Media Release

Arrest made in welfare fraud ring

Media Release by The Hon Bill Shorten MP

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…

Universal Paid Leave for Family and Domestic Violence

Media Release by The Hon Amanda Rishworth MP

More than 11 million Australian workers will soon have access to 10 days of paid family and domestic violence leave. The Albanese Labor Government has…

Helping more Australians into homes

Media Release by The Hon Julie Collins MP

The Albanese Government is delivering the most significant housing reform agenda in a generation, so that more Australians will have a safe place to call home.…

Getting the NDIS back on track

Media Release by The Hon Bill Shorten MP

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

Media Release by The Hon Bill Shorten MP

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…

Getting NDIS participants home from hospital

Media Release by The Hon Bill Shorten MP

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

Media Release by The Hon Bill Shorten MP

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

Media Release by The Hon Bill Shorten MP

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…

Community Services Ministers Communique

Media Release by The Hon Amanda Rishworth MP

Community Services Ministers met online and in person at the Australian Government Department of Social Services’ Enid Lyons Building, Greenway ACT, on Friday 14 October 2022. The…

NDIS 2.0: A new hope

Media Release by The Hon Bill Shorten MP

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…

New data shows importance of secure housing.

Media Release by The Hon Julie Collins MP

New data released by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) has revealed a decrease in people returning to homelessness after securing housing.   …