Transcripts by Senator the Hon Mitch Fifield
Joint Doorstop interview with Dan Tehan MP
E&OE JOURNALIST: So what is the purpose of your visit here today, to the region? FIFIELD: To meet with disability organisations and aged care groups.…
The Alan Jones Breakfast Show
JONES: The Federal Court found that the formula used to calculate wages for Australian Disability Enterprises – we used to call them sheltered workshops –…
Question and Answer session following Speech to the Committee for Economic Development (CEDA)
QUESTIONER: Thanks Minister. Fiona Sharpe here from here Amaze Autism Victoria. I’m very interested to know what your roundtables are revealing around the barriers business…
ABC AM programme
E&OE MICHAEL BRISSENDEN: State and Commonwealth disability ministers are meeting in Melbourne today to discuss the trial programs. Mitch Fifield is the Federal Minister responsible…
Doorstop interview, HammondCare, Hammondville NSW
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…
2UE Weekend Mornings with Clinton Maynard and Suzy Yates
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…
Radio Interview, ABC National
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…
936 ABC Hobart – Statewide Mornings with Leon Compton
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…
7BU FM Radio Burnie with Brett Whiteley MP and Leigh Kenworthy
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…
Doorstop Pollie Pedal, Launceston
E & OE FIFIELD: Thanks Prime Minister, colleagues, Ara Cresswell, ladies and gentlemen. I always feel like a bit of an imposter at pollie pedal…
Doorstop, Launceston
E & OE NIKOLIC: Can I just say how happy I am to have Minister Mitch Fifield here again in Tasmania, talking about ageing and…
ABC Radio National Breakfast with Fran Kelly
KELLY: Ninety nine cents an hour – that was the pay rate for two people with intellectual disability who were employed by Australian Disability Enterprises…
ABC Radio National Breakfast with Fran Kelly
E & OE KELLY: The federal Government has rejected calls for a Royal Commission into the abuse of disabled people in institutional and residential care.…
Sky News AM Agenda with Kieran Gilbert
E & OE GILBERT: Welcome to the program. With me this morning is Liberal Frontbencher Senator Mitch Fifield and Labor’s Assistant Treasurer Andrew Leigh. Gentlemen…
Doorstop interview, Canberra
E & OE FIFIELD: As one of the Ministers responsible for mental health, I feel a duty to condemn the comments by Clive Palmer today,…
774 ABC Melbourne Mornings with Jon Faine
FAINE: The prospects of the governance of the National Disability Insurance Scheme being somewhat toyed around with. So far it’s enjoyed a rare and very…
702 ABC Sydney
E&OE MOTTRAM: More shocking stories have emerged in the past week of abuse and neglect in aged care, in particular, The Australian newspaper uncovered cases…
3AW Melbourne Talking Health with Dr Sally Cockburn
E&OE COCKBURN: Joining us is Senator Mitch Fifield, who is the Assistant Minister for Social Services. And of course Minister, aged care is in your…
2HD Radio Newcastle Breakfast with Richard King
E & OE KING: Well visiting our neck of the woods today is the Federal Assistant Minister for Social Services to conduct an aged care…
Joint doorstop interview with Sarah Henderson MP at event marking 10,000 NDIS participants
E & OE FIFIELD: It’s great to be in Geelong with Sarah Henderson, the Member for Corangamite, and also NDIS participants Tina and Adam to…
5AA Radio Adelaide Mornings with Leon Byner
E & OE BYNER: Approximately 66,000 elderly and frail Australians were delivered a funding cut by the Abbott Government on the 1st of January according…
1125 5MU Radio South Australia Morning Show with Adam Connelly
CONNELLY: Murray Bridge has seen the opening of a new office for the National Disability Insurance Scheme, and one man who is quite pleased about…
Radio 2GB
E & OE GRANT: Back in March 2014 the Assistant Social Services Minister was on the 7.30 Report with Sarah Ferguson, when he said this…
Sky News AM Agenda with Kieran Gilbert and the Hon. Dr Andrew Leigh MP
GILBERT: I’m here with Andrew Leigh and the Assistant Minister for Social Services, Senator Mitch Fifield. Senator Fifield it’s all a bit gloomy, the Government’s…
ABC News 24 with Joe O’Brien
E & OE O’BRIEN: For the Government’s position on the NDIS rollout I’m joined now by the Minister responsible, Senator Mitch Fifield. Senator Fifield welcome.…