Media Releases by The Hon Bill Shorten MP
Supporting People with Disability, their Families and Carers
People with disabilities, their families and carers will benefit from a $1.9 billion boost in funding under a new agreement reached today at a meeting…
Awards for Excellent Business Services
Bill Shorten, is calling for nominations for the inaugural Business Services Excellence Awards. “Australians with a disability are contributing an enormous amount to economic growth,…
Funding for Special Olympics Australia
More people with an intellectual disability will have the chance to participate in sports, with the Australian Government committing to annual funding to Special Olympics…
The Way Forward: A National Disability Strategy
People with disability, their families and carers will benefit from a National Disability Strategy being developed by the Australian Government to increase their economic participation,…
Employment Support for People with Disability
The Australian Government will support the employment of people with disability by extending access to wage assessment tools for businesses at a cost of $25.7…
Supporting Children with Autism
The Australian Government strongly supports the key theme of Autism Awareness Week – to increase the community’s understanding of children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD).…
$1 Billion in Support for People With a Disability and their Carers
In the upcoming budget the Rudd Government will commit one billion dollars to fund disability services and increase support for carers. This one billion dollar…
Government welcomes convention on disabilities
The Rudd Government today welcomed the entry into force of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. “The Convention is designed…
Supporting children with autism
The Minister for Education, Julia Gillard and the Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities and Children’s Services, Bill Shorten are pleased to announce that the Australian Autism…
Government announces Disability Investment Group
The Australian Government has established a Disability Investment Group to explore innovative funding ideas from the private sector that will help people with disability and…
Disability Employment Strategy Discussion Paper launched
The Minister for Employment Participation, Brendan O’Connor, and Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities and Children’s Services, Bill Shorten, today released a discussion paper for the National…
Inaugural World Autism Awareness Day
Bill Shorten, today commemorates the first World Autism Awareness Day by launching an Autism Early Intervention Outcomes Unit (AEIOU) in Brisbane with Queensland Disability Services…
Nominate for the National Disability Awards 2008
Nominations are now open for the National Disability Awards 2008. Jenny Macklin and Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities and Children’s Services, Bill Shorten, today officially opened…
Disability funding gives younger people more choice
A $2.5 million funding package, including the opening of a new supported accommodation house in the Melbourne suburb of Balwyn, is the latest milestone in…
MyTime groups reach 100th milestone with launch in Canberra
Parents of young children with disability in Canberra will have access to a peer support group following a launch at Noah’s Ark Resource Centre in…
New strategy to get people with disability or mental illness into work
A new Rudd Government strategy will look at ways to help people with a disability or mental illness to find or retain employment. The Minister…
Government Invites Stakeholder Comment
The Rudd Government has sought stakeholder views on the rights of persons with disabilities. The Government has invited over 200 non-government organisations and industry representatives…
Australian Government provides funding to extend disability agreement
The Australian Government will provide over $315 million, to be paid fortnightly in advance, to State and Territory Governments to continue services for people with…
Inaugural national disability awards announced
Jenny Macklin and Bill Shorten today congratulated the recipients and finalists of the inaugural National Disability Awards announced last night at a special ceremony in…