Media Releases by The Hon Bill Shorten MP
Use of debt collectors for social welfare abolished
The Albanese Government will ensure Robodebt never happens again. The cessation of outsourcing social security welfare payment debts to external collection agents (ECAs) is one…
NDIA to strengthen participant safety
The National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) is improving participant safety, through the release of a new NDIA Participant Safeguarding Policy. This Policy marks the…
Series of firsts in new NDIA Board appointments
Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) Bill Shorten today announced the appointment of two new members of the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA)…
Medicare card now available in the myGov app
People can now add a digital version of their Medicare card to the myGov app for secure and convenient access on the go. Minister for…
Jobs secured for hundreds of workers with disability after successful takeover of Activ Foundation worksites
The employment future of hundreds of people with disability in Western Australia has been secured today with Activ Foundation to transition their large-scale worksites to…
Government welcomes independent review report
The Government welcomes the findings of the Independent Review of Services Australia and the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) Procurement and Contracting which examined the…
A Life Changing Life in the Care and Support Sector
One of Australia’s fastest-growing sectors will be spotlighted in a national campaign to encourage people to consider a career in care and support work. The…
Tasmanians Owed $4M In Unclaimed Medicare Benefits
Tasmanians are being urged to check their eligibility to claim close to $4 million of unpaid Medicare benefits. 20 000 Tasmanians are currently missing out…
Federal Disaster Payments Activated For North Queensland Floods
The Albanese Government has now activated federal disaster assistance payments to flood-affected Queenslanders experiencing ongoing extreme monsoon activity and rainfall. The Australian Government Disaster Recovery…
One million people now using the myGov app
The new myGov app has hit its first major milestone, with more than one million Australians downloading and using the app in three months. The…
OIder Australians keen to take up the Commonwealth Seniors Health Card
More than 10,000 additional older Australians and veterans have had their cost of living pressures reduced after being granted a Commonwealth Seniors Health Card following…
NDIS case numbers slashed
New figures reveal National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) participants are now getting faster, fairer access to the disability supports they need, Minister for the NDIS,…
Hearing Australia Marrickville centre officially opened
Today the Prime Minister, the Hon Anthony Albanese MP, and the Hon Bill Shorten MP, Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme and Minister for…
New partnership between NDIA and First Peoples Disability Network
The National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) is partnering with First Peoples Disability Network (FPDN) to co-design a new NDIS First Nations Strategy and action plan…
Partnership in Perth makes access easier
Perth’s first co-designed and purpose-built crisis intervention space for people experiencing homelessness has achieved yet another first. Uniting WA’s Tranby Engagement Hub in Aberdeen Street…
Fraud Fusion Taskforce continues to deliver
The Fraud Fusion Taskforce, set up to tackle fraud against the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), has contributed to another two providers being suspended for…
Extension of 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…
AMA finds hundreds of millions of dollars getting NDIS participants home from hospital
Since being elected in May 2022, the Albanese Labor Government has saved the state health system hundreds of millions of dollars by reducing the number…
Disability Ministers from around Australia set priorities for the year ahead
Disability Ministers came together in Canberra last Friday to set collective priorities for the year ahead, focused on improving the lives of people with disability.…
Enhanced Income Management to provide financial choice
The Albanese Labor Government is continuing to deliver on its commitment to reform Income Management through the introduction of the new SmartCard. Following the abolishment…
Taskforce targets alleged NDIS fraud
Three men will face court over fraud-related offences against the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), following the execution of search warrants early yesterday morning in…
Applications open for the 2023 Indigenous Apprenticeships Program
Applications are open for the 2023 Indigenous Apprenticeships Program. The 12 month program offers Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians a permanent, full-time, entry level…
MyGov to transform as Australia grows
A review into the myGov digital platform has found it is essential to the lives of Australians and is critical national infrastructure like our roads,…
Government supports future young leaders with a new program delivered by Children and Young People with Disability
The Minister for Social Services, Amanda Rishworth, today awarded funding of $797,587 to Children and Young People with Disability Australia (CYDA) to deliver a new…
Investigation sees two Victorian-based NDIS providers banned
The NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission (NDIS Commission) has taken compliance action against two Victorian-based entities and five associated individuals. Millennium Disability Care Pty Ltd…