The Hon Bill Shorten MP

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Editorial by The Hon Bill Shorten MP

Another week, another report of dubious behaviour at the big consulting firms working in Australia. There’s been a plethora of headlines about how the big…

Questions on the Robodebt Royal Commission

Transcript by The Hon Bill Shorten MP

TRANSCRIPT OF QUESTION TIME   SUBJECTS: Robodebt Royal Commission findings about failures to support vulnerable Australians   PETER KHALIL, MEMBER FOR WILLS: Thank you, Speaker. My…

Closing the hearing health gap for First Nations children

Media Release by The Hon Bill Shorten MP

The Albanese Government is improving the hearing health of First Nations children through the delivery of the Hearing Assessment Program – Early Ears (HAPEE), established…

Questions on the Robodebt Royal Commission

Transcript by The Hon Bill Shorten MP

QUESTION TIME SUBJECTS: Royal Commission’s findings on Coalition government’s engagement with the AAT QUESTION: Thank you very much, Speaker. My question is to the Minister for…

Questions on the Watt Review

Transcript by The Hon Bill Shorten MP

QUESTION TIME SUBJECTS: Watt Review  QUESTION: Thank you, Speaker. My question is to the Minister for Government Services. What new information has been brought to the…

Tech in Government

Speech by The Hon Bill Shorten MP

I also acknowledge the Ngunnawal and Ngambri peoples and I pay my respects to their elders past and present, and extend that respect to Aboriginal…

Questions on the Robodebt Royal Commission

Transcript by The Hon Bill Shorten MP

TRANSCRIPT OF QUESTION TIME   QUESTION: My question is to the Minister for Government Services. How will the Royal Commission into Robodebt improve the public service?…

Question Time

Transcript by The Hon Bill Shorten MP

SUBJECTS: Who was responsible for ending Robodebt QUESTION: Thank you, Speaker, and my question is to the Minister for Government Services. Who did the Royal…

2GB Question Time with Deborah Knight

Transcript by The Hon Bill Shorten MP

E&OE TRANSCRIPT SUBJECTS: Garma Festival; date for the Voice Referendum; Aged Care funding; HWL Ebsworth data breach; conspiracy theories DEBORAH KNIGHT, HOST: And we’ve had…

Minister Shorten in Question Time

Transcript by The Hon Bill Shorten MP

QUESTION: My question is to the Minister for Government Services. What did the Royal Commission find were the real consequences of the Robodebt Scheme?  …

Statement on historic income apportionment

Media Release by The Hon Bill Shorten MP

The 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…

Questions on the Robodebt Royal Commission

Transcript by The Hon Bill Shorten MP

QUESTION TIME SUBJECTS: Attacks on the Robodebt Royal Commission QUESTION: My question is to the Minister for Government Services. In light of the Final Report…

Puckle Street Incident

Transcript by The Hon Bill Shorten MP

SUBJECTS: Puckle Street incident BILL SHORTEN, MINISTER FO RTHE NDIS AND GOVERNMENT SERVICES: Thank you. Yesterday lunchtime on the busy Puckle Street in Moonee Ponds,…

Minister Shorten Interview on Sky News

Transcript by The Hon Bill Shorten MP

E&OE TRANSCRIPT SUBJECTS: Scott Morrison’s response to Robodebt Royal Commission findings PETER STEFANOVIC, HOST: Let’s go to Canberra, Bill Shorten’s back. Bill, good to see…