Media Releases by The Hon Bill Shorten MP
Adelaide men accused of NDIS fraud
Two men accused of defrauding National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) participants have been banned from delivering NDIS services and are now facing even more serious…
New grant opportunities to boost community participation of people with disability
Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme Bill Shorten said the programs funded by these grants will help build the capacity of people with disability…
Re-appointment of Managing Director of Hearing Australia
The Hon Bill Shorten MP, Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme and the Minister for Government Services, announced today that Mr Kim Terrell has…
New resources to strengthen inclusion in early childhood education and care
The Albanese Labor Government is focused on building the capability of families and carers of children with disability or developmental concerns in early childhood and…
Closing the hearing health gap for First Nations children
The Albanese Government is improving the hearing health of First Nations children through the delivery of the Hearing Assessment Program – Early Ears (HAPEE), established…
Statement on historic income apportionment
The Federal Government welcomes the release of the Commonwealth Ombudsman’s statement into the historic practice of income apportionment used by Services Australia. We appreciate the…
Delivering a new accessible facility for people with disability in the ACT
The Albanese Labor Government is working with the ACT Government to deliver on its commitment for more specialised disability toilet facilities in the ACT. The…
Connecting NDIS participants and providers through new grants
The Albanese Government will invest $4.4 million in grants to support the development of resources to deliver better outcomes for participants in the National Disability…
A decade of transformation for people with disability
On this day ten years ago, 1 July, four trial sites across Australia opened their doors and the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) started to…
Independent NDIS Review releases What we have heard report for further public consultation
The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) Review has reached a milestone today, releasing a report on what they have heard so far. Minister for the…
New Changing Places to improve accessibility for South Australians with disability
The Albanese Labor Government and South Australian Government are working together to deliver two new Changing Places in South Australia to help people with disability…
Services Australia and NDIA celebrate 100 co-located sites across Australia
The Australian Government’s commitment to making government services easy to access has seen Services Australia and the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) join forces in…
MyGov app hits two million downloads new service centre on wheels hits the road
Old meets new today for Services Australia, as the new MyGov app officially hits two million downloads and the newest Mobile Service Centre (MSC), Kangaroo…
Delivering on more accessible changing places for Victoria
The Albanese Labor Government is working with the Victorian Government to deliver new changing places across the state, ensuring all Australians can better enjoy and…
New Hearing Australia Board appointments
The Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) and Minister for Government Services, the Hon Bill Shorten, has announced the appointment of three new…
First Nations Reflections for National Reconciliation Week
The Australian Government has launched a new website to highlight the advocacy by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people over 50 years for equal access…
Review to protect front line staff
I am shocked, angered and saddened by yesterday’s serious incident involving the assault of a staff member at Services Australia’s Airport West Service Centre in…
Damning report into boarding houses for NDIS participants
A new report has found people living with disability are at extreme risk across a range of boarding houses across Victoria. A report done by…
Extension of the Robodebt Royal Commission
The Governor-General, His Excellency General the Honourable David Hurley AC DSC (Retd), has amended the Letters Patent to extend the Royal Commission into the Robodebt…
Strengthening myGov and emergency response capability
The Albanese Government’s second Budget delivers significant investments in myGov and provides greater support to Australians during natural disasters. As part of our plan to…
Getting the NDIS back on track
The Albanese Labor Government is getting the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) back on track by improving outcomes for participants and ensuring the sustainability of…
NDIS participants to have greater say through supported decision making
National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) participants will have greater support to make their own decisions about their NDIS journey, with the release of the new…
National Cabinet commits to a sustainable NDIS
National Cabinet has committed to efforts to reboot the National Disability Insurance Scheme. This will ensure the NDIS can continue to provide life-changing outcomes for…
Albanese Government invests in fighting fraud against NDIS
The Albanese Labor Government will invest a further $48.3 million to fight fraud against the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). $48.3 million in the 2023-24…
Pilot program to trial support for infants showing early behavioural signs of autism
The Telethon Kids Institute (TKI) will deliver a pilot program that will examine whether pre-emptive intervention for children showing early behavioural signs of autism, may…