E&OE TRANSCRIPT SUBJECTS: NDIS Section 10 lists; NDIS reform; Negative gearing; Middle East conflict; Virgin Australia BILL SHORTEN, MINISTER FOR THE NDIS AND GOVERNMENT SERVICES:…
Minister for the NDIS the Hon. Bill Shorten MP has thanked outgoing Acting NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commissioner Michael Phelan APM for his outstanding contribution…
Ambassadors for the 2024 International Day of People with Disability (IDPwD) have officially been confirmed. A total of eight Australians with a diverse range of…
The Albanese Government is trialling a new approach to paying for disability supports to ensure National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) participants receive high quality supports…
The National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) will pilot two new initiatives under the Agency’s new Quality Supports program, to deliver high quality services to vulnerable…
E&OE TRANSCRIPT SUBJECTS: Middle east conflict; Negative gearing KARL STEFANOVIC, HOST: Well, it’s a big question haunting Anthony Albanese this week. Will he make changes…
Minister for NDIS the Hon Bill Shorten MP has established an Independent Pricing Committee (the Committee) to review the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) pricing…
The Australian Government is working closely with the South Australian Government to support tomato industry workers stood down due to the impacts of tomato brown…
Minister for Government Services the Hon. Bill Shorten visited the Services Australia service centre in Bankstown today, in the same shopping centre where former Prime…
The Albanese Labor Government is reinforcing its commitment to inclusion and accessibility with the launch of a new pilot, delivered in partnership with Deaf Connect…
E&OE TRANSCRIPT SUBJECTS: Latest jobs figures; U.S interest rate cuts; cost of living pressures; energy supply; footy finals predictions SARAH ABO, HOST: Well, the latest…
E&OE TRANSCRIPT SUBJECTS: Disability Royal Commission; Albanese government housing policy; Greens political party; interest rates; Peter Dutton’s comments on Middle East UN resolution; future of…
The Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) and Government Services, the Hon. Bill Shorten MP, is today announcing civil penalty proceedings have been…
The Albanese Labor Government is strengthening its commitment to accountability and transparency in delivering landmark disability reforms through the release of the Disability Reform Roadmap…
A pilot program giving community legal advocates a secure and streamlined channel through to Services Australia to support their most vulnerable clients is being lauded…
Today, Ray Griggs AO CSC, Secretary of the Department of Social Services has announced his retirement from the Australian Public Service. Mr Griggs has had…
Vision Australia Seeing Eye Dogs held its annual graduation ceremony today to celebrate the life-changing connections between 42 handlers and their Seeing Eye Dogs who…
The Albanese Government is progressing a new registration system for the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) that will better support participants through stronger regulation of…
A few weeks back I wrote here about the magic of the Olympics and how it has captured my attention and imagination since I was…
E&OE TRANSCRIPT SUBJECTS: Aged care; Defence medals stripped; Mining pipeline, Elon Musk KARL STEFANOVIC, HOST: Well, historic aged care reforms are on the way this…
The Australian Government has today announced the appointment of Dr Ian James Watt AC to the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) Board. Minister for the…
E&OE TRANSCRIPT SUBJECTS: Bill Shorten resignation PETER STEFANOVIC, HOST: Well, he’s been one of the mainstays of the Labor Party for almost two decades, but…
E&OE TRANSCRIPT SUBJECTS: Union splits; RBA Governor speech; Bill Shorten resignation KARL STEFANOVIC, HOST: Well, former federal Labor Leader and NDIS Minister Bill Shorten has…
E&OE TRANSCRIPT SUBJECTS: Bill Shorten resignation MICHAEL ROWLAND, HOST: Let’s head back to Canberra now because the NDIS Minister, former Labor Leader Bill Shorten, man…
E&OE TRANSCRIPT SUBJECTS: Bill Shorten resignation STEPHEN CENATIEMPO, HOST: Now I mentioned earlier this morning, the big news yesterday is that Bill Shorten, the Minister…