The Latest Breaking News from Bill Shorten

If anything is a sure bet right now, it’s corporate Australia’s willingness to use some variation of the “for society’s good” argument.

States and territories wrongly fear being lumped with the cost of disability support services, says the federal minister as spending continues to blow out.

On Tuesday, Australia’s minister for government services, Bill Shorten, announced the federal government is developing a new digital identity and credential system. Known as the Trust Exchange (TEx), Shorten said the new system will be “world leading” and represents an “exciting step forward for Australia’s digital infrastructure”.

In pacifying Big Media, the prime minister is prioritising his political survival over that of Australians struggling with gambling addiction

Former prime minister gives evidence in high-profile defamation case

As disability advocates call for an end to special schools, the federal government has reaffirmed its commitment to keeping them operational.

Labor minister tells ABC’s Q+A that he is ‘not convinced that complete prohibition works’

Commercial television networks struggling with revenue will face further financial pain if all gambling advertising is banned, free-to-air channels say.

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A government project called Trust Exchange is set to give people more control over sharing sensitive information about themselves.

The minister for government services, Bill Shorten, will unveil a new initiative that would allow people to have more control over the personal information they share.