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)…
Hearing Australia Belconnen centre officially opened
Today the Hon Bill Shorten MP, Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme and Minister for Government Services, officially opened the Hearing Australia centre in…
Albanese Government protecting Commonwealth frontline workers
The Albanese Government is working to better protect frontline workers from violence and aggression. Legislation introduced today will ensure stronger protections for the Commonwealth frontline…
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…
Cracking down on overcharging of NDIS participants
A new taskforce to crackdown on unfair price hikes for National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) participants is now operational. The Minister for the NDIS, Bill…
Refreshed strategy to support more NDIS participants into work
A refreshed plan of action by the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) is aiming to support more people with disability find and keep jobs. The…
Applications open for 2024 Australian Government Indigenous Apprenticeships Program
Applications are now open for the 2024 intake of the Indigenous Apprenticeships Program (IAP). The IAP supports First Nations people to start a career in…
Services Australia creates new jobs in Bendigo
The Australian Government has created 11 new jobs in the Central Victoria region as part of its $228 million commitment to deliver new staff to…
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…
Federal Disaster Recovery Payment extended for fire affected Victorians
The Australian Government Disaster Recovery Payment (AGDRP) is being extended to eligible residents in the Victorian communities of Dadswell Bridge in the Rural City of…
Statement regarding outgoing NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commissioner Tracy Mackey
Today, NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commissioner Tracy Mackey has announced that she will be resigning from her position effective in May. I want to thank…
NDIS supports innovative efforts to support babies with early signs of autism to thrive
Minister for the NDIS, Bill Shorten, and WA Minister for Health, Amber-Jade Sanderson, visited Inklings, an innovative early intervention program funded for $13.8 million by…
Federal Disaster Recovery Payment for fire impacted Victorians
Residents in the Pomonal area who have been significantly impacted by recent fires in Western Victoria will be able to apply for the Australian Government’s…
Reinforcing a sustainable, honest, and trustworthy NDIS
The Albanese Government will provide initial funding of $83.9 million to strengthen the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) and make sure every dollar is going…
$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…
Would-be disaster fraudsters warned as crooks face the music
Minister for Government Services the Hon. Bill Shorten MP is warning would-be fraudsters they’ll be caught if they try to rip-off disaster payments this summer.…
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…
Digital statutory declarations now available in myGov
People can now create a Commonwealth statutory declaration in a new end-to-end digital process in myGov, without needing an approved witness. The new myGov digital…
Federal disaster recovery payment for more Queenslanders
The Australian Government Disaster Recovery Payment (AGDRP) of $1,000 for eligible adults and $400 for eligible children will soon be available for more communities significantly…
Meeting of the Interim Services Australia Independent Advisory Board
At their second full day meeting, members engaged in a constructive review of work being undertaken to deliver on the myGov user audit’s recommendations. The…
Federal disaster assistance extended to more communities in South East Queensland
Minister for Government Services, Bill Shorten, and Minister for Emergency Management, Murray Watt, say the Albanese Government has extended disaster assistance payments to more people…
Federal disaster assistance for impacted SEQ communities
The Albanese Government has activated more financial support for people directly impacted by the recent severe storms in South East Queensland. From 2pm AEST on…
Almost $18 million paid in Australian Government disaster assistance to people affected by ex-Tropical Cyclone Jasper
The Albanese Government has delivered almost $18 million in disaster assistance payments directly to people significantly impacted by ex-Tropical Cyclone Jasper in Far North Queensland.…