Optus must handover customer data
Media Release by The Hon Bill Shorten MPThe Albanese Labor Government is today again reiterating its requests that Optus cooperate with Government agencies to help us help Australians who are caught up…
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Productivity Commission’s review of the National Housing and Homelessness Agreement
Media Release by The Hon Julie Collins MPThe Albanese Government thanks the Productivity Commission for its final study report into the review of the National Housing and Homelessness Agreement (NHHA). The…
Albanese Government to help thousands of regional Australians into their first home
Media Release by The Hon Julie Collins MPFrom Saturday 1 October, thousands of regional Australians will be helped into their first home through the Albanese Government’s Regional First Home Buyer Guarantee –…
Cashless debit card program to end following passage of legislation
Media Release by The Hon Bill Shorten MPThe Albanese Labor Government has today delivered on a key election commitment and secured the passage of legislation to abolish the failed cashless debit card…
Fixing the NDIS: Faster access to low-cost home modifications
Media Release by The Hon Bill Shorten MPNational 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
Media Release by The Hon Bill Shorten MPAustralian Paralympic legend and disability advocate Kurt Fearnley AO has been appointed Chairman of the Board of the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA). The NDIA…
Empowering communities with the abolition of the cashless debit card program
Media Release by The Hon Bill Shorten MPThe Albanese Labor Government is delivering a long-term plan to ensure certainty, choice and support to communities moving off the cashless debit card program. Following…
Boosting jobs for people with autism
Media Release by The Hon Bill Shorten MPThe 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
Media Release by The Hon Bill Shorten MPMember 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
Media Release by The Hon Bill Shorten MPFormer 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
Media Release by The Hon Bill Shorten MPA new approach will see National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) participants discharged from hospital more quickly, Minister for the NDIS, the Hon. Bill Shorten said…
Housing and Homelessness Ministers’ Meeting
Media Release by The Hon Julie Collins MPHousing and Homelessness Ministers met on Friday 9 September 2022 to continue working together to address housing and homelessness challenges across Australia. Ministers held one minute silence…
Rapid work to revolutionise how Australians interact with government services
Media Release by The Hon Bill Shorten MPGovernment website myGov has had a facelift to make connecting with government services online simpler and there is more to come, with busy work underway…
More housing to help more Australian’s into work
Media Release by The Hon Julie Collins MPThe Albanese Government will unlock up to $575 million to deliver social and affordable housing following the Jobs and Skills Summit. The Government understands the…
Two fraudsters in one day: NDIS provider arrested and another receives prison sentence
Media Release by The Hon Bill Shorten MPMinister 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
Media Release by The Hon Bill Shorten MPA new community partnership pilot to better support Australians experiencing homelessness and other complex circumstances to access essential government help has been unveiled today between…
Establishment of the Royal Commission into Robodebt
Media Release by The Hon Bill Shorten MPThe Governor-General His Excellency General the Honourable David Hurley AC DSC (Retd) has issued Letters Patent establishing a Royal Commission into the former debt assessment…
Specialist Disability Accommodation Pricing Review Launched
Media Release by The Hon Bill Shorten MPA review of Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA) pricing has today been launched to cement the future of quality, innovative housing for eligible National Disability Insurance…
$22 million suspicious disaster claims blocked
Media Release by The Hon Bill Shorten MPMore than $22 million of taxpayers’ dollars has been prevented from going to scammers and fraudsters trying to rort the Australian Government Disaster Recovery Payment…
National Black Spot Program to improve safety in Maribyrnong electorate
Media Release by The Hon Bill Shorten MPFunding under the Labor Government’s Black Spot Program will substantially improve the safety of a number of dangerous crash sites across the country. The Hon.…
Minister for NDIS holds first ever NDIS Jobs and Skills Forum
Media Release by The Hon Bill Shorten MPIn the lead up to Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s National Jobs and Skills Summit, the Hon. Bill Shorten, Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme…
$31 million to boost readiness for educational environments for children with disability or developmental concerns
Media Release by The Hon Bill Shorten MPThe Albanese Labor Government has today announced grants of $16 million under the National Early Childhood Program (NECP) and an additional $15 million under the Information Linkages…
More flood-impacted NSW residents eligible for federal disaster support
Media Release by The Hon Bill Shorten MPAustralian Government disaster payments are now available to eligible residents in five additional local government areas (LGAs) affected by the severe storms and flooding that…
A plan to address homelessness
Media Release by The Hon Julie Collins MPWith the launch of National Homelessness Week today, the Albanese Government is reaffirming its commitment to deliver an ambitious housing reform agenda, including a new…
Government services under one roof in Colac
Media Release by The Hon Bill Shorten MPServices Australia is on the move in Colac with the service centre relocating from its current site in Bromfield Street, to newly refurbished premises at…