Opening Address to the Applied Behavioural Analysis Today Conference
Speech by Senator the Hon Mitch FifieldE & OEGood morning, and thank you very much for inviting me here today. It is a great pleasure to be here with you. Can…
E & OEGood morning, and thank you very much for inviting me here today. It is a great pleasure to be here with you. Can…
Thank you Glenn for that introduction. It’s great to see Glenn here in his new role as Alzheimer’s Disease International Chairman elect, following his many…
E & OE Thanks very much Rick. It’s great to be with you all. Can I acknowledge from the outset Donna Faulkner, DEA’s Chairperson. I…
Minister for Social Services, the Hon. Scott Morrison and Assistant Minister, Senator the Hon. Mitch Fifield, today announced the Coalition Government will invest $34 million…
E&OE FIFIELD: Ladies and Gentleman Good Morning. For those I haven’t had the opportunity to meet my name is Mitch Fifield the Federal Minister for…
E&OE YATES: We all expect decent pay for the work we do, that goes without saying. For some people, going to work each day is…
Organisations that support Australians with disability will benefit from a $250,000 Abbott Government investment into disability-related conferences. Assistant Minister for Social Services, Senator Mitch Fifield,…
E&OE KARVELAS: A plan to scale back access to pensions for wealthy Australians appears to be gaining support. The Social Services Minister, Scott Morrison, says…
The Australian Government is making it easier for older Australians to access the care they need to remain living in their own home through new…
E & OE COMPTON: I’m joined by the Assistant Minister for Social Services in the Federal Government, and he’s been in Tasmania for the last…
The disability employment market is now open for business as part of the Government’s commitment to helping people with disability find jobs. “For the first…
E & OE KENWORTHY: The Federal Minister for Braddon, Brett Whiteley, firstly good morning to you straight off the bat. WHITELEY: G’day Leigh, how are…
E & OE FIFIELD: Thanks Prime Minister, colleagues, Ara Cresswell, ladies and gentlemen. I always feel like a bit of an imposter at pollie pedal…
E & OE NIKOLIC: Can I just say how happy I am to have Minister Mitch Fifield here again in Tasmania, talking about ageing and…
The Commonwealth Government will provide an additional 150 bursaries to help young carers further their education. The Young Carer Bursary Programme allows carers up to…
The Abbott Government has today unveiled a new initiative to help people with disability access advocacy services. The Member for Bass, Andrew Nikolic, and Senator…
The Abbott Government will deliver funding certainty to the families of children with autism who access early intervention services across Australia. Funding is being extended…
It is deeply disappointing that Labor have sought to mislead the Australian people on the Government’s BSWAT payment scheme legislation. It is also regrettable that…
NSW Minister for Disability Services John Ajaka and federal Assistant Minister for Social Services Mitch Fifield today welcomed the announcement of a joint National Disability…
KELLY: Ninety nine cents an hour – that was the pay rate for two people with intellectual disability who were employed by Australian Disability Enterprises…
The Assistant Minister for Social Services, Senator Mitch Fifield, today announced the appointment of Mr David Tune AO PSM as Chair of the Government’s Aged…
The Assistant Minister for Social Services, Senator Mitch Fifield, today announced an 18-month trial of new, more flexible ways for Disability Employment Service providers to…
The Abbott Government today delivered certainty to thousands of people with disability, carers, families and their advocates by extending funding for a range of programmes…
E & OE KELLY: The federal Government has rejected calls for a Royal Commission into the abuse of disabled people in institutional and residential care.…
E&OE Could I acknowledge Ian Yates, COTA Australia Chief Executive who has partnered with Criterion to put on this conference. One of the reasons I’m…