More people in New South Wales impacted by this year’s flooding disaster will have access to financial help from today. The Australian Government has activated…
New and improved supports and resources for National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) providers and participants will be developed thanks to an investment of $4.998 million…
We are now four months into Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine. And it’s been five months since many Australians, including myself, took to the streets…
E&OE BILL SHORTEN, MINISTER FOR THE NDIS AND GOVERNMENT SERVICES: Good afternoon. I’m here with a number of federal and state colleagues. From the first…
E&OE LEON BYNER, HOST: Well, we often talk about the NDIS, that’s the National Disability Insurance Scheme, and we get questions about it and we…
E&OE SUBJECTS: NDIS; fraud, clearing AAT cases and improving hospital discharge rates. PHIL WOODS, HOST: But right now, well, there’s no doubt there’s been fraud…
The Hon. Bill Shorten MP, Minister for the NDIS and Government Services, is calling on qualified disability support workers to join a register to cover…
National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) participants will have better access to safe supports following the completion of the Annual Pricing Review. From 1 July…
E&OE BILL SHORTEN, MINISTER FOR THE NDIS AND GOVERNMENT SERVICES: Good afternoon, everybody. It’s great to be here at the National Disability Insurance Agency’s Canberra…
E&OE GREG JENNETT, HOST: All right. Workers providing services in the National Disability Insurance Scheme have been awarded wage rises, or at least the potential…
I am soon going to enter the curious world that is TikTok. Don’t worry, I won’t be embarrassing myself too much, I’ll be promoting the…
Minister for Social Services Amanda Rishworth today announced the Australian Government will provide grant funding of up to $7.8 million to Western Australia disability employment…
National Disability Insurance Scheme participants who are stuck in hospital due to NDIS delays will be prioritised under a new plan agreed to by the…
The Albanese Labor Government today revealed that welfare payment accuracy has dropped due to the Coalition’s mismanagement of the welfare system, with JobSeeker accuracy dropping…
E&OE SOFIE FORMICA, HOST: Now though, newly appointed Minister for Government Services and Minister for the NDIS, Bill Shorten, spoke this week at a disability…
Opinion Piece The 1990 State of Origin Victorian Football League match was famous for two things: NSW beat Victoria by 10 points and it was…
Introduction In the spirit of reconciliation, I acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the country I am in today, the Port Curtis Coral Coast People of…
We congratulate Rosemary Kayess on her re-election to the United Nations Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. A respected lawyer and academic, Ms…
E&OE KARL STEFANOVIC, HOST: It’s already happening – suburbs in Sydney’s north plunged into darkness as warnings of power cuts become reality and millions more…
E&OE DAVID SPEERS, HOST: Bill Shorten, welcome to the program. BILL SHORTEN, MINISTER FOR THE NDIS AND GOVERNMENT SERVICES: Good morning. SPEERS: Let’s just start…
The arrest and charging of a man at Brisbane International Airport on suspicion of defrauding the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) is proof of the…
I have been informed that the Board of the National Disability Insurance Agency and the Chief Executive Officer, Martin Hoffman, have agreed Mr Hoffman will…