3,000 Staffing Boost for Services Australia
Media Release by The Hon Bill Shorten MPThe Albanese Labor Government is putting people back at the centre of government services, with thousands of new jobs created to improve Centrelink and Medicare…
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Start of Housing Australia Future Fund
Media Release by The Hon Julie Collins MPThe Albanese Government has delivered on its commitment to Australians with tomorrow marking the start of the $10 billion Housing Australia Future Fund. The Housing…
Flinders University toolkit empowers people with disability in their decision-making about Behaviour Support Plans
Media Release by The Hon Bill Shorten MPFlinders University has launched its supported decision-making toolkit and practical resources website for people with disability and the people who support them. The new toolkit…
Cutting NDIS appeals cases
Media Release by The Hon Bill Shorten MPNational Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) participants are seeing faster decision-making through the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT), thanks to targeted alternate dispute resolution initiatives. For AAT…
Hearing Australia launch new partnership with Salvation Army
Media Release by The Hon Bill Shorten MPMinister for the NDIS and Government Services Bill Shorten MP has today launched a new partnership between the Commonwealth, Hearing Australia and the Salvation Army.…
Centrelink and Medicare services coming soon to Butler
Media Release by The Hon Bill Shorten MPServices Australia has reached agreement to open a new Service Centre on Butler Boulevard in early 2024, providing Butler residents with easier access to government…
Stronger protections for frontline staff
Media Release by The Hon Bill Shorten MPIn May this year, our Government announced an urgent review into staff safety at Services Australia in response to a serious physical attack on a…
Additional support for Community Sector Organisations
Media Release by The Hon Bill Shorten MPThe Albanese Labor Government is committed to a strong community sector and will today begin the process of rolling out the first increased indexation and…
First Social Housing Accelerator in Riverwood
Media Release by The Hon Julie Collins MPMore people in New South Wales will have access to their own home with a $6.2 million redevelopment of residential dwellings in Riverwood – the…
Findings of the Disability Royal Commission
Media Release by The Hon Bill Shorten MPThe Albanese Labor Government welcomes the final report of the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability. The report –…
Partnerships in Alice Springs to support the community
Media Release by The Hon Bill Shorten MPServices Australia is playing a crucial role in supporting people in Central Australia to improve their wellbeing, by boosting government services through local community organisations.…
Landmark housing legislation passes the Parliament
Media Release by The Hon Julie Collins MPThe Albanese Labor Government’s landmark legislation to deliver the single biggest investment in affordable and social housing in more than a decade has passed the…
Boosting support for Australians with autism
Media Release by The Hon Bill Shorten MPThe Albanese Labor Government is supporting Australians with autism by investing in their future with an extension of funding for Autism CRC totalling $4 million…
Disability Sector Rallies Support for Voice to Parliament
Media Release by The Hon Bill Shorten MPIn an Australian first, the disability sector have come together with First Nations people to launch an Easy Read interpretation of the Uluru Statement of…
Services Australia CEO Rebecca Skinner retires
Media Release by The Hon Bill Shorten MPI have been informed that Rebecca Skinner PSM, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Services Australia, will resign from the Australian Public Service (APS) effective…
Delivering on the $10 billion Housing Australia Future Fund
Media Release by The Hon Julie Collins MPThe Albanese Government is set to deliver the single biggest investment in social and affordable housing in more than a decade, with welcome new support…
Own Motion Inquiry into Platform Providers places NDIS participant voices front and centre
Media Release by The Hon Bill Shorten MPThe NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission has today released the Insights Report: Own Motion Inquiry into Platform Providers Operating in the NDIS market. Minister for…
Adelaide men accused of NDIS fraud
Media Release by The Hon Bill Shorten MPTwo 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
Media Release by The Hon Bill Shorten MPMinister 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
Media Release by The Hon Bill Shorten MPThe 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
Media Release by The Hon Bill Shorten MPThe 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
Media Release by The Hon Bill Shorten MPThe Albanese Government is improving the hearing health of First Nations children through the delivery of the Hearing Assessment Program – Early Ears (HAPEE), established…
Shaping Australia’s National Housing and Homelessness Plan
Media Release by The Hon Julie Collins MPThe Albanese Labor Government is continuing to implement its ambitious housing reform agenda, today taking a significant step forward in the development of a new…
Statement on historic income apportionment
Media Release by The Hon Bill Shorten MPThe 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
Media Release by The Hon Bill Shorten MPThe Albanese Labor Government is working with the ACT Government to deliver on its commitment for more specialised disability toilet facilities in the ACT. The…