Minister Shorten interview on 5AA Adelaide
Transcript by The Hon Bill Shorten MPE&OE HOST: LEON BYNER: And I’ve got some good news for you about a government website, myGov. It’s had what you would call a facelift,…
Minister Shorten interview on the Today Show
Transcript by The Hon Bill Shorten MPE&OE KARL STEFANOVIC: Well, thousands of Australians are stranded in Bali after multiple Jetstar flight cancellations. Travellers scrambling to find emergency accommodation as they wait…
Rapid work to revolutionise how Australians interact with government services
Media Release by The Hon Bill Shorten MPGovernment website myGov has had a facelift to make connecting with government services online simpler and there is more to come, with busy work underway…
Closing ‘shameful chapter’
Editorial by The Hon Bill Shorten MPJust before Christmas in 2016, about 40,000 Australians received an end-of-year surprise, and it wasn’t the good kind waiting for them under the tree. It…
Minister Bill Shorten Interview on the Today Show
Transcript by The Hon Bill Shorten MPALLISON LANGDON: This is the face of six-year-old Austin Facer from Broken Hill in regional NSW. Now, back in 2019, he collapsed at school with…
Two fraudsters in one day: NDIS provider arrested and another receives prison sentence
Media Release by The Hon Bill Shorten MPMinister for the NDIS, Bill Shorten, is zeroing in on those who would fleece Australians with permanent and significant disability of their National Disability Insurance…
New pilot to support vulnerable Australians unveiled in Melbourne
Media Release by The Hon Bill Shorten MPA new community partnership pilot to better support Australians experiencing homelessness and other complex circumstances to access essential government help has been unveiled today between…
Establishment of the Royal Commission into Robodebt
Media Release by The Hon Amanda Rishworth MPThe Governor-General His Excellency General the Honourable David Hurley AC DSC (Retd) has issued Letters Patent establishing a Royal Commission into the former debt assessment…
Sport has a unique power to uplift
Editorial by The Hon Bill Shorten MPI shared an article earlier this month on Twitter, about the Echuca Rockets, an all-abilities AFL team changing the lives of the players and their…
Minister Bill Shorten Interview on Today
Transcript by The Hon Bill Shorten MPE&OE TRANSCRIPT KARL STEFANOVIC: Where on earth are we going to find 400,000 workers? Victoria alone is facing a huge shortage in key industries over…
Minister Shorten interview on 2GB with Ray Hadley
Transcript by The Hon Bill Shorten MPE&OE RAY HADLEY, HOST: I’m grateful that Bill Shorten has been able to make some time for us, the Minister for the NDIS and the…
Specialist Disability Accommodation Pricing Review Launched
Media Release by The Hon Bill Shorten MPA review of Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA) pricing has today been launched to cement the future of quality, innovative housing for eligible National Disability Insurance…
$22 million suspicious disaster claims blocked
Media Release by The Hon Bill Shorten MPMore than $22 million of taxpayers’ dollars has been prevented from going to scammers and fraudsters trying to rort the Australian Government Disaster Recovery Payment…
National Black Spot Program to improve safety in Maribyrnong electorate
Media Release by The Hon Bill Shorten MPFunding under the Labor Government’s Black Spot Program will substantially improve the safety of a number of dangerous crash sites across the country. The Hon.…
Minister for NDIS holds first ever NDIS Jobs and Skills Forum
Media Release by The Hon Bill Shorten MPIn the lead up to Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s National Jobs and Skills Summit, the Hon. Bill Shorten, Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme…
Address to the first ever NDIS Jobs and Skills Forum
Speech by The Hon Bill Shorten MPFirst of all, I just want to thank Aunty Violet for her consistently generous Welcome to Country. I can guarantee you that everyone in the…
Shift mindset on disability
Editorial by The Hon Bill Shorten MPI have fond memories of one of my first-ever jobs, in a butcher shop. It was my family’s local, so I got to know the…
Minister Bill Shorten Interview on Today
Transcript by The Hon Bill Shorten MPE&OE ALLISON LANGDON: Well, now the new cause for a taskforce to tackle the exploitation of the NDIS by criminals. A Nine investigation is warning…
Minister Bill Shorten doorstop interview National Disability Summit, Crown Melbourne.
Transcript by The Hon Bill Shorten MPE&OE TRANSCRIPT SUBJECTS: NDIS fraud. REPORTER: Well, Minister Shorten, it’s nice to say that. Mike Phelan says that estimates that fraud accounts for 5 per…
Minister Bill Shorten interview on ABC Radio National
Transcript by The Hon Bill Shorten MPE&OE TRANSCRIPT SUBJECTS: NDIS fraud, Uluru Statement from the Heart and Scott Morrison. PATRICIA KARVELAS, HOST: Well, the Federal Government is promising to crack down…
Minister Bill Shorten interview on ABC Afternoon Briefing
Transcript by The Hon Bill Shorten MPE&OE TRANSCRIPT SUBJECTS: NDIS fraud, Robodebt Royal Commission and Scott Morrison’s self-appointed ministerial roles. GREG JENNET, HOST: Well, let’s return to one of our major…
Address to the National Disability Summit
Speech by The Hon Bill Shorten MPThank you and good morning, it’s lovely to be here. I’d like to acknowledge that we meet on the land of the Wurundjeri people of…
Minister Bill Shorten interviewed on 60 Minutes
Transcript by The Hon Bill Shorten MPE&OE TRANSCRIPT SUBJECTS: NDIS fraud. NICK MCKENZIE, HOST: We all know some truly awful people walk among us, but the title of most despicable must…
Doorstop – Services Australia Bendigo Smart Service Centre
Transcript by The Hon Bill Shorten MPE&OE LISA CHESTERS, MEMBER FOR BENDIGO: The staff here at Services Australia kept working throughout the entire pandemic. It stuck with me how dedicated they…
Farewell ‘immortal’ ONJ
Editorial by The Hon Bill Shorten MPYesterday was a sad day for us all, hearing of the passing of Olivia Newton-John. Australia’s golden girl, and a crusader for cancer research. The…