I am at peace with never having been PM: Shorten
Mr Shorten, who used Frank Sinatra lyrics to sidestep a question on Thursday about his role in the 2013 leadership spill, on Friday defended his decision.
NDIS
$200bn cavity: Greens’ dental scheme risks another NDIS on steroids
The Parliamentary Budget Office has costed the Greens’ free dental proposal — and it has economists gritting their teeth.
The message in Shorten’s exit that has Labor figures panicked
Bill Shorten’s resignation suggests a deeper fear, even panic, within the party about what has been achieved by the Albanese government — and what the Greens have in store.
‘Punching itself in face’: Swan backs Chalmers, blasts RBA
Labor elder statesman Wayne Swan has waded into the RBA row, accusing the central bank of ‘hammering households’ and putting economic dogma over practical decisions that would boost an ailing economy.
A compassionate leader who still has work to do
Shorten legacy defined by whether NDIS can be brought to heel.
Calls to keep NDIS ministry in cabinet
Bill Shorten’s retirement will see a new NDIS minister next year in the midst of a huge reform program, with advocates wanting his successor to be in cabinet.
Factions debate who should get Maribyrnong
Labor factions have started debating who should be ‘handed’ the seat of Maribyrnong after Bill Shorten’s resignation.
Work begins on ‘foundational supports’ funding
The design of a new system of services that will provide an alternative to the $40bn-a-year NDIS for Australians with milder disabilities is underway.
NDIS’s $15bn a year ‘failing’ 43,000 profoundly disabled
NDIS spends more than $15bn a year on disability housing and support for some of Australia’s most profoundly disabled people. A report questions whether that is improving their lives.
Shorten targets NDIS ‘bloated waste’
The Albanese government says it is making inroads into the steep cost trajectory of the NDIS.
Shorten hits out at anti-NDIS ‘extremists’
NDIS Minister Bill Shorten took aim at “misinformation being peddled by the extremists” after Labor finally passed its stalled reforms in parliament.
New NT chief minister to ‘reset the law and order agenda’
Lia Finocchiaro has met with police commissioner and CEO of the Department of Chief Minister one day after a landslide election victory, outlining her priorities.
Greens lack capacity to govern
The government and Coalition showed political skill and policy nous to move towards agreement on three major issues that needed fixing. The Greens want power without responsibility.
Greens to fight NDIS reforms
The Greens have threatened a political campaign against Labor over its reforms to the National Disability Insurance Scheme, accusing the government of betraying people in need.
Labor must pass a bill a day to clear its legislative agenda
Labor will have to pass at least one bill a day through parliament if it wants to clear its legislative agenda before the election, after clinching a mega deal with the Greens.
Shorten to turn attention to NDIS eligibility in next tranche of reforms
Parliament has paved the way for Labor to embark on the biggest changes to the NDIS since the inception of the disability scheme more than a decade ago, with Bill Shorten turning his focus to eligibility.
’Betrayal’: Disability anger at NDIS overhaul
Members of the disability community have reacted angrily to the passing of NDIS reforms to rein in spending blowouts, after an emotional debate.
’Betrayal’: Disability anger at NDIS overhaul
Members of the disability community have reacted angrily to the passing of NDIS reforms to rein in spending blowouts, after an emotional debate.
Shorten’s NDIS reforms aim to make it sustainable
Bill Shorten has extricated himself, for now, from a tight spot between a policy rock and a very hard political place as he struggles to bring the NDIS under some semblance of financial control.
NDIS reform pushed ahead by states deal
Bill Shorten has handed over significant powers to states and territories in the design of NDIS reforms hoped to help save the federal budget $14bn across the next four years, as part of a breakthrough agreement.
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