Registration is open for communities, schools, clubs and individuals to host an event to celebrate International Day of People with Disability (IDPwD). IDPwD is a…
More Queenslanders will soon have access to the life-changing National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) as it rolls out to people in the local government areas…
Assistant Minister for Social Services and Disability Services, the Hon Jane Prentice MP, announced the Federal Government is providing a $3 million assistance package to…
The Coalition Government has today announced a $5 million fund to identify innovative ways of building and managing the National Disability Insurance Scheme workforce. The…
The Hon Jane Prentice MP, Assistant Minister for Social Services and Disability Services, today announced the 22 finalists in this year’s National Disability Awards. Now…
Hon Jane Prentice, Assistant Minister for Social Services and Disability Services, was delighted to attend a special event today to mark a major milestone for…
The ACT economy will be boosted by $160 million a year and 1000 new jobs due to the arrival of the National Disability Insurance Scheme,…
New resources have been released to help parents and families understand how the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) can support children with developmental delay or…
Australians with disability will be supported to attend conferences across the country following $315,000 in Australian Government funding under the National Disability Conference Initiative. Grants…
The Council of Australian Governments (COAG) Disability Reform Council (DRC) met today in Sydney and made a number of important decisions to strengthen overall disability…
*** CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY *** I would like to start by acknowledging the traditional custodians of the land on which we meet, the Wurundjeri people,…
Community organisations are being invited to partner with the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) to help deliver the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) across the…
The implementation of the National Disability Insurance Scheme MyPlace Portal will be reviewed to ensure the system is meeting the agreed expectations of NDIS participants…
*** CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY *** I would like to start by acknowledging the traditional custodians of the land on which we meet, the Wurundjeri people,…
Assistant Minister for Social Services and Disability Services, the Hon Jane Prentice MP is delighted with the announcement that Helping People Achieve (HPA) has won…
Jobs growth will surge across Tasmania with the roll out of the National Disability Insurance Scheme with up to 1750 new full-time jobs created in…
In conjunction with the United Nations’ International Day of People with Disability, nominations are now open for the 2016 National Disability Awards. These awards recognise…
Assistant Minister for Disability Services, the Hon Jane Prentice MP today announced that the 2016 Patron for International Day of People with Disability is Ms…
The Commonwealth Government is calling for submissions on the draft Service Concept for a new integrated carer support service system, which will better support and…
*** CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY *** I will start by adding my acknowledgment of the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation, the traditional custodians of the…
Assistant Minister for Disability Services the Hon Jane Prentice MP and NSW Minister for Ageing and Disability Services the Hon John Ajaka today launched the…
The Commonwealth Government is calling for public input to a review of the National Disability Advocacy Program (NDAP), which funds agencies that provide advocacy services…