Media Releases by The Hon Bill Shorten MP
Services Australia advocate support service helping vulnerable people
A pilot program giving community legal advocates a secure and streamlined channel through to Services Australia to support their most vulnerable clients is being lauded…
Retirement of Ray Griggs, Secretary of the Department of Social Services
Today, Ray Griggs AO CSC, Secretary of the Department of Social Services has announced his retirement from the Australian Public Service. Mr Griggs has had…
Seeing Eye Dogs graduation celebrates life-changing connections
Vision Australia Seeing Eye Dogs held its annual graduation ceremony today to celebrate the life-changing connections between 42 handlers and their Seeing Eye Dogs who…
Stronger registration to begin for NDIS sector
The Albanese Government is progressing a new registration system for the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) that will better support participants through stronger regulation of…
Distinguished former public servant to join NDIA board
The Australian Government has today announced the appointment of Dr Ian James Watt AC to the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) Board. Minister for the…
New Medicare Urgent Care Clinic for Maribyrnong
The Albanese Government has delivered a Medicare Urgent Care Clinic (Medicare UCC) in Maribyrnong to give provide better access to high quality and free, bulk-billed…
NDIS watchdog answers call to safeguard scheme
A significantly strengthened National Disability Insurance Scheme Quality and Safeguards Commission banned a record number of dodgy providers and received a historic number of complaints…
Online appointment bookings roll out nationally for Services Australia
Minister for Government Services and the National Disability Insurance Scheme Bill Shorten MP is urging Australians to skip the queues in Services Australia service centres…
New NDIS Commission leadership
Minister for the NDIS the Hon. Bill Shorten MP today announced Louise Glanville as the new Commissioner of the National Disability Insurance Scheme Quality and…
NDIA and Fraud Fusion Taskforce intensifies investigations to catch crooks
A recent series of early morning raids, payment locks and increased prosecutions on suspected fraudulent and criminal National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) providers is showing…
Critical NDIS legislation becomes law
Landmark legislation to reform the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) passed Parliament today, fulfilling the Albanese Government’s commitment to legislate important changes called for by…
Joint statement on Proposed Amendments to NDIS Bill
The Albanese Labor Government and the Council for the Australian Federation (CAF) have in the past 24 hours agreed to significant changes to enhance co-governance…
Meeting of the Interim Services Australia Independent Advisory Board
Members of the Interim Independent Advisory Board were pleased to make connections with other stakeholders influencing the government service delivery trajectory. Joint meeting with the…
myGov app popularity growing
The myGov app has reached two significant milestones, with more than 5.6 million people now using the app to sign in to myGov more than…
Trust exchange drives secure digital services
In an address to the National Press Club in Canberra today, the Minister for Government Services, Bill Shorten, announced the Albanese Government is developing ‘brand…
Neuroinclusion Program recruiting in Adelaide
The Government is recruiting people who are neurodivergent in Adelaide. The Aurora Neuroinclusion Program delivers a supportive and inclusive recruitment process for a range of…
Australian’s invited to have their say on Government services
Australians are encouraged to have their say on the future of government services through a new online survey. Responses will inform a Long-term Insights Briefing…
Building a stronger disability workforce
The Australian Government is investing in the future careers of disability workers by announcing $375,000 in grant funding for a recruitment initiative and leadership diploma,…
Improving clarity on NDIS supports
A clear definition of NDIS Supports which outlines what will and won’t be funded through the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) will provide greater clarity…
NDIS Provider and Worker Registration Taskforce delivers independent advice on NDIS regulation
The Australian Government has today published the NDIS Provider and Worker Registration Taskforce’s independent advice to Government on a proposed system of regulation for National…
Register as a donor today – lives depend on it
The Albanese Government is encouraging more people to register as organ and tissue donors this DonateLife Week. About 7.8 million people have already registered, but…
Building greater NDIS choice and control in WA
A new trial site in regional Western Australia is set to provide a foundation for the future commissioning of services delivered under the National Disability…
Services Australia delivers 900,000 claims, reduces call wait times
Hundreds of thousands of Australians are having their Centrelink and Medicare claims processed faster, with wait times slashed across the board. The government has also…
New Hearing Australia Board Member
The Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) and Minister for Government Services, the Hon Bill Shorten, has announced the appointment of a new…
$4.5 million trial to streamline care and support services in Far North Queensland
Rural, remote, and very remote communities in Far North Queensland (FNQ) will benefit from a $4.5 million trial to explore a new, connected, and integrated…