Media Releases by The Hon Stuart Robert MP
Commonwealth update on NDIS participants and COVID-19 – 19 August 2020
Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme, Stuart Robert, today announced the Commonwealth will commence providing data on infection rates of COVID-19 for NDIS participants…
Changes to National Disability Insurance Agency Board
Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme, Stuart Robert, today announced that Mr John Walsh AM has decided to resign from the Board of the…
NDIS update for Victoria
Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme, Stuart Robert, today announced additional temporary measures for NDIS participants and providers in Victoria to ensure continuity of…
Supporting Victorians through the Coronavirus pandemic
Enhanced support and expanded access to Australia’s social security system remains in place to support Victorians as the state continues to grapple with COVID-19. The…
Victoria and New South Wales NDIS participants now able to claim for personal protective equipment, including masks
Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme, Stuart Robert, announced temporary changes to funding arrangements to allow NDIS participants in Victoria and New South Wales…
Two million more face masks for Victorian aged care and disability workers
All aged care workers across Victoria will now be required to wear face masks. The precautionary measure, expanded state wide after consultation between Federal and…
Second $750 Economic Support Payment is on the way
Australians on lower incomes are set to receive further assistance from today as the Morrison Government delivers the second economic support payment. A $750 payment…
Delivering the NDIS: $20 million expansion of the National Community Connector program
Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), Stuart Robert today announced the expansion of the National Community Connector program (NCCP), after committing to a…
Delivering the NDIS: roll-out complete across Australia as Christmas and Cocos Islands join world-leading scheme
The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) is now available to all eligible Australians, no matter where they live. Today marks the completion of the staged…
Changes to the NDIS Independent Advisory Council
Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), Stuart Robert, today announced the new and returning members of the Independent Advisory Council from 1 July…
Delivering the NDIS: Digital Partnership Program begins developer onboarding phase
Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), Stuart Robert today announced the next phase of the Digital Partnership Program to improve the digital experience…
National Disability Research Partnership paves the way for further improvements to disability policy
The Morrison Government has today announced the launch of the National Disability Research Partnership, led by the Melbourne Disability Institute at the University of Melbourne.…
Delivering the NDIS plan: more choice and flexibility for SDA
Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme, Stuart Robert, today announced more flexibility and increased choice for participants to live with their families, friends and…
Update on NDIS coronavirus response
Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), Stuart Robert, today announced the first stages of a post-coronavirus NDIS, following a review of temporary measures…
New banning powers strengthen protections for NDIS participants
The Morrison Government will expand the powers of the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commissioner to ban unsuitable providers and workers from working with National Disability…
Delivering the NDIS: Annual price review leads to simpler, more flexible scheme
The Morrison Government has continued its delivery of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) today releasing the results of the 2020-21 NDIS Price Review. Minister…
Independent review into matters related to the death of Ann Marie Smith
The death of NDIS participant, Ann Marie Smith, in South Australia is absolutely shocking and the circumstances that led to her death must never be…
Morrison Government continues rollout of the NDIS in face of Coronavirus
The Morrison Government has continued to deliver the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), despite the emergence of the coronavirus, with new data released today showing…
Further initiatives to support NDIS participants and providers during the coronavirus pandemic
Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme, Stuart Robert, today announced further initiatives to support NDIS participants and disability providers during the Coronavirus pandemic. The…
Boosting health and disability worker numbers during the coronavirus
The Government is making further changes to student visa work conditions to help boost frontline health efforts to tackle coronavirus. International students studying relevant medical…
$400 million for frontline NDIS services in NSW
The Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme, Stuart Robert, today announced $400 million in grants to deliver frontline Local Area Coordination Services for the…
Protecting the lives of Australians with disability during Coronavirus
The Australian Government has taken urgent action to protect the lives of Australians with disability as we continue to confront the coronavirus pandemic. On Thursday,…
Supporting Australians most at risk in the wake of coronavirus
The Morrison Government has committed more than $154 million in additional support for Australians living with disability, experiencing domestic and family violence and families doing…
NDIS participants to receive priority home delivery from leading supermarkets
A new service to be launched tomorrow will see NDIS participants receive priority home delivery during the coronavirus pandemic from some of the country’s biggest…
Immediate response plan to focus on people with disability during Coronavirus
The Government is committed to ensuring the well-being of Australians with disability are considered as the coronavirus pandemic unfolds. As such, an advisory group has…