The Latest Breaking News from Bill Shorten

The energy regulator warns Australia is too slow investing in a new, clean electricity supply, and NDIS Minister Bill Shorten describes last week in Parliament as ‘worse than shambolic, it was toxic’.

Much is riding on its success – not least the decarbonisation of the electricity grid – but critics say an independent review is desperately needed

Reading Margaret Simons’ recently released biography of Tanya Plibersek brought to mind an interesting question. What sort of Labor government would we have if Plibersek, rather than Anthony Albanese, had become Labor leader in 2019, and then won the 2022 election?

Even after announcing his exit from parliament, former Coalition minister Stuart Robert is causing controversy. But could he have the last laugh?

The opposition leader is certainly no orator, but he what he’s exceptionally good at is low politics.

Bill Shorten says savings possible through tackling rorts, spiralling costs and rip-offs, but disability advocates remain sceptical

Eligibility for services funded by the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) is set to be tightened as the government seeks to bank $74.3 billion in savings through trimmed growth forecasts.

As talks about how to make the NDIS more sustainable ramp up again, people with disability say a good place to start would be with the costly and "exhausting" red tape.

Those in the disability field have been expressing a sense of whiplash since Friday. Many had felt buoyed by reassurances from Bill Shorten, minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), at the National Press Club the previous week that a reboot would ensure the scheme was “here to stay”.…