Transcripts by The Hon Kevin Andrews MP
ABC AM–Interview with Minister for Social Services Kevin Andrews
E&OE. CHRIS UHLMANN: Kevin Andrews is the Minister for Social Services. Welcome to AM. MINISTER: Thank you Chris. CHRIS UHLMANN: Kevin Andrews, some research out…
Welfare Review Press Conference
E&OE Question: So Kevin what does this new overhaul include? Minister: What we’re concerned about is there are more than 1,000 people each week joining…
Relationship Assistance, Age Pension, DSP
E&OE David: One new thing which the Government will actually provide is free relationship counselling for brides and grooms before they walk down the aisle.…
Age Pension, McClure Review, DSP
E&OE Greg Jennett: Let’s start first of all with that much vaunted Tony Abbott quote of the evening before the September election, no change to…
Homelessness Funding
E&OE Minister: (Inaudible)…Glenda Stevens, the CEO of Homelessness Australia and other guests and members of the Salvation Army. It is a privilege to be at…
6PR Perth
E&OE PRESENTER: Morning thanks for your time today Minister MINISTER: My pleasure. PRESENTER: It wasn’t long ago I don’t think, in fact in the last…
ACNC, Homelessness Funding, Welfare Review
E&OE David Speers: More than 50 charities and not-for-profits have complained about your move to scrap the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission, they say it’s…
National Rental Affordability Scheme
E&OE Presenter: The future of the subsidised housing scheme for low income tenants in is doubt over claims it’s being manipulated to build accommodation for…
Pension increase; Welfare reform
E&OE Marius Benson: Kevin Andrews can I begin with the good news, you’re increasing the pension. Minister: Indeed from March 20, 3.6 million pensioners will…
Press conference
E&OE Question: If the gap is too big between Newstart and Disability Payment why not look at increasing Newstart which has been criticised as very…
ABC News Radio with Marius Benson
E&OE Sandy Aloisi: New figures being released today by the Federal Government will show it’s paying out more in unemployment benefits. The labour market figures…
Welfare system – ABC Newsradio
E&OE SANDY ALOISI: Well, as we’ve heard, the Federal Government is flagging a crackdown on welfare payments with the Social Services Minister, Kevin Andrews, warning…
Welfare system – Sky News
E&OE NEWSREADER: Take you live now to Adelaide. Social Services Minister, Kevin Andrews. KEVIN ANDREWS: …if he had done so, he would have seen that…
Welfare system – ABC AM
E&OE TIM PALMER: The Federal Government says the current rate of welfare payments in Australia is “unsustainable and relentless”, and more must be done to…
Welfare system – 774 ABC Melbourne
E&OE JON FAINE: The still freshly in office Abbott Government are dealing with welfare reform as we kick off the new political year. Kevin Andrews…
Department of Social Services – 2GB with Luke Grant
E&OE LUKE GRANT: Kevin Andrews, the Federal Minister for Social Services, has outlined a plan to merge two major departments. The idea is to combine…
Department of Social Services – ABC News 24 with Andrew Greene
E&OE NEWSREADER: The Public Sector Union has raised concerns about a proposal to merge the Social and Human Services departments. The Social Services Minister Kevin…
Disability Support Pension – Sky News PM Agenda with David Lipson
E&OE DAVID LIPSON Well, every year in this country, right now, about 800,000 people receive the disability support payment, and it’s worth about – or…
Disability Support Pension – 2GB Breakfast with Chris Smith
E&OE CHRIS SMITH Now do you know someone on a disability pension who you’re convinced shouldn’t be getting it? It does leave a bad taste…
Problem gambling – Radio National Breakfast with Fran Kelly
E&OE FRAN KELLY Well, as we’ve mentioned, the Federal Government has moved to dismantle pokie reforms introduced under Julia Gillard. The National Gambling Reform Act…
Future of the NDIS – 936 ABC Hobart Statewide Mornings with Leon Compton
E&OE LEON COMPTON Well, since elected, you’ve heard changes of language over the National Broadband Network as it applies to Tasmania. You’ve certainly heard changes…
Student Demonstrations, Climate Change Authority, Huawei, National Security
E&OE RAFAEL EPSTEIN Joining me in the studio for Fight Club is Mark Dreyfus, he is the shadow Attorney-General. Joining us, I believe from Perth…