Media Releases by The Hon Paul Fletcher MP
Liberal-National Government invests over $200 million to support Australians experiencing hardship
Australians in financial crisis will receive vital emergency support with $204.5 million of new funding from the Liberal-National Government. Federal Minister for Families and Social…
Liberal-National Government provides $7 million grants fund for social impact investing sector
Australia’s emerging social impact investing market is set to receive a funding boost with the Liberal-National Government appointing the administrator of a new $7 million…
Tasmania joins the National Redress Scheme
The Tasmanian government has completed the final steps to participate in the National Redress Scheme today. The National Redress Scheme for Institutional Child Sexual Abuse…
Minister calls on Institutions to finalise entry into Redress Scheme
Federal Minister for Families and Social Services, Paul Fletcher, has called on institutions to finalise joining the National Redress Scheme for survivors of Institutional Responses…
Coalition rolls out $73m financial literacy program to help get household budgets on track
The Coalition Government is backing Australians who struggle with their finances by offering $73.5 million in help to get their household budgets into shape. Federal…
$2 billion funding for Victorian housing and homelessness services
Housing and homelessness services in Victoria will be strengthened with a new deal that will deliver $2 billion in Commonwealth funding over five years. The…
NDIS Taskforce Makes First Arrest
The Coalition Government established the National NDIS Fraud Taskforce in July to tackle potential fraud against the National Disability Insurance Scheme. Today we can announce…
Ministers welcome national guideline for autism assessment and diagnosis
The Coalition Government has announced a new national standard for diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder (ASD), improving diagnostic consistency across Australia. Minister for Families and…
Government to vary National Redress Scheme application form to respond to survivor concerns
The Morrison Government will fine-tune the application form for redress for institutional child sexual abuse to respond to concerns expressed by some survivors. A modified…
Cashless Debit Card begins in Bundaberg region from January
The Cashless Debit Card will begin rolling out in the Bundaberg and Hervey Bay region from 29 January next year, helping about 6,000 people break…
$163m funding to support newly arrived migrants and refugees
A total of $163.4 million in Settlement Engagement and Transition Support (SETS) grants have been announced today – funding which will assist newly arrived migrants…
Boost to local disability and aged care workforce
The Morrison Government’s $33 million Boosting the Local Care Workforce Program takes a major step forward today with the appointment of its first group of…
Continuing efforts to Stop it at the Start
The next phase of the groundbreaking Stop it at the Start campaign to reduce violence against women and their children begins on Sunday. Jointly funded…
$50 million to boost services for financially disadvantaged
Australians experiencing financial hardship will benefit from $50 million in funding in the first of three Financial Wellbeing and Capability Activity grants announcements. Minister for…
New Darwin NDIS office to support Territorians with a disability
Territorians with a disability, their carers and providers now have a single, central and accessible National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) office in Darwin. The new…
Queensland, South Australia and Tasmania move ahead with redress
The National Redress Scheme continues to make progress with the state parliaments of Queensland, South Australia and Tasmania passing legislation in recent days. Commonwealth Minister…
Over 2,300 regional and remote students to benefit from Youth Allowance change
Over 2,300 students from regional and remote Australia are set to benefit from changes to Youth Allowance from 1 January 2019. The Parliament today passed…
Cashless Debit Card to help Bundaberg and Hervey Bay
The Cashless Debit Card will address difficult social issues affecting young people and children in the Hinkler electorate after legislation passed today that guarantees the…
Improved services for Australian carers
The Australian Government will fund three community organisations to design and deliver new online services to ensure carers get the help they need before reaching…
Payment increase for 4.8 million Australians
Around 4.8 million pensioners and allowance recipients will receive an increase to their payments from 20 September. Pension payments including Age Pension and Disability Support…
Pension Age to Remain at 67
Today the Morrison Government has announced that the Pension Age will remain at 67 and will not be raised to 70. The increase to age…
NDIS has commenced roll out across 70 per cent of Victoria
The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) has now commenced roll out across 70 per cent of Victoria, with the Scheme starting in Southern Melbourne from…