Queensland man jailed for child abuse-related offences – as it happened This blog is now closed. The Guardian - AU · Aug 12, 2024
Australians to tap into world-leading ID verification A government project called Trust Exchange is set to give people more control over sharing sensitive information about themselves. AAP · Aug 12, 2024
Albanese government developing proposal for new digital ID system to protect personal information 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. The Conversation · Aug 12, 2024
Grattan on Friday: Albanese government has a lot of housework ahead of voters’ property inspection The Albanese government might be likened to the harried house-husband struggling with untidy rooms, dog hairs on the carpet, and piles of clothes in or waiting for the washing machine. The Conversation · Aug 8, 2024
Tiered NDIS provider registration and a say on supports. Are we finally listening to people with disability? When the review of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) was handed down at the end of last year, one of the more controversial recommendations was to make provider registration mandatory. The Conversation · Aug 5, 2024
Proposed NDIS changes to fall under public eye Australians are invited to have their say on what supports should and shouldn't be funded through the government's disability support scheme. AAP · Aug 4, 2024
Aged care is a job, and workers deserve more than they're getting Letters: 'They are not slaves.' Newcastle Herald · Jul 30, 2024
Concerns NDIS changes will create robodebt 2.0 are ‘complete rubbish’, Bill Shorten says Experts have warned new rules have ‘flavour and smell’ of the unlawful program but NDIS minister says comparison is ‘without basis’ The Guardian - AU · Jul 30, 2024
Aurora australis may be visible, BoM says – as it happened Follow live The Guardian - AU · Jul 29, 2024
Labor ministers withdraw from AFR summit due to Nine journalists’ strike Exclusive: Bill Shorten, when asked if he, Katy Gallagher and Murray Watt were uncomfortable about crossing the picket line, said ‘the AFR cancelled the conference’ The Guardian - AU · Jul 29, 2024
Grattan on Friday: it’s good to put administrators into the CFMEU – but how do you prevent future crops of bad apples? Former leading Canberra press gallery journalist, Laurie Oakes, now retired, had a cut-through question about the government’s response this week to the CFMEU crisis. The Conversation · Jul 18, 2024
Try a little tenderness regarding NDIS sex work, Mr Shorten Letters: 'He might be moral grandstanding' Newcastle Herald · Jul 17, 2024
Government expected to appoint administrators to clean up CFMEU, as union remains defiant The Albanese government is expected to appoint independent administrators to clean up the CFMEU. The Conversation · Jul 16, 2024
The uproar over the NDIS and sex work shows society still struggles to see disabled people as sexual beings Puritanical attitudes that infantilise adults are dehumanising – and they can be dangerous, too The Guardian - AU · Jul 12, 2024
The Guardian - AU · Jul 11, 2024 Anthony Albanese appeals to western Sydney amid Muslim voting campaigns on Gaza war The seats of Blaxland and Watson have higher percentages of Muslim voters than Labor’s 2022 winning margin
Pedestrian.tv · Jul 10, 2024 ‘A Human Rights Violation’: Advocates Slam Move To Boot Sex Services From The NDIS Disability advocates have slammed NDIS Minister Bill Shortens plans to cut sex work from funding under the NDIS.
AAP · Jul 9, 2024 Disability groups decry exclusion of sex work from NDIS Sexual services can bolster the wellbeing of those with disability and organisations have condemned attempts to scrap them from the government support scheme.
The Guardian - AU · Jul 9, 2024 Sex work services on the NDIS: is it a real issue or just a ‘red herring’? With NDIS costs predicted to rise from $44.3bn to more than $90bn by the end of the decade, Labor is trying to reform the scheme
AAP · Jul 7, 2024 Greens deputy says Muslim voters 'long ignored' The deputy leader of the Greens says the major parties have failed to address the needs of migrant communities and their voices are not being heard.
AAP · Jun 27, 2024 NDIS reform delays to 'burn $1 billion' taxpayer funds NDIS Minister Bill Shorten has warned delays to passing reforms to the National Disability Insurance Scheme will cost $1 billion to taxpayers.
The Guardian - AU · Jun 27, 2024 Morning Mail: police misuse of data revealed, fresh concerns about NDIS reform, Queensland women seal Origin series Guardian investigation exposes the unauthorised access of confidential information; minister lashes opposition as reform legislation delayed
The Guardian - AU · Jun 25, 2024 Bill Shorten ‘horrified’ after Coalition and Greens team up and propose delay to NDIS bill Greens leader Adam Bandt accuses Labor of wanting to make ‘cuts to services’ for disabled people
AAP · Jun 25, 2024 'Disingenuous' NDIS delay to cost $1 billion As the government tries to rein in disability support scheme spending, its minister has warned a delay caused by the Greens and opposition will cost $1 billion.
The Guardian - AU · Jun 20, 2024 Shadow energy minister says system in ‘dire trouble’ – as it happened This blog is now closed
The Conversation · Jun 13, 2024 Politics with Michelle Grattan: Bill Shorten’s around-the-world trip to discuss peace in Ukraine and NDIS reform Bill Shorten, the minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), is currently in New York at a United Nations conference on the rights of people with disabilities.