Media Releases by The Hon Paul Fletcher MP
NDIA Invites Submissions on Western Australia Market Review Issues Paper
Minister for Families and Social Services, Paul Fletcher, today announced the National Disability Insurance Agency’s (NDIA) Western Australia (WA) Market Review is open for feedback.…
Government appoints Louise Sylvan to head review of financial counselling services
The Liberal National Government today announced former ACCC deputy chair, Louise Sylvan AM, will lead its Financial Counselling Services Review. The Government recently announced its…
New independent report says Cashless Debit Card has had positive impact on drink, drugs and crime
A new assessment of the effects of the Cashless Debit Card (CDC) shows positive “observable impacts” on alcohol and drug misuse, child welfare, crime and…
National principles to keep our children safe
Keeping children safe from harm and wrongdoing while they are in the care of organisations is the focus of a new set of national principles…
Emergency relief funding doubled to $950,000 for eight Townsville organisations
The Liberal National Government will double the emergency relief funding for eight Townsville organisations from the Department of Social Services to help people recover from…
Department of Social Services to offer jobs to people with autism in Canberra
The Department of Social Services has joined the DXC Technology Dandelion Program to design specific roles within the Department that build on the skills of…
Keeping Australians Safe – New investments to protect women and children
The Morrison Government is working to keep Australians safe, funding a new round of trials to prevent violence against women and better protect family and…
NDIS data shows one-in-three participants are accessing disability supports for the first time
The latest quarterly data for the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) released today shows that close to one in three people entering the scheme are…
National screening system to protect NDIS participants
The Liberal National Government today moved to establish a nationally consistent approach to screening people who work with people with disability in the National Disability…
Funding to support women and children escaping domestic violence
Hundreds more women and children escaping domestic and family violence will have a safe place to sleep with a $78 million investment by the Morrison…
Morrison Government finding jobs for Ulladulla’s youth
The Morrison Government is helping young people in Ulladulla find a job, enter education or undertake training through a new trial under the Try Test…
Taking action on the Banking, Superannuation & Financial Services Royal Commission: Going further with a financial counselling review
The Coalition Government has agreed to take action on all 76 recommendations contained in the Royal Commission’s Final Report and, in a number of important…
Four more join National Redress Scheme
Federal Minister for Families and Social Services Paul Fletcher has welcomed the entry of four more institutions into the National Redress Scheme. “I am pleased…
SA becomes final state to join National Redress Scheme
The South Australian Government has completed the final steps to join the National Redress Scheme – meaning that survivors of sexual abuse in institutions operated…
Ten more institutions join National Redress Scheme
Ten more institutions, including six Anglican institutions, have officially joined the National Redress Scheme. Federal Minister for Families and Social Services, Paul Fletcher, welcomed the…
Liberal-Nationals launch program to boost Indigenous youth employment through culture
The Federal Liberal-National Government has unveiled a $1.83 million project in Western Sydney to reconnect at-risk young Indigenous people with their culture to boost their…
Improving engagement between fathers and their children
The Liberal-National Government is investing $5.4 million in a program to improve engagement between fathers and their children. The Fathering Project was founded in Western…
Western Australia commences in National Redress Scheme
The Western Australia government has entered the National Redress Scheme. Federal Minister for Families and Social Services, Paul Fletcher, said this was a significant milestone…
Nine more institutions join National Redress Scheme
Federal Minister for Families and Social Services, Paul Fletcher has welcomed the news that another group of Catholic institutions has completed the steps to participate…
Changes to welfare measures for the New Year
A number of changes introduced by the Liberal-National Government taking effect from tomorrow will make the welfare system more effective, sustainable and stronger. Minister for…
Scholarships for ABSTUDY students become easier from January 1
Minister for Families and Social Services, Paul Fletcher, has announced the implementation of new rules that make it easier to offer scholarships approved for ABSTUDY…
More time for WA NDIS participants to transfer to national NDIS
The Commonwealth and Western Australian (WA) Governments have agreed to provide additional time for people to transfer from the WA Government’s State-based National Disability Insurance…
Annual Progress Report on Implementation of Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse Recommendations
Our Government has today tabled the first Annual Progress Report. The Report highlights the progress being made across the Australian Government to implement the recommendations…
Cashless Debit Card programs extended by 12 months
The Liberal-National Government has announced a 12-month extension of the Cashless Debit Card (CDC) and the Income Management program across existing sites, as part of…
NDIS supports participants with dysphagia
The Australian Government and state and territory governments have agreed interim solutions to ensure people with dysphagia do not fall through cracks between mainstream health…