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Contracts recommended for further investigation

Contracts worth $374 million have been found to be poor value for money and lacked appropriate record keeping, an investigation has revealed.

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Bill Shorten calls for more answers after review finds government contracts failed to meet standards

Government Services Minister Bill Shorten calls for further investigation into several government contracts worth hundreds of millions of dollars over potential conflicts of interest.

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Paul Bongiorno: The robodebt royal commission is our most important in a long while

It has taken the robodebt royal commission to do it, but Australians are being given dramatic evidence that the very underpinnings of our system of government have been trashed at great cost to the nation.

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Bill Shorten dubs Stuart Robert's defence of Robodebt handling as 'peak bizarre'

Government Services Minister Bill Shorten has criticised former Coalition minister Stuart Robert after he admitted holding deep doubts about the robodebt scheme while publicly endorsing it.

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Robert accused of ‘misleading Australian public’ over robodebt

Bill Shorten has accused Morrison govt minister Stuart Robert of misleading the Australian public after his evidence to the robodebt inquiry.

The New Daily

‘We have to fight’: the over-65s challenging NDIS age exclusions

Exclusive: Plaintiffs in class action speak out against rules barring them from scheme based on age and area they lived

The Guardian - AU

NDIS costs blow out by half a billion since budget

A Senate hearing has been told the NDIS will cost $500m more than projections put forward at the October budget this financial year.

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‘Lovers and myGov-ers’: the best and worst Valentine’s Day PR stunts

Roses are red, violets are blue, if you’re cashing in on the love, the joke may be on you

The Guardian - AU

'Nothing untoward' in RBA head meeting bankers: Shorten

Cabinet minister Bill Shorten has defended Philip Lowe's decision to give a private briefing to bankers about interest rate rises.

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Alan Tudge quits parliament, prompting byelection test for Peter Dutton

Former Coalition minister Alan Tudge has announced he will quit parliament, creating a byelection in the Melbourne seat of Aston.

The Conversation

Blunt message after alleged $3.3m NDIS fraud

People thinking of defrauding the National Disability Insurance Scheme have been put on notice with the government keen on a "clean up" following allegations.

AAP

MyGov app facing overhaul to centralise online identification

Audit review of government tool housing Medicare and Centrelink services recommends significant changes

The Guardian - AU

Drivers licences, births and deaths and the census could feature in myGov expansion

The federal government flags significant changes to its myGov platform, recognising the service is now "critical national infrastructure" like roads, hospitals or the power grid.

ABC News

Digital wallet for government services on the cards

An audit into the myGov app, which houses services like Medicare and Centrelink, has recommended making it a one-stop digital wallet for identification.

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Labor gears up for climate policy fight

The government's climate policy is being pincered by the opposition and the Greens, forcing Labor into a battle on two flanks.

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Teen with autism forced to live in Bunbury hospital for more than three months after NDIS property eviction

It took three months to find suitable accommodation for Marley O'Meara, a 17-year-old WA boy living with autism. He spent the time in Bunbury Hospital waiting for a solution.

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Watchdog reveals thousands of reports of sexual misconduct, injury, abuse and neglect in disability group homes

A damning report reveals incidents where support workers exposed people with disability to pornography, allegedly sexually assaulted those in their care or emotionally or psychologically abused them through coercion or undue influence.

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Thousands of incidents in disability homes

More than 7000 incidents, including serious injury, abuse and neglect, have been reported in disability group homes in the past four years.

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The Guardian - AU

Kimberley communities offered financial relief after ‘unprecedented’ flooding

WA premier warns recovery efforts will take time after what he describes as the worst floods the state has ever seen

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This cooking program is helping people with disability gain skills in the kitchen and independence

Dedicated to promoting the independence of people with disability, The Cooks Workshop helps participants plan, shop for and cook healthy meals.

The Conversation

In Voices of Us, Tim Dunlop considers the outsiders re-energising politics – and takes aim at dumbed-down media and do-nothing politicians

Did Bill Shorten lose the unlosable election in 2019 because he was too frank about franking credits? Was John Howard’s defeat in 2007 a voter reaction against WorkChoices?

The New Daily

Matthew Franklin: Anthony Albanese has the last laugh in a busy 2022

Anthony Albanese demonstrated patience, discipline and cool-headed strategic thinking, delivering Labor victory in the May election.

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'Trainwreck' Morrison robodebt evidence

Labor minister Bill Shorten has lashed Scott Morrison's robodebt royal commission, saying he's failed to take responsibility for his part in the scheme.

The Guardian - AU

Stuart Robert told lobbyist not to donate to Angus Taylor fundraising group as ‘it will be declared and it will hurt you’

Private emails from 2018 show Liberal MP told Synergy 360 boss that donation would need to be declared

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Simple myGov change becomes quantum leap as digital services rebooted

A new myGov mobile app has been hailed as a major but belated overhaul by Bill Shorten as an inquiry looms into government digital services, lobbying and

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