Search for hope amid gloom
Editorial by The Hon Bill Shorten MPClimate change, the war in Ukraine, a global pandemic, cost-of-living crisis, tensions with China, the list of global crises goes on, all of it overwhelming.…
Minister Shorten Interview on The Today Show with Karl Stefanovic
Transcript by The Hon Bill Shorten MPE&OE TRANSCRIPT SUBJECTS: Safeguards mechanism and Dan Andrews trip to China KARL STEFANOVIC, HOST: The Minister for Government Services and the NDIS, Bill Shorten, and…
Minister Shorten Interview on Sky News with Peter Stefanovic
Transcript by The Hon Bill Shorten MPE&OE TRANSCRIPT SUBJECTS: Safeguard Mechanisms, Dan Andrews travelling to China PETER STEFANOVIC, HOST: Bill Shorten. Bill, good to see you. Thanks for your time, as…
Questions on the Watt Review
Transcript by The Hon Bill Shorten MPTRANSCRIPT OF QUESTION TIME QUESTION: My question is to the Minister for Government Services. What has the Royal Commission into Robodebt revealed about the harm…
Jobs secured for hundreds of workers with disability after successful takeover of Activ Foundation worksites
Media Release by The Hon Amanda Rishworth MPThe employment future of hundreds of people with disability in Western Australia has been secured today with Activ Foundation to transition their large-scale worksites to…
Questions on the Watt Review
Transcript by The Hon Bill Shorten MPTRANSCRIPT OF QUESTION TIME QUESTION: My question is to the Minister for Government Services. What were the findings of the Watt Review about probity and…
Minister Shorten Doorstop interview to discuss Watt Review
Transcript by The Hon Bill Shorten MPE&OE SUBJECTS: Watt Review/Stuart Robert, NSW election, housing and safeguard mechanism legislation in Parliament this week, the Voice, poverty in Australia, China relations, TikTok. MINISTER…
Government welcomes independent review report
Media Release by The Hon Bill Shorten MPThe Government welcomes the findings of the Independent Review of Services Australia and the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) Procurement and Contracting which examined the…
Previous government stuck its head in the sand on vaping, but the Albanese Government will not
Editorial by The Hon Bill Shorten MPIn the film Thank You for Smoking, big tobacco spokesman Nick Naylor admits that his job requires “a certain moral flexibility” to earn a living…
Minister Shorten Interview on The Today Show with Sarah Abo
Transcript by The Hon Bill Shorten MPE&OE TRANSCRIPT SUBJECTS: Moira Deeming’s potential expulsion from the Liberal Party; Neo-Nazis at Melbourne rally; Xi Jinping’s public meeting with Vladimir Putin; potential TikTok bans…
Minister Shorten Interview on Sky News with Peter Stefanovic
Transcript by The Hon Bill Shorten MPE&OE TRANSCRIPT SUBJECTS: IPCC report into climate; China’s stance on the war in Ukraine PETER STEFANOVIC, HOST: Let’s send it over to Canberra now. Joining…
A Life Changing Life in the Care and Support Sector
Media Release by The Hon Bill Shorten MPOne of Australia’s fastest-growing sectors will be spotlighted in a national campaign to encourage people to consider a career in care and support work. The…
Minister Shorten interview on ABC Radio National with Geraldine Doogue
Transcript by The Hon Bill Shorten MPE&OE TRANSCRIPT GERALDINE DOOGUE, HOST: So much of this week’s public discussion has been on our big defence costs. We’ll now focus on another very…
Tasmanians Owed $4M In Unclaimed Medicare Benefits
Media Release by The Hon Bill Shorten MPTasmanians are being urged to check their eligibility to claim close to $4 million of unpaid Medicare benefits. 20 000 Tasmanians are currently missing out…
Address on 2023 International Federation of Cerebral Palsy Para Asian Football Cup in Melbourne
Speech by The Hon Bill Shorten MPI know you’ve been acknowledged, but Sarah, Russell – Sarah from Football Australia of course, Sarah Walsh, Russell Lloyd, LaTrobe University Dean of Allied Health.…
Federal Disaster Payments Activated For North Queensland Floods
Media Release by The Hon Bill Shorten MPThe Albanese Government has now activated federal disaster assistance payments to flood-affected Queenslanders experiencing ongoing extreme monsoon activity and rainfall. The Australian Government Disaster Recovery…
Robodebt a ‘stain on Australia’s soul’
Editorial by The Hon Bill Shorten MPLike so many of you, I’ve watched the royal commission into robodebt with competing emotions of frustration, anger, sorrow and admiration (for the brave victims,…
Magic of an afternoon grand final is impossible to beat
Editorial by The Hon Bill Shorten MPIs it too soon to think back to being locked in our homes, safe from the scourge of COVID, with only a footy match for…
One million people now using the myGov app
Media Release by The Hon Bill Shorten MPThe new myGov app has hit its first major milestone, with more than one million Australians downloading and using the app in three months. The…
Questions on the Royal Commission into Robodebt
Transcript by The Hon Bill Shorten MPTRANSCRIPT OF QUESTION TIME QUESTION: My question is to the Minister for Government Services. What has the Royal Commission into Robodebt revealed about the harm…
Minister Shorten Interview on Sky Newsday with Peter Stefanovic
Transcript by The Hon Bill Shorten MPE&OE TRANSCRIPT SUBJECTS: Interest rates; franking credits; Malcolm Turnbull at the Robodebt Royal Commission PETER STEFANOVIC, HOST: Let’s return to Canberra now. Joining us is…
Minister Shorten Interview on The Today Show with Sarah Abo
Transcript by The Hon Bill Shorten MPE&OE TRANSCRIPT SUBJECTS: Reserve Bank; interest rates; cost of living pressure; Sydney Morning Herald China reports SARAH ABO, HOST: Welcome back. Well, all eyes are…
Questions on the Royal Commission into Robodebt
Transcript by The Hon Bill Shorten MPTRANSCRIPT OF QUESTION TIME QUESTION: My question is to the Minister for Government Services. What has the Royal Commission into Robodebt revealed about the steps…
Questions on the Royal Commission into Robodebt
Transcript by The Hon Bill Shorten MPTRANSCRIPT OF QUESTION TIME QUESTION: My question is to the Minister for Government Services. What has the Royal Commission into Robodebt uncovered about what was…
OIder Australians keen to take up the Commonwealth Seniors Health Card
Media Release by The Hon Amanda Rishworth MPMore than 10,000 additional older Australians and veterans have had their cost of living pressures reduced after being granted a Commonwealth Seniors Health Card following…