Media Releases by Senator the Hon Mitch Fifield
Delivering the NDIS to more than half of eligible Australians
The Commonwealth, New South Wales and Victorian governments today signed the first agreements for the full rollout of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). Today’s…
Delivering the National Disability Insurance Scheme
The Australian Government is committed to delivering the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). The agreements with the New South Wales and Victorian Governments for the…
Innovative local solution for NDIS staff in the Blue Mountains and Hawkesbury region
National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) staff have today started work on the ground in Katoomba and Windsor, following the early commencement of the National Disability…
Labor short on funding facts
The Coalition Government is 100 per cent committed to delivering and funding the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) in full. The Coalition has supported the…
NDIS Board Appointment Process
It is important to correct the record on issues related to the Board of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) covered in today’s Australian Financial…
National Disability Insurance Agency Board
A process has begun to make appointments to the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) Board, as the current terms of Board members expire on 30…
Investing $650 million for Australian Disability Enterprise jobs
The Australian Government is delivering employment certainty for up to 20,000 people with disability by committing more than $650 million to Australian Disability Enterprise (ADE)…
Coalition Government offers jobs support for young people with mental illness
The Coalition Government will invest $1 million in a new initiative to help young people with mental illness find jobs. The Coalition Government is committed…
More people benefitting from the NDIS
The Assistant Minister for Social Services, Senator Mitch Fifield, today released the latest Quarterly Report of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). It shows more…
Apply for new aged care places
Applications for the Aged Care Approvals Round (ACAR) opened today, with existing and prospective providers of Australian Government-funded aged care encouraged to apply. There will…
BSWAT payment scheme begins today
The Business Services Wage Assessment Tool (BSWAT) payment scheme has opened for registrations and applications. Through the scheme, employees of Australian Disability Enterprises (ADEs) who…
Have your say on the future of aged care advocacy services
The Australian Government is calling for feedback on an options paper released as part of its review of Commonwealth Aged Care Advocacy Services. Advocacy services…
New housing for aged care staff on Thursday Island
A plan for much-needed new staff accommodation at the Blue Care Star of the Sea Elders Village on Thursday Island will become a reality thanks…
Young carers encouraged to apply for study support funding
Applications for the 2016 Young Carer Bursary Programme will open on 18 August 2015. The 2016 Young Carer Bursary Programme will deliver 333 bursaries worth…
Nominate now for the National Disability Awards
The 2015 National Disability Awards open today, giving Australians the chance to acknowledge the many people, organisations and initiatives across the country that make a…
Extra $21.3 million for home support across Victoria
A funding boost to the Home and Community Care (HACC) programme in Victoria will deliver an extra 200,000 hours of care and support in the…
NDIS early roll out kicks off
The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) achieved a significant milestone today, as the early rollout of the Scheme in NSW commences. From today, children and…
Improving care for hospital patients with dementia
The Australian Government is investing $2.3 million to trial nationally a Victorian-based programme that improves the care of people with dementia in hospital. The Minister…
Experts to inform national carer gateway
The Australian Government today announced the members of a new Carer Gateway Advisory Group to lead an initiative to better support Australia’s 2.7 million unpaid…
$40 million to support changes to aged care
The Australian Government is providing $40 million to support aged care providers transition to the new Commonwealth Home Support Programme (CHSP) and the consumer directed…
Advocacy review to empower people with disability
The Australian Government today encouraged people with disability, their family, friends and advocates to participate in a review of the National Disability Advocacy Framework. The…
Common sense prevails with passage of BSWAT payment scheme
Tonight common sense prevailed, with the successful passage of the Business Services Wage Assessment Tool (BSWAT) payment scheme Bills through the Senate. The Coalition Government…
Certainty for Commonwealth Home Support Programme
The Government has taken two decisions to provide certainty for Commonwealth Home Support Programme (CHSP) clients and providers. CHSP funding agreements will be extended to…
Neumann wrong on Younger Onset Dementia Key Worker Program
The claim by Shayne Neumann today that the Government is ceasing support for people with younger onset dementia is false. It was the previous Labor…
Shorten wrong on Younger Onset Dementia Key Worker Program
The claim by Bill Shorten today that the Government is ceasing support for people with younger onset dementia is false. It was the previous Labor…