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Under the recently-announced changes to citizenship laws for New Zealanders, children born to Kiwi parents who hold a Special Category visa and are permanent residents, will automatically become citizens of Australia.

Budgets are for stakeholders and interest groups like Christmas is for kids. They’re preceded by a multitude of letters to “Santa”, aka the treasurer, in the run-up.

Saying the national disability insurance scheme has "lost its way", NDIS Minister Bill Shorten outlines a reset that would purge fraudsters, offer longer-term supports, boost staffing and address rising costs that threaten to make the scheme unsustainable.

Australia's National Disability Insurance Scheme is here for the long-term, but the minister in charge says serious reform is essential to ensure it meets

Bill Shorten to announce major shakeup of the welfare scheme that he helped devise; Essential poll shows slight change in referendum intentions

Bill Shorten will provide a 'state of the union' address on the National Disability Insurance Scheme and argue for a reboot to disability services and support.

Bill Shorten wants to stop participants being treated like ‘cash cows’ as he reveals taskforce had 1,700 tipoffs in a month

Jane Hellyer says a disability advocate she trusted charged her children's NDIS plans for services they never received as a private investigator raises the alarm.

Jim Chalmers is under pressure to deliver for those doing it tough – but inflation and national debt pose serious obstacles