The Hon Bill Shorten MP
Latest Media Releases
NDIS – We want you to be heard
The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) Review is putting people with disability back at the centre of the NDIS.
Arrest made in welfare fraud ring
A Taiwanese national suspected of rorting more than $130,000 in COVID-19 support payments has been arrested in Sydney overnight.
Boosting Government services
The Albanese Government has honoured its election commitments to boost services and staff numbers at Services Australia offices and undertake a comprehensive audit of the myGov digital platform.
Latest Editorials
Underdog Aussie Socceroos will do us proud at FIFA 2022 World Cup
One of my favourite build-ups to any international sporting event is the singing of national anthems. Whether it’s our Advance Australia Fair, America’s Star Spangled Banner or Ukraine’s State Anthem, they never fail to make the hairs on the back of my neck stand on end.
Medibank, Optus data breaches show Australia’s online safeguards are outdated
By the time you read this I should be waking up in Estonia, a small Baltic nation that shares a border with Russia and has a population half that of WA.
True extent of Robodebt shame revealed
In the 1993 Oscar nominated true-life drama In the Name of the Father starring Daniel Day-Lewis, a film about the Guildford Four, who were wrongly convicted of being IRA bombers, there is a pivotal moment where a lawyer finds a note that provides an alibi for the accused.
Latest Speeches
The Melbourne Institute – Economic and Social Outlook Conference
Minister Shorten gave a Ministerial address at the Melbourne Institute – Economic and Social Outlook Conference discussing getting the NDIS back on track.
Address to Victoria’s Special Olympics Team
Minister Shorten gave a Ministerial address at the Special Olympics Team Victoria send off event at the MCG.
Address to the first ever NDIS Jobs and Skills Forum
First of all, I just want to thank Aunty Violet for her consistently generous Welcome to Country.
Latest Transcripts
Minister Shorten interviewed on ABC Radio National
Minister Shorten discusses the flood response, industrial relations legislation and Qantas with Patricia Karvelas on ABC Radio National.
Minister Shorten interviewed on the Today Show
Minister Shorten discusses flood insurance, Queensland Police and industrial relations with Karl Stefanovic on the Today Show.
Minister Shorten Interview on ABC Melbourne with Virginia Trioli
Minister Shorten discusses MH17 murder convictions and data protection on ABC Melbourne with Virginia Trioli