Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme
Minister for Government Services

Media releases

2021

January

9 January: Students and apprentices urged to claim for 2021

2020

December

31 December: Taskforce Integrity stamps out welfare system abuse
19 December: Update and run the improved COVIDSafe App over Christmas to help Australia slow the spread
4 December: Pandemic Leave Disaster Payment available to Canberra workers
2 December: Perth chosen to pioneer new era for delivery of government services

November

30 November: A stronger COVIDSafe app for Australians
18 November: Services Australia update for South Australia
17 November: Supporting South Australians through the Coronavirus pandemic
16 November: Commonwealth agrees to $112 million settlement on Income Compliance Program Class Action
9 November: Mobile Service Centre ‘Blue Gum’ makes its debut

October

28 October: Update on Services Australia debt pause
23 October: Pandemic Leave Disaster Payment for Queensland workers
23 October: Pandemic Leave Disaster Payment for South Australia
17 October: Preparing Australia for reopening to the world: a smarter, easier, more secure national border
6 October: Delivering essential services and support through unprecedented times

September

25 September: Extension of coronavirus debt pause to 30 October 2020
16 September: Pandemic Leave Disaster Payment for Western Australia

August

28 August: Victorian border communities now eligible for Pandemic Leave Disaster Payment
26 August: Pandemic Leave Disaster Payment for Tasmania
4 August: Services Australia update for Victoria
2 August: Supporting Victorians through the Coronavirus pandemic

July

12 July: Second $750 economic support payment is on the way
9 July: Bushfire disaster payment applications closing soon

May

29 May: Changes to the Income Compliance Program
24 May: World-leading COVIDSafe app working and delivering
17 May: Anti-fraud taskforce arrests two women on coronavirus, bushfire welfare fraud
13 May: First arrest on coronavirus welfare fraud

April

3 April: Pausing debt activity during the coronavirus pandemic

March

31 March: $1.1 billion in Economic Support Payments to hit bank accounts today
25 March: Update on Government Services
15 March: Economic stimulus scammers will be caught
11 March: New CEO of Services Australia

February

9 February: Bushfire recovery assistance rorters will be caught
5 February: Back to school immunisation reminder
3 February: Update on Australian Government support for bushfire affected regions

January

2019

December

12 December: New hearing services for the bush delivered through Royal Flying Doctor Service

November

22 November: Update on emergency financial assistance and government services for bushfires #3
15 November: Update on emergency financial assistance and government services for bushfires #2
12 November: Update on emergency financial assistance and Government Services #1
10 November: Support mobilised to help bushfire communities

October

24 October: Child Support and welfare debt - Pay what you owe or you risk being stopped from travelling overseas

September

17 September: Government puts people and businesses at the centre with Digital Identity Standards
17 September: Handy guide to Labor's record on 'robodebt'
15 September: 90,000 Australians make the call to help stamp out welfare, Medicare and Child Support fraud
9 September: Cooperation prevails in this years Cyber War Games
7 September: Government departments need to be able to share data with each other to deliver better services
6 September: Data and Digital Council advances National Disability Data Asset and service delivery reform
4 September: War games sharpen Australia's cyber operators
3 September: Better, easier, safer services to be achieved through public data sharing reform.
2 September: Records smashed as more Australians than ever take up digital services to access tax cuts.

August

July

30 July: Bill Shorten wrong on Townsville Centrelink debt claims
26 July: Appointment to National Data Advisory Council
24 July: Australian Government accredits second digital identity provider
16 July: Australian Government renews Microsoft Volume Sourcing Arrangement
15 July: Services Australia to put people at the centre of Government
13 July: Medicare fraud detection program pays dividends
12 July: $500 million awarded through Digital Marketplace providing significant boost to SMEs

June

27 June: New agreement with Amazon Web Services set to deliver efficiencies for Government