Media Releases by The Hon Bill Shorten MP
NDIS – We want you to be heard
The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) Review is putting people with disability back at the centre of the NDIS. The Review submission process is based…
Arrest made in welfare fraud ring
A Taiwanese national suspected of rorting more than $130,000 in COVID-19 support payments has been arrested in Sydney overnight. The arrest of the 34-year-old male…
Getting the NDIS back on track
The Albanese Government is delivering on its election commitment to get the NDIS back on track. The Budget delivers the change Australians voted…
Boosting Government services
The Albanese Government has honoured its election commitments to boost services and staff numbers at Services Australia offices and undertake a comprehensive audit of the…
More Services Australia staff for Aussies to rely on during emergencies and natural disasters
Minister for Government Services, the Hon. Bill Shorten, is pleased to announce the Labor Albanese Government will provide an additional $588 million in 2022-23, to…
Financial support extended for people affected by Victorian floods
The Australian Government has extended support to more flood affected areas of Victoria making the one-off, non-means tested Australian Government Disaster Recovery Payment available for…
Federal disaster support for more flood affected residents in New South Wales
The Australian Government’s Disaster Recovery Allowance has been extended to eligible individuals in 12 additional local government areas (LGAs) following severe storms and flooding impacting large areas of New…
Getting NDIS participants home from hospital
Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), the Hon. Bill Shorten has today announced that 54 NDIS Specialised Hospital Discharge Planners will work in…
Mobile service centres sent to flood zones
Services Australia’s Mobile Service Centres Golden Wattle and Blue Gum have been deployed to flood affected regions in Victoria and Tasmania. The Australian Government has…
Continued COVID supports for NDIS participants
Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), the Hon. Bill Shorten, wants to assure participants they will continue to be supported with proportionate and…
Financial support extended for people affected by South-Eastern Australia floods
The Australian Government has extended support to more flood affected areas of south-eastern Australia making the one-off, non-means tested Australian Government Disaster Recovery Payment available…
NDIS 2.0: A new hope
The Albanese Government has today launched an Independent Review into the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) to improve the wellbeing of Australians with disability and…
Financial support for people affected by south-eastern Australia floods
The Australian Government has moved quickly to support people in Victoria, Tasmania and New South Wales affected by the ongoing extensive flooding, making disaster assistance payments…
myGov users invited to provide feedback as audit consultation opens
The myGov user audit consultation has started with a survey calling for people’s experiences in using Australia’s largest authenticated digital platform. Minister for Government Services…
$139.9 million funding extension for projects improving the lives of all people with disability
The Australian Government will provide funding of $139.9 million to extend 389 projects aimed at building the individual capacity and increasing the social, economic and…
Optus must handover customer data
The Albanese Labor Government is today again reiterating its requests that Optus cooperate with Government agencies to help us help Australians who are caught up…
Fixing the NDIS: Faster access to low-cost home modifications
National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) participants will have faster, easier access to minor home modifications, Minister for the NDIS, the Hon. Bill Shorten has announced…
Kurt Fearnley to lead NDIA Board
Australian Paralympic legend and disability advocate Kurt Fearnley AO has been appointed Chairman of the Board of the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA). The NDIA…
Boosting jobs for people with autism
The Services Australia Aurora Neurodiversity Program is now recruiting people with autism into digital and ICT roles in one of the APS’s largest and most…
Airport link a giant win for Maribyrnong and Victoria
Member for Maribyrnong and Minister for the NDIS and Government Services Bill Shorten says the Victorian Government’s announcement that Keilor East will have a brand-new…
Leading experts to begin myGov revolution
Former chief executive of Telstra David Thodey AO will lead a panel of experts overseeing an expansive user audit of myGov. Minister for Government Services…
Faster hospital discharge for NDIS participants
A new approach will see National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) participants discharged from hospital more quickly, Minister for the NDIS, the Hon. Bill Shorten said…
Rapid work to revolutionise how Australians interact with government services
Government website myGov has had a facelift to make connecting with government services online simpler and there is more to come, with busy work underway…
Two fraudsters in one day: NDIS provider arrested and another receives prison sentence
Minister for the NDIS, Bill Shorten, is zeroing in on those who would fleece Australians with permanent and significant disability of their National Disability Insurance…
New pilot to support vulnerable Australians unveiled in Melbourne
A new community partnership pilot to better support Australians experiencing homelessness and other complex circumstances to access essential government help has been unveiled today between…