Media Releases by The Hon Bill Shorten MP

Tip-offs helping to catch NDIS fraudsters

Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) and Government Services Bill Shorten is thanking Australians for providing critical tip-offs to stop fraudsters and crooks…

Statement on LiveBetter civil penalty outcome

A disability support provider has been fined almost $2 million over the death of a National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) participant. LiveBetter Services Limited (LiveBetter)…

Getting the NDIS back on track

Today the Albanese Government will introduce to Parliament changes to the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) that will deliver for those who need it most…

Decorated cop to oversee NDIS watchdog

Minister for the NDIS the Hon. Bill Shorten MP today announced Michael Phelan APM as the interim acting Commissioner of the National Disability Insurance Scheme…

$25.5m in Medicare benefits paid

The Australian Government’s delivered more than $25 million in unpaid Medicare benefits to over 116,000 Aussies. All they had to do was update their bank…

3,000 extra staff to help Services Australia

3,000 new staff are cutting the claims backlog and call wait times at Services Australia. The Australian Government is delivering on its $228 million commitment…

New Taskforce to help improve NDIS registration

A new Taskforce will work with people living with disability to ensure provider and worker registrations lead to better outcomes for National Disability Insurance Scheme…