A new community partnership pilot to better support Australians experiencing homelessness and other complex circumstances to access essential government help has been unveiled today between…
The Governor-General His Excellency General the Honourable David Hurley AC DSC (Retd) has issued Letters Patent establishing a Royal Commission into the former debt assessment…
I shared an article earlier this month on Twitter, about the Echuca Rockets, an all-abilities AFL team changing the lives of the players and their…
E&OE TRANSCRIPT KARL STEFANOVIC: Where on earth are we going to find 400,000 workers? Victoria alone is facing a huge shortage in key industries over…
E&OE RAY HADLEY, HOST: I’m grateful that Bill Shorten has been able to make some time for us, the Minister for the NDIS and the…
A review of Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA) pricing has today been launched to cement the future of quality, innovative housing for eligible National Disability Insurance…
More than $22 million of taxpayers’ dollars has been prevented from going to scammers and fraudsters trying to rort the Australian Government Disaster Recovery Payment…
Funding under the Labor Government’s Black Spot Program will substantially improve the safety of a number of dangerous crash sites across the country. The Hon.…
In the lead up to Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s National Jobs and Skills Summit, the Hon. Bill Shorten, Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme…
First of all, I just want to thank Aunty Violet for her consistently generous Welcome to Country. I can guarantee you that everyone in the…
I have fond memories of one of my first-ever jobs, in a butcher shop. It was my family’s local, so I got to know the…
E&OE ALLISON LANGDON: Well, now the new cause for a taskforce to tackle the exploitation of the NDIS by criminals. A Nine investigation is warning…
E&OE TRANSCRIPT SUBJECTS: NDIS fraud. REPORTER: Well, Minister Shorten, it’s nice to say that. Mike Phelan says that estimates that fraud accounts for 5 per…
E&OE TRANSCRIPT SUBJECTS: NDIS fraud, Uluru Statement from the Heart and Scott Morrison. PATRICIA KARVELAS, HOST: Well, the Federal Government is promising to crack down…
E&OE TRANSCRIPT SUBJECTS: NDIS fraud, Robodebt Royal Commission and Scott Morrison’s self-appointed ministerial roles. GREG JENNET, HOST: Well, let’s return to one of our major…
Thank you and good morning, it’s lovely to be here. I’d like to acknowledge that we meet on the land of the Wurundjeri people of…
E&OE TRANSCRIPT SUBJECTS: NDIS fraud. NICK MCKENZIE, HOST: We all know some truly awful people walk among us, but the title of most despicable must…
E&OE LISA CHESTERS, MEMBER FOR BENDIGO: The staff here at Services Australia kept working throughout the entire pandemic. It stuck with me how dedicated they…
Yesterday was a sad day for us all, hearing of the passing of Olivia Newton-John. Australia’s golden girl, and a crusader for cancer research. The…
E&OE VIRGINIA TRIOLI, HOST: Why are really any Victorians languishing too long in public hospital beds when of course the system is under pressure and…
Love is in the air! I have finally gotten around to watching the Neighbours finale and the feel-good vibes from the final episodes were infectious.…
The Albanese Labor Government has today announced grants of $16 million under the National Early Childhood Program (NECP) and an additional $15 million under the Information Linkages…
E&OE ALLISON LANGDON: Well, as families around the country wait with baited breath for the inevitable rate rise to come today, there are strong calls…
Australian Government disaster payments are now available to eligible residents in five additional local government areas (LGAs) affected by the severe storms and flooding that…
Services Australia is on the move in Colac with the service centre relocating from its current site in Bromfield Street, to newly refurbished premises at…