The Minister for Social Services is the Australian federal government minister who oversees
Australian Government
The Australian Government, also known as the Commonwealth Government, is the national government of Australia, a federal parliamentary constitutional monarchy. Like other Westminster-style systems of government, the Australian Government ...
social services, including mental health, families and children's policy, and support for carers and people with disabilities, and seniors.
Amanda Rishworth
Amanda Louise Rishworth (born 10 July 1978) is an Australian politician who has served as the Australian Labor Party member for the House of Representatives seat of Kingston in South Australia since the 2007 election. Rishworth was appointed ...
was appointed as minister on 1 June 2022, following the
Australian federal election in 2022.
Portfolio
In the
Government of Australia, the Ministers administer the portfolio through the
Department of Social Services. Other portfolio bodies for which the Ministers are responsible include:
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Aged Care Standards and Accreditation Agency
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Australian Institute of Family Studies
The Australian Institute of Family Studies (AIFS) is an Australian Government statutory agency in the Department of Social Services. It is located in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Its role is to conduct research and communicate findings that affe ...
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Commonwealth Advisory Committee on Homelessness
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Community and Disability Services Ministers' Conference
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Community Services Ministers' Advisory Council
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Emergency Relief State Advisory Committees
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National Childcare Accreditation Council Inc.
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National Disability Advisory Council
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National Disability Insurance Agency
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Supported Accommodation Assistance Program (SAAP) Coordination and Development Committee (CAD) representatives and Information Sub-committee
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Social Security Appeals Tribunal
The Social Security Appeals Tribunal (SSAT) was an Australian quasi-judicial tribunal established in 1975 and made a division of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal
The Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) is an Australian tribunal that cond ...
List of ministers for social services
The following individuals have been appointed as Minister for Social Services, or any of its precedent titles:
Assistant ministers
List of Assistant Ministers for Social Services
The following individuals have been appointed as Assistant Minister for Social Services, or any precedent titles:
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List of Assistant Ministers for the Prevention of Family Violence
The following individuals have been appointed as Assistant Minister for the Prevention of Family Violence, or any of its precedent titles:[
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Former portfolio ministers
List of ministers for major projects
List of ministers for urban development
List of ministers for aged care
Ministers for aged care or ageing were appointed from 1988 to 1993 and again from 1998 to 2013. The portfolio gained a mental health component in 2010. The latter returned to the health
Health, according to the World Health Organization, is "a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease and infirmity".World Health Organization. (2006)''Constitution of the World Health Organiza ...
portfolio in 2013, with ageing moving to social services. The following individuals have been appointed as Minister for Mental Health and Ageing, or any of its precedent titles:[ The Turnbull Government transferred the aged care portfolio back to the ]Department of Health
A health department or health ministry is a part of government which focuses on issues related to the general health of the citizenry. Subnational entities, such as states, counties and cities, often also operate a health department of their ow ...
in October 2015.
List of ministers for community services
A separate outer ministry role of the Minister for Community Services existed between January 2006 and December 2007, supplementing the cabinet role of the Minister for Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs.
List of Assistant Ministers for Children and Families
The following individuals have been appointed as Assistant Minister for Children and Families, or any precedent titles:
References
External links
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{{Australian federal ministerial portfolios
Social Services