UNCLASSIFIED THE HON SCOTT MORRISON MP Prime Minister THE HON MICHAEL MCCORMACK MP Deputy Prime Minister Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development   THE HON JOSH FRYDENBERG MP Treasurer THE HON ALAN TUDGE MP Minister for Cities, Urban Infrastructure and Population SARAH HENDERSON MP Federal Member for Corangamite JOINT MEDIA RELEASE Friday, 22 March 2019 GEELONG TO MELBOURNE TRAVEL CUT IN HALF PART OF 20-YEAR FAST RAIL PLAN The Morrison Government will deliver $2 billion to bring fast rail to life between Geelong and Melbourne, cutting the 80km journey in half to 32 minutes. The congestion-busting rail will be the first of its kind in Australia – travelling at the fastest speeds of any train line in the nation at an average of 160 km/h. As part of the Government’s Plan for Australia’s Future Population to take pressure off the big cities and support the growth of the regions, ...

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JOINT MEDIA RELEASE – THE HON PAUL FLETCHER MP: Minister for Families and Social Services |  THE HON SARAH HENDERSON MP: Assistant Minister for Social Services, Housing and Disability Services – $17.6M TO SUPPORT A HIGH QUALITY NDIS MARKET               THE HON PAUL FLETCHER MP Minister for Families and Social Services THE HON SARAH HENDERSON MP Assistant Minister for Social Services, Housing and Disability Services JOINT MEDIA RELEASE 19 March 2019 $17.6M TO SUPPORT A HIGH QUALITY NDIS MARKET The Liberal National Government has today announced a $17.6 million grants program to support businesses and individuals to meet their regulatory requirements under the new National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) Quality and Safeguarding Framework. Minister for Families and Social Services, Paul Fletcher said the new four-year $17.6 million Support for NDIS Providers Program will help NDIS providers deliver safe and high quality services and supports to NDIS ...

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THE HON PAUL FLETCHER MP Minister for Families and Social Services   THE HON SARAH HENDERSON MP Assistant Minister for Social Services, Housing and Disability Services   JOINT MEDIA RELEASE 19 March 2019 $6.5 million to improve advocacy for NDIS participants The Liberal National Government today announced $6.5 million to boost funding forNational Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) Appeals providers and to continue the National Disability Advocacy Program (NDAP) Decision Support Pilot. “This increased funding for advocacy services will support people with disability and help deliver National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) decisions that are fair and robust,” Minister for Families and Social Services, Paul Fletcher said. Minister Fletcher said the investment of $5.3 million for NDIS Appeals will boost the program to help ensure NDIS participants can access support when seeking a review of decisions in the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT). “We are now providing more than $10 million provided to over 40 NDIS ...

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