University of Canberra Vice-Chancellor Bill Shorten has called for a “fundamental re-imagining” of Australia’s universities
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The ruling has allowed the Department of Social Services to resume pursuing historical welfare debts, which the Ombudsman has previously found to be unlawful.
More than a dozen mps have been denied farewell speeches, which would have helped them draw a line under their parliamentary careers and adapt to life post-politics
The treasurer was at his most hyperactive this week, with an economic statement to parliament, reforms to superannuation, and a new set of priorities for the Future Fund.
Bill Shorten has declared himself “a proud moderate” in a valedictory speech declaring parliament has the responsibility to ensure the extremes do not set the terms of political debate.
If the then-Labor leader had won the 2019 election, many things might have been different.
As a person with a severe physical disability, my life, like that of so many others in Australia, has been transformed by the NDIS.
Bill Shorten has announced he will retire from parliament in February where he will become vice-chancellor of the University of Canberra. Shorten will remain as Minister and in cabinet until February.
Minister for the NDIS, Bill Shorten, has reached a deal with the states which paves the way for the government and opposition on Thursday to pass the legislation for tightening the NDIS.
The argument that we need to protect sports gambling ads to look after the interests of giant media brands has little merit. Losing this revenue would hurt, but the industry would be able to adapt.
The ghost of the illegal robodebt scheme presents a major challenge.
The new scheme, called the Trust Exchange (TEx), would allow people to verify their identities based on information already held by the federal government.
Labor’s national executive will meet on Thursday to deal with requests to suspend the union’s affiliations in Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania.
In this podcast Bill Shorten, the minister for the NDIS discusses his current travels to various summits as well as the ongoing process of reforming the NDIS.
Better provider records, more NDIA staff and well-funded disability advocacy could stem fraud in our national disability scheme.
Washer-dryers and Thermomixers might not seem like disability supports at first glance. But excluding them from NDIS funding could limit the independence of people with disability.
Although the NDIS Review set out a five-year timeframe for reform, many of the items within this bill are needed to modify the NDIS Act and to allow for changes to take place.
Women are under-represented as NDIS participants and over-represented as carers. But the NDIS review ignored them.
Both the royal commission and NDIS review recommendations say big changes are needed so people with disability can live where and with who they want – and be free from abuse, neglect and exploitation.
Bill Shorten joins us on the podcast today to discuss the recent NDIS report and how he sees its path forward in modern Australia.
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