The Hon Bill Shorten MP

Minister Shorten interviewed on ABC Radio National

Transcript by The Hon Bill Shorten MP

E&OE SUBJECTS: Flood response, industrial relations legislation, Qantas PATRICIA KARVELAS, HOST: How would you feel if you lost your home, your business and all your…

Minister Shorten interviewed on the Today Show

Transcript by The Hon Bill Shorten MP

E&OE SUBJECTS: Flood insurance, Queensland Police, Industrial Relations.  KARL STEFANOVIC, HOST: Picture this folks, you are enduring one of the most stressful times in your…

Minister Shorten Interview on ABC Melbourne with Virginia Trioli

Transcript by The Hon Bill Shorten MP

E&OE TRANSCRIPT SUBJECTS: MH17 Murder Convictions, Data Protection VIRGINIA TRIOLI: Bill Shorten is the Minister for Government Services, that important international meeting underway. Good morning,…

True extent of Robodebt shame revealed

Editorial by The Hon Bill Shorten MP

In the 1993 Oscar nominated true-life drama In the Name of the Father starring Daniel Day-Lewis, a film about the Guildford Four, who were wrongly…

Minister Shorten Interviewed on the Today Show

Transcript by The Hon Bill Shorten MP

E&OE TRANSCRIPT AMELIA ADAMS, HOST: Well, go back to the drawing board – that is the message from the Senate crossbench as the Albanese government…

Minister Shorten on Mornings ABC Radio

Transcript by The Hon Bill Shorten MP

E&OE SUBJECTS: NDIS VIRGINIA TRIOLI, HOST: Minister for the NDIS, Minister for Government Services, and Member for Maribyrnong, which has had just a little bit…

How we will stop criminals defrauding the NDIS

Editorial by The Hon Bill Shorten MP

Could there be a lower act than organised criminals targeting the disability dollar? Probably not, but it’s happening. The Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission found that…

Minister Shorten Interview on the Today Show

Transcript by The Hon Bill Shorten MP

E&OE TRANSCRIPT SUBJECTS: Netball Australia, Melbourne cup Allison Langdon, HOST: Netball Australia’s been handed a lifeline from the most unlikely sponsor after severing their multimillion-dollar…

Minister Shorten Doorstop Interview

Transcript by The Hon Bill Shorten MP

E&OE TRANSCRIPT   SUBJECTS: Victorian floods & Disaster Recovery Payments   JOURNALIST: We’ll just get stuck straight into these questions. The Royal Commission into Robodebt…

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…

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…

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…

Minister Shorten doorstop interview

Transcript by The Hon Bill Shorten MP

E&OE BILL SHORTEN, MINISTER FOR THE NDIS AND GOVERNMENT SERVICES: Good afternoon. I’ve got some very exciting news to announce about the future of Australia’s…