Media Releases by The Hon Bill Shorten MP
Jailtime after record $7.5m Medicare fraud bust
A 38 year old Melbourne resident been sentenced to 5 years and 4 months in jail for stealing a record $7.5 million from Medicare during…
NDIS Taskforce exposes providers ripping off NDIS participants
The Albanese Government is continuing to crack down on unfair participant pricing with the NDIS Fair Price and Australian Consumer Law Taskforce (The Taskforce) receiving…
Landmark investment in Services Australia delivers major improvements for all Australians
New performance data from Services Australia shows the Albanese Government’s investment in service delivery is paying dividends. Minister for Government Services, the Hon. Bill Shorten…
NDIS $1 billion dollars better off than forecast, Scheme on track to hit growth target
Reforms led by the Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) Bill Shorten MP are contributing to Scheme expenditure in the world-leading Scheme being…
NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission issuing record fines and banning orders
A strengthened NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission (the NDIS Commission) is taking action against unscrupulous providers doing the wrong thing by NDIS participants and issuing…
Check now: Aussies owed $241 million in unpaid Medicare benefits.
Over $241 million in unclaimed Medicare benefits is ready to be paid to more than 930,000 Australians who haven’t provided their current bank details to…
Federal Court allows NDIS Commission to commence civil action against Irabina
The Minister for the NDIS and Government Services, the Hon. Bill Shorten, has today confirmed that the Federal Court of Australia has granted permission to…
Criminals jailed as crackdown on multi-million dollar NDIS rorting continues
Three people have been jailed in New South Wales for their roles in a multimillion-dollar defrauding of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), in a…
Release of Centrepay Discussion Paper Report
The Australian Government is considering comprehensive customer and stakeholder feedback on the Centrepay program, following extensive consultation with the community. In May the government released…
Diabetes Australia joins Melbourne City’s Support Service Hub, Project 614
Diabetes Australia is the latest support service to join a suite of Government and non-government services helping those in need in the heart of Melbourne.…
Add your organ donor card to the myGov app wallet
People can now add a digital copy of their organ donor card to their myGov app wallet for a new and convenient way to store…
Major increases to penalties and criminal offences planned for NDIS providers
Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme and Government Services the Hon. Bill Shorten MP has today announced the second part of NDIS legislation Getting…
More Government services under one roof on the Gold Coast
Government services are now more accessible for people on the Gold Coast, with citizenship testing now available at Services Australia’s Biggera Waters Service Centre. Biggera…
Flood affected Kensington residents call for action
The Minister for NDIS and Government Services and local Member for Maribyrnong Bill Shorten called on Melbourne Water to take immediate action to address widespread…
Criminals sentenced as Taskforce catches million-dollar fraudster
Three people have faced court for defrauding the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) while another disability provider awaits sentencing as the Fraud Fusion Taskforce (FFT)…
$4.67 million invested in NDIS knowledge and skills
The Albanese Government has committed $4.67 million in new grants which go towards improving the knowledge and skills of National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) participants,…
New digital tool to support Care Sector planning
Disability and aged care providers will have access to new data about supply and demand for the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) and aged care…
Support lists boost clarity for NDIS participants and providers
The Hon. Bill Shorten MP has today released the final lists of what NDIS participants can and cannot spend their funding on. The lists will…
Changing of the guard at the NDIS Commission
Minister for the NDIS the Hon. Bill Shorten MP has thanked outgoing Acting NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commissioner Michael Phelan APM for his outstanding contribution…
New NDIS providers receive grants to co-design new payment options
The Albanese Government is trialling a new approach to paying for disability supports to ensure National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) participants receive high quality supports…
Ensuring NDIS participants can access the best supports – pilot initiatives
The National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) will pilot two new initiatives under the Agency’s new Quality Supports program, to deliver high quality services to vulnerable…
New Independent Pricing Committee to shape the future of NDIS pricing
Minister for NDIS the Hon Bill Shorten MP has established an Independent Pricing Committee (the Committee) to review the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) pricing…
Support for tomato industry workers
The Australian Government is working closely with the South Australian Government to support tomato industry workers stood down due to the impacts of tomato brown…
New digital features making Medicare easier
Minister for Government Services the Hon. Bill Shorten visited the Services Australia service centre in Bankstown today, in the same shopping centre where former Prime…
Civil proceedings commenced against Irabina personnel
The Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) and Government Services, the Hon. Bill Shorten MP, is today announcing civil penalty proceedings have been…