Ukraine Peace Summit
Media Release by The Hon Bill Shorten MPOn 15-16 June 2024, Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) and Government Services the Hon Bill Shorten MP will represent Australia at the…
Minister Shorten delivers the National Statement: 17th Session of the Conference of States Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (COSP17)
Transcript by The Hon Bill Shorten MPE&OE TRANSCRIPTUNITED NATIONS MIKTA STATEMENTNATIONAL STATEMENT: 17TH SESSION OF THE CONFERENCE OF STATES PARTIES TO THE CONVENTION ON THE RIGHTS OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES (COSP17)UNITED…
Robodebt hero awarded King’s Birthday honour
Media Release by The Hon Bill Shorten MPThe Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme and Government Services, Bill Shorten, has congratulated outstanding former public servant Colleen Taylor for being recognised on…
Australians to represent disability community at the United Nations
Media Release by The Hon Amanda Rishworth MPThe Albanese Labor Government is committed to promoting the rights of people with disability and will support Australians with disability to attend the 17th Session…
Minister Shorten interview on the Today Show with Sarah Abo
Transcript by The Hon Bill Shorten MPE&OE TRANSCRIPTTELEVISION INTERVIEWTHE TODAY SHOWFRIDAY 7 JUNE 2024 SUBJECTS: Peter Costello’s altercation with journalist; eliminating rorts and fraud in the NDIS; Minister Andrew Giles; Greens…
Our kids absolutely need stringent protection online
Editorial by The Hon Bill Shorten MPToday’s kids had their lives turned upside down during the pandemic. Lockdowns turned them into involuntary pioneers of en masse online schooling. There is no…
NDIS reforms boosted by greater involvement in co-design with disability representative organisations
Media Release by The Hon Bill Shorten MPThe National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) has strengthened investment in co-designing key reforms to the NDIS, through a funding boost for Disability Representative and Carer…
Minister Shorten interview on ABC Radio National with Patricia Karvelas
Transcript by The Hon Bill Shorten MPE&OE TRANSCRIPT RADIO INTERVIEW ABC RADIO NATIONAL SUBJECTS: Eliminating fraud and overcharging in the NDIS; Getting The NDIS Back On Track bill; Service Australia speechwriter;…
Albanese Government invests $140.3 million in community organisations
Media Release by The Hon Amanda Rishworth MPThe Albanese Labor Government is investing $140.3 million in community organisations through the Information, Linkages and Capacity Building (ILC) program to deliver critical projects in…
Minister Shorten interview on 2GB Mornings with Ray Hadley
Transcript by The Hon Bill Shorten MPE&OE TRANSCRIPT SUBJECTS: Eliminating fraud and overcharging in the NDIS RAY HADLEY, HOST: I have spoken to Bill Shorten on many occasions since he became…
Minister Shorten interview on Sky News AM Agenda with Laura Jayes
Transcript by The Hon Bill Shorten MPE&OE TRANSCRIPT SUBJECTS: Eliminating fraud and overcharging in the NDIS LAURA JAYES, HOST: Welcome back. Let’s talk about the NDIS because dodgy operators, many of…
Minister Shorten doorstop interview at Australian Parliament House in Canberra
Transcript by The Hon Bill Shorten MPE&OE TRANSCRIPT SUBJECTS: NDIS IT reforms; NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission; NDIS Senate inquiry; China’s actions in Taiwan Strait JOURNALIST: Denise Clissold, NDIS provider from…
Prison for NDIS fraudster
Media Release by The Hon Bill Shorten MPAn occupational therapist who was found guilty of 22 counts of obtaining financial advantage by deception has been sentenced to six years in prison, with…
Minister Shorten interview on A Current Affair with Ally Langdon
Transcript by The Hon Bill Shorten MPE&OE TRANSCRIPT SUBJECTS: NDIS FRAUD AND COMPLIANCE; SCHEME REFORM; SERVICES AUSTRALIA SPEECHWRITER ALLY LANGDON, A CURRENT AFFAIR HOST: The NDIS is meant to help people…
Failure is part of innovation
Editorial by The Hon Bill Shorten MPWe all innovate all the time without even knowing it. Who hasn’t grabbed a broom to get a ball that is stuck up a tree?…
Minister Shorten interview on the Today Show with Karl Stefanovic.
Transcript by The Hon Bill Shorten MPE&OE TRANSCRIPT KARL STEFANOVIC:, TODAY SHOW HOST: All right, we’ll keep those pictures running in the bottom corner, but there’s plenty of stuff happening. There…
We’re chasing down the rorts while building a better NDIS
Editorial by The Hon Bill Shorten MPIn September 2020, at the height of Covid, when the world’s eyes were glued to the internet, a Twitter user called Mel posted a simple…
Minister Shorten doorstop interview at Parliament House, Canberra
Transcript by The Hon Bill Shorten MPE&OE TRANSCRIPT JOURNALIST: [inaudible] … distracted from other issues. BILL SHORTEN, MINISTER FOR THE NDIS, AND GOVERNMENT SERVICES: I think the minister has done the…
Shovels in ground for Sorell’s new service centre and new one-stop-shop pilot
Media Release by The Hon Bill Shorten MPMinister for Government Services the Hon. Bill Shorten MP today turned the first sod for the new Services Australia Sorell Service Centre in Tasmania. Services…
Protecting the NDIS: Taking action to further tackle scheme growth
Media Release by The Hon Bill Shorten MPThe Australian Government is taking action against some unscrupulous providers who are exploiting the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) by encouraging thousands of participants to…
Minister Shorten interview on the Today Show with Sarah Abo.
Transcript by The Hon Bill Shorten MPE&OE TRANSCRIPTTV INTERVIEWTODAY SHOWFRIDAY 24 MAY 2024 SUBJECTS: Coalition nuclear power policy; Labor’s Future Made In Australia clean energy plan; New Caledonia repatriations SARAH ABO,…
New multi-million dollar technology protecting the NDIS
Media Release by The Hon Bill Shorten MPThe Albanese Government is further protecting National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) participants by investing $160 million in a technology system. In this month’s federal budget…
Minister Shorten doorstop interview at an NDIS Community Catch Up event in Brisbane
Transcript by The Hon Bill Shorten MPE&OE TRANSCRIPTDOORSTOP INTERVIEWNDIS COMMUNITY CATCH UPBRISBANEFRIDAY 24 MAY 2024 SUBJECTS: NDIS IT reforms; NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission; NDIS Senate inquiry; China’s actions in Taiwan…
Minister Shorten Interview on ABC Radio Brisbane with Steve Austin
Transcript by The Hon Bill Shorten MPE&OE TRANSCRIPT STEVE AUSTIN, ABC RADIO BRISBANE MORNINGS HOST: If you or a loved one are on the NDIS, how are you feeling about the…
Centrelink and Medicare claims slashed
Media Release by The Hon Bill Shorten MPServices Australia has halved its claims backlog and reduced congestion messaging on its phone lines, getting nearly 700,000 outstanding Centrelink and Medicare claims to Australians…