Valedictory Speech
Speech by The Hon Bill Shorten MPMr Speaker In 123 years of the history of the Parliament of the Commonwealth of Australia, 1244 individuals have been elected to the House of…
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Opening of the 2024 National Tech Summit
Speech by The Hon Bill Shorten MPIntroduction As anyone who has worked with me knows, I have had an ambitious agenda for my portfolio of government services. As I come to…
Salvation Army/Diabetes Australia Partnership Launch
Speech by The Hon Bill Shorten MPGood afternoon, everybody. Fantastic to be here. I’d like to acknowledge that Aboriginal people are the traditional owners of the land on which we meet.…
Opening of Guide Dogs Victoria Sensory Campus
Speech by The Hon Bill Shorten MPI acknowledge we meet on the lands of the Wurundjeri people. I pay my respects to their elders, past and present, and I extend that…
National Press Club Speech – Government Services in Australia: the next decade
Speech by The Hon Bill Shorten MPI acknowledge we meet on the lands of the Ngunnawal and Ngambri peoples. I pay respect to elders past and present – and extend that…
Minister Shorten speech at Stefan Romaniw’s State Funeral
Speech by The Hon Bill Shorten MPThe Prime Minister has asked me to express his deepest condolences to Stefan’s family here and in Ukraine and Germany. Especially to Anastasia, Peter, Theresa…
Summit on Peace in Ukraine
Speech by The Hon Bill Shorten MPPresident Zelensky, President Amherd, distinguished colleagues of the Ukrainian and Swiss governments, esteemed guests. It is an immense privilege to join you here today on…
Second Reading Speech – Criminal Code amendment
Speech by The Hon Bill Shorten MPIn 2022-2023 there were 10 million visits by members of the Australian public to 318 Services Australia service centres across Australia. Six thousand Services Australia…
Launch of Police Home Carer Services
Speech by The Hon Bill Shorten MPBILL SHORTEN, MINISTER FOR THE NDIS, AND GOVERNMENT SERVICES: Good morning, everybody. It’s fantastic to be here. I’d like to acknowledge the Kaurna people as…
Les Twentyman memorial
Speech by The Hon Bill Shorten MPLes Twentyman was a Victorian to his core. Les Twentyman was a Son of the West. He was as much a part of this…
NDIS Amendment (Getting the NDIS Back on Track No. 1) Bill 2024 – Second Reading Speech
Speech by The Hon Bill Shorten MPThat this bill be now read a second time. Before the National Disability Insurance Scheme was rolled out a decade ago, people with disability were…
Minister Shorten’s address at the Rebuilding trust and integrity in the Australia Public Service conference.
Speech by The Hon Bill Shorten MPSUBJECTS: ROBODEBT; SERVICES AUSTRALIA; PUBLIC SERVICE; myGov Thank you, Peter (Gearin) and The Mandarin for inviting me here today to talk about this important topic.…
Minister Shorten address at the Moonee Valley City Council Australian Citizenship Ceremony
Speech by The Hon Bill Shorten MPBILL SHORTEN MP, MINISTER FOR THE NDIS AND GOVERNMENT SERVICES: Good afternoon, everyone. First of all, I’d like to thank the lady who just spoke,…
Committee for Economic Development of Australia event speech
Speech by The Hon Bill Shorten MPBILL SHORTEN, MINISTER FOR THE NDIS AND GOVERNMENT SERVICES: Thanks very much, Drew. I really feel you just gave my whole speech and much more…
Minister Shorten’s Address to the National Press Club – Release of the NDIS Review
Speech by The Hon Bill Shorten MPMINISTER FOR THE NDIS AND GOVERNMENT SERVICES, BILL SHORTEN: I want to acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the Canberra region – the Ngunnawal and Ngambri…
Minister Shorten on the passing of Peta Murphy
Speech by The Hon Bill Shorten MPMy overwhelming feeling about the passing of Peta Murphy is how desperately unfair it is, it is simply unfair. The Parliament’s giving speeches that none…
International Day of People with Disability Morning Tea
Speech by The Hon Bill Shorten MPBILL SHORTEN, MINISTER FOR THE NDIS AND GOVERNMENT SERVICES: Good morning, everybody. I’d like to acknowledge that we meet here on the land of the…
Launch of the Capability Papers
Speech by The Hon Bill Shorten MPBILL SHORTEN, MINISTER FOR THE NDIS AND GOVERNMENT SERVICES: Hi. Good morning, everybody, and thank you very much for inviting me to be here with…
Minister Shorten address at Parliament House
Speech by The Hon Bill Shorten MPMINISTERIAL STATEMENT SUBJECTS: The Ashton Review BILL SHORTEN, MINISTER FOR GOVERNMENT SERVICES: I rise to update the House on the Security Risk Management Review into staff…
National Multicultural Mental Health Month
Speech by The Hon Bill Shorten MPE&OE TRANSCRIPT BILL SHORTEN, MINISTER FOR THE NDIS AND GOVERNMENT SERVICES: Good morning everybody. I’d like to acknowledge the Ngunnawal and Ngambri people as the…
Minister Collins’ Committee for Economic Development of Australia address
Speech by The Hon Julie Collins MPAcknowledgments omitted. Displayed at the entrance of my office in Parliament is a piece of artwork I received from the Katherine Accommodation Action Group just…
Minister Collins address to the National Housing Conference
Speech by The Hon Julie Collins MPAcknowledgments omitted. It’s been just over 18 months since AHURI lasted hosted a National Housing Conference. A lot has happened since that last virtual conference…
National Deaf Week Breakfast
Speech by The Hon Bill Shorten MPBILL SHORTEN, MINISTER FOR THE NDIS AND GOVERNMENT SERVICES: Good morning, everybody, thank you very much for inviting me here to join with you at…
Minister Collins speech at the AFR Property Summit
Speech by The Hon Julie Collins MPAcknowledgments omitted. Australians deserve a housing system that is well-supplied and well-functioning. Australians deserve access to housing that is more affordable, stable and secure. It…
National Homelessness Week
Speech by The Hon Julie Collins MPThis week our nation is once again marking Homelessness Week. Across the country Homelessness Week is a time for reflection and a time for action.…